Course Syllabus

Gavilan College Fall 2020

 

DM/CSIS 77 - Introduction to Digital Media Sections:

3 Units

 

Instructor: Oscar Garcia

Contact: ogarcia@gavilan.edu

 

Room: Online

 

Course Description:

                             This class provides an introduction to the field of digital media, covering industry standards, career options, industry trends, technology, and production requirements. Applying learned audiovisual design principles, students will explore the use of computer-based tools in the design and authoring of digital media by creating and editing digital images, sound, video, text, and motion graphics. Production of a comprehensive term project for publishing on the web will be required.

 

 

Transferable: : CSU, UC; GAV-GE:C1

Required Texts/Materials:

 

You will need:

• Flash drive with 8GB of memory (Optional, as we will be working with cloud-based systems)
• Headphones with a standard 3.5mm connector for editing.

 

Support Texts/Documents:

We won’t be using a book this semester. If you’re a reader I suggest this OPTIONAL book: 

Tay Vaughan. Multimedia: Making it work, Ninth Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.

Software:

                  This semester we will use Adobe’s Creative Cloud 2019 applications such as Photoshop, and Premiere. We will use online based web builders at the consumer level for your website.

**As part of Gavilan’s adjustment to the new online environment as a response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, students have lost access to the lab on campus (Room L 128) as a result students will have to find these resources themselves through http://collegebuys.org where you will find the Adobe Suite for $39.99 for six months. Please do not feel like you have to purchase this right away, wait until our first day of online class as we will discuss alternatives if the majority does not have access to the Adobe suite.

 

If you are already subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud at home, be sure to update your apps to CC 2019.

 

Hardware:

                     The computer laboratory at Gavilan has Apple Mac Pro Computers, they have proven to enhance performance, stability and overall productivity; the adobe suite contains cross platform applications that will work with any PC.

 

Other Access to Software and Hardware

  

Some Adobe CC applications are available at the Morgan Hill Library. These are useful for study and learning. However, their software is not guaranteed to have the same version as the one you’ll be using on campus, availability depends on Library closures due to COVID-19 regulations and compliance.

 

• M-W 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Th-Sa 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

( Normal hours posted when not under COVID closure )

 

Loaner laptops may be available at the Learning Center. If you would like to use these, please email the Instructor.

 

Methods of Instruction:

Lecture, discussion, demonstration, classroom practice, audiovisuals, and group activities.

 

	Student Learning Outcomes	Measure
1.	Describe the field of digital media: It’s history, career possibilities, the technology, production procedures, and basic principles of design and architecture. Year assessed, or planned year of assessment: 2019 Semester: Fall	Quizzes, Homework, Written and oral.
2.	Analyze an idea and develop a storyboard. Measure of assessment: Presentation in class – oral and written. Year assessed, or planned assessment: 2019 Semester: Fall	Presentation in class – Oral and Written.
3.	Produce a small, interactive website using digital images, video, audio and animation using appropriate software tools. Measure of assessment: Project presentation in class, and written analysis. Year addressed or planned year of assessment: 2019 Semester: Fall	Lab assignments, class project

 

Grading: Letter grade or credit/no credit.

You must earn a grade of "C" or higher in the class in order to receive credit.

 

Class Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on the following criteria;

1. Reading the class materials and applying knowledge gained
2. Completeness and quality of assignments
3. Midterm and final project

 

Make Up Exams: Only in extreme emergencies and with advance approval of the Instructor. Make up exams need to be completed PRIOR to the next class session.

 

Late Assignments/Projects: NO LATE CLASS PROJECTS will be accepted. Partial credit will be given for incomplete assignments and your project, if submitted on time. Late homework will be graded as time permits.

 

Attendance Policy:

This class will comply with the college policy on attendance, as stated in the catalog. “students missing one more class hour than the unit value for the particular course, without making prior arrangements may, at the instructor’s option, be dropped without possibility of credit." (For DM/CSIS 77 that is 4 hours.)

 

Percentages and grades:

90% and above	of total points possible	A
80-89 %	of total points possible	B
70-79%	of total points possible	C
60-69%	of total points possible	D
59% and lower	of total points possible	F

 

Gavilan College Withdrawal Policy:

A student who stops attending class is not automatically dropped from class, although it is the

Instructor’s option to do so, if you miss more than 2 classes. (See Leave of Absence policy in the Gavilan College catalog). If you wish to drop a class, a Petition for Change of Program card should be filled out, signed by the instructor and returned to the Admissions Office. Failure to do this will result in a failing grade.

 

Incompletes: The symbol “I” (Incomplete) indicates that a portion of required coursework has not been completed and evaluated in the prescribed time period due to unforeseen, but fully justified, reasons and that there is a possibility of earning credit. It is the responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the attention of the Instructor and to determine from the Instructor the remaining course requirements, which must be satisfied to remove the incomplete. A final grade is assigned when the work agreed upon has been completed and evaluated. An ‛I’ must normally be made up within one calendar year immediately following the end of the term during which it was assigned. The limitation prevails whether or not the student maintains continuous enrollment. Failure to complete the assigned work will result

in an ‛I’ being counted as a failing grade for grade point average and progress point computation, unless the faculty member assigns a specific letter grade to be assigned at the time the incomplete is assigned. The academic program responsible for the course shall maintain an official record of the written contract. If the Instructor of record is no longer available, the academic program director shall ensure that the Instructor’s obligations are fulfilled.

 

Class Guidelines:

 

 

ADA Accommodations: “Students requiring special services or arrangements because of hearing, visual, or other disability should contact their instructor, counselor, or the Disability Resource Center.”

 

Students with special class requirements/accommodations for exams, etc. should connect with Disability Resource Center (Library 117 – phone 408-848-4865). Make an appointment with me the first week of the semester to discuss special accommodations and bring documentation of those necessary accommodations to the appointment.

Student Honesty Policy Statement:   “Students are expected to exercise academic honesty and integrity. Violations such as cheating and plagiarism will result in disciplinary action which may include recommendation for dismissal.”

 

Academic Dishonesty: All work submitted needs to be your own work. There is ZERO tolerance for plagiarized material. Familiarize yourself with the Academic Dishonesty section of the Gavilan Catalog. Any infractions of the guidelines of academic honesty will be pursued in this course.

Assignments for this class are unique to this class and are not be submitted in other formats/classes.

Occupational/Vocational statement: “Occupational/Vocational students – Limited English language skills will not be a barrier to admittance to and participation in Vocational Educational Programs.”

 

DM/CSIS 77 Introduction to Digital Media Fall 2019 Class Schedule

 

 

Week	Date	Topics		Points	Assignments
1	8/24	Course outline, website setup, and final project overview.		10+10	Flowchart for website, make a website.
2	8/31	History	History and relevance of digital media.	10	Video Essay – 3 topics on chapter 1
3	9/7	Photochemical Vs. Digital, perception of color, scanning and printing.	Design principles (photo and graphics), using Photoshop. Intro to layers, copy, paste, cloning, etc.	10+10	Video Essay, how has media changed your life? Make a meme.
4	9/14	Cameras and Audio	Color space/Compression Images and graphics, website publication schedule.	30	Online discussion, advantage of compression.
5	9/21	Adobe Premiere		10	Video Essay Creativity in media.
6	9/28	Photoshop and premiere integration	Video editing - Exporting	10	Create a Picture Story
7	10/5	Storytelling	Storyboards + Camera movement and picture stories.	10	Make a 5 second film
8	10/12	Content Review.	Midterm Exam Prep	12 (Extra Credit)	Q/A Class activity,
9	10/19	Midterm Exam (100)	Cloud based systems	40	Discussion, Cloud systems and media.
10	10/26	Project management	Social media integration	10
11	11/2	Live feeds		60	Do a live presentation. Introduction, body and outro.
12	11/09	No Class	Mobile production	-	No Homework
13	11/16	Animation.	Video Games and real time rendering.	10	Animate a sequence using images with Premiere
14	11/23	Introduction to Copyright.	Media diversification Overview: Games, interactive, VR, CGI.	20	Video Game Capture - voice over the story of your game.
15	11/30	Final Exam Prep	Final Exam Prep	10
16	12/7	Final Exam (100)		100
The extra credit assignment: A Live interview under a program using RTMP links for broadcast. 3 net points.			Homework	250
			Project	150	Finished Website
			Exams	200
			Total points	600

 

*Changes may occur as the semester progresses. I reserve the right to adjust the schedule to meet the learning outcomes as needed.