description & policies

Course description
This course will introduce you to basic journalistic multimedia design and production concepts and train you in Web production and animation techniques.

Producing effective multimedia projects requires an extensive and detailed skill set, including:

developing expertise in design concepts
effectively using photography and art
creating informational and animated graphics
gathering, editing and processing audio and video content
understanding how to effectively use the written word in this environment
understanding scripting languages
maintaining solid journalistic principles.

This class provides the first steps to help you become an effective multimedia producer.

Important policies
Simply put, attendance is required, participation is expected and deadlines are absolute. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the specified dates.
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

It is expected that each student in this course will conduct himself or herself within the guidelines of the UNC honor code. All academic work should be done with the high level of honesty and integrity this university demands.

Organization of class time
Each class will consist of lecture/demonstration and lab time. In most cases students will use lab time to begin work on an assignment that is related to the class material and sometimes due the next class period. Students should plan on spending additional lab time outside of class to complete these assignments.

Software you will learn/use
Flash CS3 (Web design/animation)
Photoshop CS3 (image processing)
Dreamweaver CS3 (Web design)