In this course, you will learn how to use the selected applications and apply what you have learned to create a web site. As you progress through the lectures and practice activities, you will be provided instruction on how to use Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks, three powerful web development tools that are part of Adobe's Creative Suite software package. All exercises and assignments have been designed to support students who use the latest version of these Adobe products and some earlier versions that were part of the Macromedia web development software suite.

The course focuses on design considerations that should be made when preparing to build a web site then apply these design techniques when building your own web site. As part of your learning experience, you will be evaluated on your ability to apply design techniques that are covered early in the course content.

What you learn in this course will benefit you by applying skills and knowledge used to create professional looking web sites. The following list summarizes the activities, resources and strategies we will use:

• Recommended readings from online references and resources
• Instructor-provided lecture notes
• Practice activities
• Practice quizzes to help you review for exams
• Graded assignments
• Proctored exams
• A final project
• Discussion forums

Prerequisite : Before taking this course, students must be able to read and write at the college level and must have a working knowledge of the WINDOWS environment.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

1. List and describe the components of a multimedia PC.
2. Identify important hardware specifications of a multimedia PC.
3. Describe different types of multimedia software.
4. Identify potential multimedia applications.
5. Identify Multimedia formats and describe advantages and disadvantages.
6. Discuss the distribution of multimedia applications including copyright and licensing.
7. Use three applications to develop a simple web site

For this course you will need to subscribe to Lynda.com to access some of the suggested tutorials.

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least several exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 5 exams in this course.

Last Updated: January 6, 2012