SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION OF MUSIC
SYLLABUS: MUSIC 514, MUSIC IN WEB PAGE DESIGN
*This course was inspired by Internet Models for Artistic Expression,
a web based course taught in Spring 1997 by David B. Williams at ORAT,
Illinois State University
8:00-9:15 A.M. TTh PFA159 Spring (3 hours credit)
Professor: Kenneth R. Rumery
office: PFA165
phone: (520) 523-3850
e-mail: kenneth.rumery@nau.edu
web site: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~krr2
Office hours: by appointment
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Upper division or graduate standing, permission
of instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course centers on a series of web design
projects, each a different model of web page design. Music and sound
techniques to be presented include: digital audio, MIDI, RealAudio,
interactive CD audio, and more. Web design and graphic techniques to be
explored include: HTML coding, graphics, page layout, and later, more
advanced techniques of image maps, animated gifs, CGI forms and
Javascript.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Provide models for web pages designed for a variety of purposes and
functions on the Internet
2. Provide instruction on how to use many of the sound tools (digital
audio, MIDI, RealAudio, interactive CD, and Quicktime) for web page
construction
3. Provide instruction on how to use many of the graphics tools needed for
web page construction
4. Provide coverage of HTML, Javascript, and other techniques as needed to
enable the reader to construct the web page projects.
TEXT: Designing for the Web: Getting Started in a New Medium,
Jennifer Niederst. O'Rielly & Associates, Inc. 1996.
ASSIGNMENT AND PROJECT SCHEDULE:
Project specifications, guide sheets, online software sources and
online web design guides to be added prior to the Spring Semester.
Week
1 Project 1: Submit a general theme for semester projects,
create a personal web page that includes links to the projects
2 Project 2: Online Publication
3
project presentations
4 Project 3: Online newsletter, demonstration or informational Web Page
5
6
project presentations
7 Project 4: Online Multimedia Kiosk
8
9
project presentations
10 Project 5: Synchronizing Graphics and Sound
11
project presentations
12 Project 6: Online Interactive Instruction
13
14
15 project presentations
GENERAL POLICIES
GRADING: Final grades are based on the percentage of the total points
accumulated on projects, and class activities. Letter grades are based
on 10 percent increments; that is, A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%,
D = 60 - 69%.
LAB FEE
This course requires frequent use of the Computer Media Center both
during and outside of class time. A lab fee of $25.00 is attached to the
tuition for this course. We recommend you have a MCEC account to cover
printing charges in CMC.
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