COMP126 Computing Media
2006 Semester B Course Outline
Lecturer Tutor
Mark Hall Tim Elphick
Room 1.05, G Block Room G.13, R Block
x4860, mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz x4411 Course Description
This paper enables students to operate a software package (Flash MX 2004) for the manipulation of images and sound to create interactive and animated output. Students will be introduced to relevant computing concepts and provided with software
tutorials and related exercises.
Timetable
Lectures are Monday 10-11am in A.G.30. Labs are held Tuesday 9-11am and Thursday 9-11am in Lab 3 (RG.10) and lab 4 (RG.11).
Week Lecture Lab 1 Lab 2
1 Intro to Course &
Macromedia Flash
Prac 1: Intro to Flash Prac 2: Layers, Alpha values & Masks 2 Movie Clips, Symbols,
Tweens
Prac 3: Symbols &
Tweens
Prac 4: Motion Tween with Guide
3 Animation, Buttons Prac 5: Revision Prac 6: Buttons &
Navigation 4 Assignment 1 Brief,
Intro to Actionscript Assignment 1 Assignment 1 due 5 Actionscript: Events &
Properties Prac 7: Actionscript:
Events & Properties Prac 8: Actionscript: IF statement & Variables 6 More Actionscript,
Effects & Examples
Prac 9: Actionscript:
Text & Input
Prac 10: Actionscript:
Dragging Recess
Recess
7 Video Prac 11: Importing &
Playing Video
Prac 12: Sound 8 Loops and Scripting Prac 13: Actionscript:
Loops
Prac 14: Simple
Actionscript Game using Loops
9 Project Brief Project Project proposal due
10 Project Project
11 Project progress demo Project
12 Project Project
Due dates and topics are accurate at time of printing, but may be adjusted as the course progresses.
Attendance Policy
Class attendance is expected and monitored.
Expected Workload
This course is worth 15 points. There is 1 lecture and 4 hours of timetabled labs per week. In addition, students are expected to spend 1-2 hours per week working in the lab unsupervised and at least 4 hrs/week studying out of class.
Handouts
The course notes are by no means comprehensive. You are expected to find any additional relevant material (e.g. online help, examples from the Internet, reference books) yourself.
Assessment
Practicals (14) 30%
Assignment 1 25% Due: Thu 3rd August (Week 4)
Project proposal 5% Due Thurs 21st Sept (Week 9, in the lab) Project progress demo 10% Due Tues 3rd October (Week 11, in the lab) Final Project 30% Due: Thu 12th October (Week 12)
All classes must be attended and all assessments completed on the due date.
Exceptions will only be made for students with a medical certificate.
Feedback
Concerns or complaints should be expressed in the first instance to the course
lecturer. Suggestions for improvement are always welcome. Thereafter problems are dealt with by the Chairperson of the Department and if still unresolved the Dean and then ultimately the Vice Chancellor.
Academic Integrity
All students involved in misconduct connected with assessment will receive zero marks for their work. Their behaviour will be documented for forwarding to the University Disciplinary Committee. Where appropriate, students are responsible for protecting their intellectual property, including computer disc files.
