Welcome to CIT 175 online!
This 3-unit course introduces the development of interactive content and Web sites using Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. Basic through intermediate concepts will be covered and shall include such topics as drawing vector images, creating animations, incorporating video and sound, working with bitmaps and gradients, Flash publishing, and integration of interactive elements through application of behaviors and ActionScript. At the end of this course you will have created, and published a Flash Web site of your own design.
CIT 175 is one of five courses required in order to earn a Certificate of Specialization in Web Site Development and credit is transferable to CSU. The course can also be applied toward two new A.S. degree and Certificate of Achievement programs currently awaiting State approval in both Web Site Development and Web Publishing and Design. Please see the CIT Web site http://www.coc.cc.ca.us/departments/Info_Tech/completion.htm) for more information on CIT Certificates of Specialization.
The first day of class is February 8, 2010.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Since this class is being conducted online, students must possess or have access to a copy of the Flash CS4 software. The software is also installed on select computers in the TLC labs at both Valencia and Canyon Country campuses and in HSLH-304. The course will be administered on Blackboard, the primary classroom management system used at College of the Canyons. Hardware and software requirements are as follows:
PC Hardware and OS Requirements:
Macintosh Hardware and OS Requirements:
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
Blackboard Accounts
All students are issued a Blackboard account once enrollment fees for the class are paid. Accounts are created automatically by computer and take one-to-three business days after fees have been recorded. If you do not pay your fees or register by the first class meeting, you will not have been issued a Blackboard username and password and will be unable to access the class until such issues have been resolved.
If you used Blackboard at COC during the previous semester, your current password should still be active.
All aspects of the course are administered entirely online. Attendance on campus is not required. The course Syllabus and other important information are available in Blackboard. Blackboard is accessible 24x7, but is occasionally inaccessible during the very early morning hours on weekends so that maintenance can be performed.
Blackboard will not be accessible until the first day of class (February 8, 2010).
Information regarding Blackboard usernames and passwords is available on my Web page (http://www.canyons.edu/CIT/strozer.htm). Please read all the information on my Web page and view all videos posted relevant to CIT 175.
BLACKBOARD TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
If you experience Blackboard technical issues, please contact COC Blackboard technical support Contact information for student technical support is as follows:
Student
Tech Support:
Monday and Thursday 9:15 am - 4:45 pm & Tuesday and Wednesday 9:15 am -
5:45 pm
Email: bbsupport@canyons.edu
Phone Number: 661-362-3344
Email will be
replied to within 24 business hours. If you are having problems within your
course with assignments, tests and the like, please contact your instructor first.
I M P O R T A N T:
Students who do not log into Blackboard during the first week of class may forfeit their position in the class. All students, however, who are enrolled in the course, but who do not intend to complete the class, are responsible for properly dropping the class and for filing all necessary forms with the Admissions Office. DO NOT RELY ON THE INSTRUCTOR TO AUTOMATICALLY DROP YOU FROM THE ROSTER. Failure to drop the course in a timely manner may adversely affect your GPA.
Textbook
The textbook for the course is:
New Perspectives Adobe Flash CS4 Professional (Comprehensive) – Luis A. Lopez and Robin M. Romer, Course Technology, 2010 [ISBN: 0-324-82989-2]
When sending me e-mail, make sure that you type your course number (175) in the Subject line of your e-mail message or your message will not be routed to the correct mail box and you may not receive a reply.
For class-related issues, please use the following e-mail address:
I look forward to meeting you at the orientation and hope that your find the course an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.
Sincerely,
Alan Strozer, Professor
Computer Information Technology
College of the Canyons
http://www.canyons.edu/CIT/strozer.htm
E-mail for all class-related issues: strozeronline@yahoo.com