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CPSC 5555U
Summer 2008
50203

Course Syllabus
CPSC 5555U Advanced Interactive Web Development
(CCT 406 MW 6-9:10 pm)

This courses teaches you, the student, how to use Adobe Flash CS3 to develop dynamic Flash animations that can be integrated with HTML, multimedia, ActionScript, XML, and data sources to create dynamic Web pages.

The course assumes you have a basic understanding of programming concepts prior to the taking this course, as well as a basic understanding of Web design including HTML, and database concepts.
   

At the completion of this course, students will be able to use Adobe Flash CS3 to:

• create animations and effects;
• integrate media files with Flash;
• add interactivity to Flash movies;
• integrate Flash movies with Web pages;
• use ActionScript to control movie clips and add interactivity to Flash movies; and
• use Flash components and bind data and events to those components.

• Programming assignments -  40% 
• Final Project Proposal - 5%
• Final Project Presentation - 10%
• Final Project Implementation - 45%

Final grades will be assigned according to the following schedule:

Percentage	Grade
90 – 100	A
80 – 89	B
70 – 79	C
60 – 69	D
<60	F

As a student in this course, you are responsible to:

• manage your time and maintain the discipline required to meet the course requirements,
• complete all readings,
• actively participate in classroom discussions,
• complete and submit programming assignments,
• decide on and develop a final project, and
• read any e-mail sent by the instructor and respond accordingly.

“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable excuse for failing to meet the course requirements. If you fail to meet your responsibilities, you do so at your own risk.
 

As your instructor in this course, I am responsible to:

• prepare weekly lessons that demonstrate and help you understand the course material,
• actively solicit and participate in classroom discussions,
• grade assignments and post scores within one week of the end of the week in which they are submitted; and
• read any e-mail sent within CougarView by students and respond accordingly within 48 hours.

It is important that you attend class regularly. If you miss two or more classes in a row, you may receive a WF. If you miss a class, be prepared to obtain all lecture notes, slides, assignments, and other information from other students. If an emergency prevents you from turning in an assignment or taking an exam as scheduled, please contact me to make alternative arrangements.
 

The following is the tentative schedule for the course. It is subject to change. A current schedule will be maintained in the CougarView calendar.

Supplemental course instructions and material will be available through CougarView. You can access CougarView at:

https://colstate.view.usg.edu/  

At this page, click on the "Login" icon within the CougarView portion of the page to activate the CougarView logon page. Your CougarView username and password are:

Username: lastname_firstname
Password: ddmmyy

where "ddmmyy" is your birthdate: 2 digits for day, month, and year.

If you try the above and CougarView will not let you in, please use the "Need Help with CougarView?" link below the username and password textboxes to request help. If you are still having problems gaining access after a few days in the class, please e-mail me.

Once you've entered CougarView, you will see a list of courses you have access to which contains some combination of the phrases "CPSC 5555" and "Summer 2008."  If you don't see this entry in the list, please e-mail me.
 

You will be required to complete an individual final project for this course designed specifically in consultation with, and approved by, me, the course instructor. Details of the project requirements will be posted within CougarView.
 

All assignments are due on the day given in the assignment and no later than 11:59 PM (23:59) (Eastern Time).  Assignments submitted or modified after the assignment due date will assessed a late penalty as described below.

If circumstances prevent the timely posting of assignments, please notify me by e-mail within CougarView. Unless you make prior arrangements with me, any assignment submitted after its assigned due date will be considered late. Late assignments may be submitted up to three days beyond their assigned due date. However, late assignments submitted within the three days following their assigned due date are subject to a 10% reduction in points for each day they are submitted beyond the assigned due date. Assignments not submitted by the assigned due date or within the three days following the assigned due due will be assessed a grade of zero (0).

Because of course grade reporting requirements, the final project must be submitted by the assigned due date -- no exceptions! Any final project not submitted by the assigned due date will be assessed a grade of zero (0).
 

There are no provisions for extra credit in this course.
 

If unusual circumstances preclude you from completing the course and you have satisfactorily completed all the other course requirements up until that point, I will award you a grade of "Incomplete" provided you contact me regarding the unusual circumstances and you agree to certain conditions for removal of the "Incomplete." You must, however, contact me and arrange for the Incomplete  as soon as you are aware that you will be unable to complete the course and before the last day of class.
 

No cheating in any form will be tolerated. Penalties for academic dishonesty may include a zero grade on the assignment or exam/quiz, a failing grade for the course, suspension from the Computer Science program, and dismissal from the program. All instances of cheating will be documented in writing with a copy placed in the Department’s files. Students will be expected to discuss the academic misconduct with the faculty member and the chairperson. For more details see the Student Handbook: http://studentlife.colstate.edu/handbook.asp.

In programming courses such as this, you must be particularly diligent in submitting only your own work. In completing the assignments for this course, if you use another source or sources, you must clearly document what source(s) you used and the extent of that use. This includes messages posted in the discussions as well. Unquoted/paraphrased material as well as directly quoted material must be referenced. Quoted textual material must appear in quotes.

Submitted work that is comprised significantly of external sources, even if those sources are properly documented, may receive a reduction in score. In addition, not following proper external source documenting requirements will be considered plagiarism and will result in the sanctions described above.
 

CSU does not guarantee the confidentiality of information shared by students in the course environment. Therefore, you should not share any confidential information from employers unless explicitly released for public use.
 

If you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 933-112 Section 504) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations please contact Joy Norman at the Office of Disability Services in the Center for Academic Support and Student Retention, Tucker Hall (706) 568-2330, as soon as possible. Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate.