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.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• List and describe the components of a multimedia PC
• Identify important hardware specifications of a multimedia PC
• Describe different types of multimedia software
• Identify potential multimedia applications
• Identify Multimedia formats and describe advantages and disadvantages
• Discuss the distribution of multimedia applications including copyright and licensing
• 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.

Your course grade will be determined by the introductory letter, 1 project and 4 exams, according to the following points:

NOTE 1: There are 9 quizzes throughout this course that you will have 1 opportunity to complete online at home on your honor (i.e., without the use of any of additional assistance). These quizzes are interactive (i.e., your answer is graded immediately and upon completion at the end of the quiz you are informed of your correct and incorrect answers). If your answer is incorrect, you will be receive information regarding where you need to go in your text and/or study guide to get the correct information. Each quiz is worth 8 pts. What this means is that if you answer all the questions correctly on all of the quizzes, then you will have 72 points added to your final score.

There are 4 exams in this course.

I am here to help you succeed in this course. Occasionally questions or problems may arise. Here is how to contact me when they do:

You may contact me through regular email
at wmally@nvcc.edu

Last Updated: April 19, 2010