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IMS 210:  Multimedia
Dr. Triebwasser
                   Computing
Spring 2002

COURSE OUTLINE

This course will focus on the ToolBook authoring environment and on various input devices for preparing materials to be part of the applications you develop. The course will involve some demonstrations and classroom lectures, but will mostly emphasize hands-on lab experiences and out-of-class assignments .

It will highlight both the theory of application design and creation, and the skills necessary to build an application. As such, the course is heavily project oriented.

This is a cumulative skill generating course and so the regular on-time submission of homework exercises is essential. Homework assignments will not be accepted late. The concepts and skills needed in this course will be presented in such a fashion as to allow reasonably easy learning. Outside help will be available, as necessary. However, learning multimedia computing skills is time consuming. Students must be prepared to put in sufficient time and effort. The material covered in this course is such that last minute cramming is simply not possible.

Students will be evaluated on the basis of an in-class midterm and final, on the regular, on-time submission of homework assignments, on attendance, and especially on various projects.
 

Course Topics

    1. Introduction to Multimedia Computing;

      2. CD-ROM vs. the Internet
    2. PowerPoint as Multimedia
    3. Basic ToolBook Concepts: Objects, Pages,

      4. Reader and Author Levels, Navigation
    4. Application and Screen Design
    5. Creating a ToolBook Book Using the Book Specialist
    6. Editing Text
    7. The ToolBook Catalogue
    8. Using Still Graphics
    9. Using a Scanner
    10. Automatic Menus
    11. Linking to Pages and to the WWW
    12. The World Wide Web (WWW) and HTML
    13. Exporting ToolBook Projects to the Web
    14. Image Maps
    15. Line Animations and Animated GIFs
    16. Chromakeying
    17. The Command Window
    18. Marquees
    19. Introduction to Scripting
    20. Sending Commands to Objects
    21. Types of Fields
    22. Time Lines, Glossaries, and PopUps
    23. Computer Based Training (CBT)
    24. Setting Book Properties
    25. Record Fields
    26. The Object Browser
    27. The Clip Manager
    28. WAV Files and Audio Editors
    29. Digital Video: Importing, Capturing, Editing, and Compressing:

      30. AVI, MPEG, Active Movie Control, Streaming
    30. Shared Scripts
    31. Custom Icons
    32. Saving a ToolBook Book as an Executable File

      33.  
Text

Kane, Joan; Kotz, Karen; and Wolf, Bert. Student Manual: ToolBook II Instructor 7 for CBT/WBT Developers. Bellevue, WA: click2learn.com, 2000.
 

Office Hours

Dr. Triebwasser's office is located in Room 010 in the basement of DiLoreto Hall. His office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00, 4:00 to 5:00, and 6:30 to 7:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and by appointment. If you cannot meet with Dr. Triebwasser during his scheduled office hours, do not hesitate to make an appointment with him. His office phone number is 832-2970, and his E-mail address is triebwasser@ccsu.edu .
 

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