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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CIS 75.31A | Title:
FLASH WEB ANIMATION |
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| Full Title:
Intro to Web-Based Animation with Flash |
| Last Reviewed:4/13/2015 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 12 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 24.00 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 3.50 | | Contact DHR | 42.00 |
| | Contact Total | 5.50 | | Contact Total | 66.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 48.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 114.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CIS 84.56A
Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the use and implementation of Web-based animation tools. We will use Macromedia Flash to create basic vector-based animations. We will examine the concepts that make a quality interactive animation, learn the fundamental tools of each software package, and produce animations of our own.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CIS 130.1 ( or CIS 84.62A)
Recommended Preparation:
CIS 73.31A (formerly CIS 83.12A) and eligibility for Engl 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to Web-based animation tools using Macromedia Flash to produce basic vector based animations. Examines the concepts of quality interactive animation and fundamental tools.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CIS 130.1 ( or CIS 84.62A)
Recommended:CIS 73.31A (formerly CIS 83.12A) and eligibility for Engl 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2000 | Inactive: | Fall 2017 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Topics and Scope
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1. Examples of animations on the web
a. Analysis of the design interface
b. Comparison of corporate, entertainment, and informational
web sites
2. Introduction to web-based animation software
a. Compare Live Motion to Flash
b. Help Files
c. Timeline variables
3. Software interface
a. Movie properties
b. Viewing options
c. Examination of the various menus
4. Drawing and painting tools
a. Traditional vector versus Flash
b. Bitmap variables
c. Importing different file types
5. Keyframe animation
a. Theory and principles of animation
b. Layer variables
1) Masks
2) Guides
c. Tweening techniques
1) Motion
2) Shape
6. Symbols, Libraries, Instances
a. Creating symbols
b. Types of symbols
c. Understanding libraries
d. Buttons
e. Movie Clips
7. Use of audio
a. Sound setings in Flash
b. Importing sounds
c. Sampling techniques
8. Labels and Actions
a. Action capabilities
b. Play, stop, and go
9. Producing your own animation
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately 20 pages per week
2. Examine and analyze three of the hyperlinked Flash sites provided
by the instructor
3. Write a review of three sites based on the criteria discussed in class
4. Write a list of all the features in each of Flash's pull-down menus
5. Complete the assignments on the CD
6. Create shape, motion, and transparency animations
7. Create with audio, comments, and labels
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
5 - 10% |
| Written homework | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 20% |
| Homework problems | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 50% |
| Class performances, Performance exams, Production of animation | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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1. "Graphics, Animation, and Interactivity with Flash 4.0", by James
Mohler - Delmar Publishers, 2000
2. "Flash 4 Creative Web Animation", by Derek Franklin and Brooks
Patton - Macromedia Press, 2000
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