Introduction to Multimedia: The Internet & the Web

Course Overview Notes

Course Introduction

An Introduction to How the Course Works and What We Will Do

Course Goals

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• identify key figures and events in the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web
• successfully search for and gather information from the Internet
• perform basic file and directory management tasks in the Unix environment
• work with basic digital imaging concepts, including file formats, resolution, color models, and compression methods
• create Web pages using valid and well-formed HTML and the basic principles of graphic and information design, as well as publish them on the RIT servers
• work with basic typography for the Web, and use CSS for text formatting
• Utilize the OS X operating system for file management and application tasks
• use and explain basic Internet technologies, including telnet, ssh, ftp, email, conferencing, and the World Wide Web
• create graphical elements for the Web using both bitmap- and vector-based software tools
• incorporate basic interactivity into Web pages, such as simple rollovers and embedded audio/video materials

What You Will Do in This Course

• read: textbooks, Web pages, and handouts
• write: Web pages
• create: a group Web site and a personal Web site
• demonstrate: knowledge of HTML and CSS, building simple Web sites using basic Web design concepts
• demonstrate: knowledge of materials from lectures, exercises, readings, and homeworks through successfully completing quizzes, projects, and exams
• leran how to learn: about multimedia and the Web

How This Course Works

We will be using the studio model of instruction in this course. This model for teaching science and technology courses involves integrating hands-on exercises into the class meetings, intermixed with lectures. This model does not involve seperate lab sections or meetings, but does require students to practice and explore materials outside the class meeting times.

Assignments

There will be assignments to read books, handouts, and Websites. There will be homework assignments, including tutorials to teach the mechanics of using operating systems and software, study guides with activities to undertake and questions to answer, in-class problem-solving exercises, and projects to post on the Web.

Grades

• 15% participation
• 45% projects
• 10% midterm written
• 10% midterm practical
• 20% final written
• pass/fail final practical

Note: you must pass the final practical examination in order to pass this course. Period. No exceptions.