Syllabus for Podcasting (ITSW 1410.7250 and .7504)
Semester: Spring 2008
Prerequisites: None
Notice: The class calendar is an official course document and is an extension of the syllabus.
Prerequisites: None
Notice: The class calendar is an official course document and is an extension of the syllabus.
Sharon Huston
sharonhuston@dcccd.edu
cell: 469-223-7393 (best)
office: 972-273-3146
IM: sharon_kay11@yahoo.com (don't send email to this address)
Office: T-135
Office Hours: TBA
Messages left with Division Office will be returned within 24 hours after the next class meeting. E-mails received from 8 am to 4pm, Monday through Friday will be answered within 24 hours. E-mails received after noon on Fridays and on weekends and holidays will be answered on the next class day. (I am really bad about checking email on the weekends, but I don't mind a phone call in the least.)
Instruction in the utilization of presentation software to produce multimedia presentations. Graphics, text, sound, animation and/or video may be used in presentation development.
Identify presentation media terminology and concepts; create presentations using text, visual and/or sound elements; use effective compositions and style; prepare presentations for distribution on computers or other media; and modify sequence and slide master.
This class explores podcasting using a variety of software including iTunes, iLife, Audacity, Fireworks, Photoshop Elements, Picasa, and PowerPoint. Hardware will include microphones, scanners, tripods, digital cameras, digital video cameras, voice recorders, voice scramblers, and more.
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Software will be available in the Mac lab and in the web design lab. Due to the variety of software used and its associated cost, students are encouraged to use the lab as much as possible. Some freeware/shareware solutions will be explored in class.
USB Drive (Campus Classes Only!!) All students in web design classes must purchase a USB "keychain" drive of at least one gigabyte. Since we'l be working with video, the larger your drive the better. These drives are very common, and can be purchased at office supply stores, Target, Wal-Mart, and computer stores. Students may also elect to use MP3 players with free USB-accessible storage space. (iPod, etc.)
All projects created in this class must comply with the North Lake College Digital Imaging Copyright Policy. In a nutshell, the policy states that you may not use a resource (image, text, sound, etc) unless you have a proven legal right to do so. You will be quizzed on this policy early in the semester.
All students using the open lab (T242) or the class websites are expected to comply with the Web Design Lab & Web Policy Statement. Failure to comply with this statement can result in various penalties including restricted lab use, automatic zeros on assignments, suspension, or expulsion.
Any violation of the Student Code of Conduct (as printed in the North Lake College Catalog and available online) will be penalized accordingly. All matters of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, collusion, fabrication, cheating, etc.) will result in a failing grade for the assignment in question. All violations will be forwarded to the proper college authorities for review. The college may, at its discretion, impose additional penalties on the student including academic probation, suspension, or expulsion. ANY form of disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
Academic dishonesty may result in the following sanctions, including, but not limited to:
If I catch a student engaging in academic dishonesty in my classroom I will punish the student as harshly as possible. This includes potentially failing the student, and/or having the student expelled from the college.
| A | 100% - 90% |
| B | 89% - 80% |
| C | 79% - 70% |
| D | 69% - 60% |
| F | 59% and below |
The "F" grade will be replaced with two new grades which are equivalent to an "F". These two new grades are:
FE - meaning an F earned, and FN - meaning an F for nonparticipation/no nattendance.
| Exercises |
25%
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| Projects |
60%
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| Quizzes |
5%
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| Class Participation |
10%
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Due Dates are stated in the class calendar. Any variations must be discussed with your instructor.
All late work is penalized ten points for every day past the due date, including weekends and holidays. Exceptions may be granted by the instructor on an individual basis.
All assignments will be posted on the student's allotted area assigned on the NLC local server and/or uploaded to Blackboard (unless the assignment states otherwise). Students may not load work on non-DCCCD servers. Your instructor will provide you with a username and password to access the server.
The printing and mailing of grades at the close of each semester has been eliminated. You may retrieve your grades on-line at http://econnect.dcccd.edu, or through the telephone system at (972) 613-1818. You may also obtain your grades by using the computer lab (K-307), the NLC library or by requesting free official academic transcripts at the Admissions Office (A-405).
For students who enrolled in college level courses for the first time in the fall of 2007, Texas Education Code 51.907 limits the number of courses a student may drop.
You may drop no more than 6 courses during your entire undergraduate career unless the drop qualifies as an exception. Your campus counseling/advising center will give you more information on the allowable exceptions.
Remember that once you have accumulated 6 non-exempt drops, you cannot drop any other courses with a W. Therefore, please exercise caution when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning, including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges. For more information, you may access: https://www1.dcccd.edu/coursedrops
Withdrawing from a course is a formal procedure, which YOU must initiate. For information about withdrawal procedures, go to the Admissions Office, Room A419, or call 972-273-3101. Please contact your instructor prior to withdrawing from a course.
If you registered on campus visit the Admissions Office and complete a drop form. If dropping all classes, please visit the Advising/Counseling Office, A465-C, and complete an exit interview and a withdrawal form. Students who drop online are HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY encouraged to print and save their screen confirmations!
If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans, you must begin attendance in all classes. Students who are receiving any form of financial aid should check with the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from classes. Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office. Withdrawals may affect your eligibility to receive further aid and could cause you to be in a position of repayment of funds. Students who fail to attend or students who participate after the drop date are also subject to this policy.
If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans and are enrolled in a Distance Learning class, you must show participation in this class prior to the certification date (the 12th day after the start date of the class) either by logging on to eCampus or e-mailing/contacting the instructor. Students taking open enrollment classes that do not have traditional semester start dates should make note of the start date of their class.
Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office. Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds.
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and your call will be answered by the Central Communications Center. DO NOT USE THIS NUMBER IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM A CAMPUS PHONE.
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Students who will be absent from class for the observance of a religious holiday must notify the instructor in advance. Please refer to the Student Obligations section of the college catalog for more explanation. You are required to complete any assignments or take any examinations missed as a result of the absence within the time frame specified by your instructor.
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Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), NLC is committed to ensuring that all qualified students with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from its programs and services. Any student who believes he or she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Disability Services Office at 972-273-3165 located in A413.
The Writing Center supports and supplements classroom instruction by providing focused, individualized writing instruction in response to the specific needs of the student. The tutors are skilled writing specialists who can help students clarify writing tasks, understand instructors’ requirements, develop and organize papers, explore revision options, detect grammar and punctuation errors, and properly document sources. Rather than merely editing or "fixing" students' papers, the center focuses on helping students develop and improve their writing skills.
Located in Room A309, the Writing Center is open 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Friday. Saturday hours are 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM during fall and spring semesters. Hours will vary during other sessions. Appointments are preferred: to schedule an appointment, come by the Writing Center or call 972-273-3089.
Counseling services for personal issues are provided by Licensed Professionals to all students currently enrolled at North Lake College. To make an appointment call 972-273-3135 or go to room A 414. Crisis calls, walk-ins, and referrals are also provided.
The Secretary's Commission of Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), established in 1990, defined a common core of skills that constitute job readiness. The Office Technology Department at North Lake College is committed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in today's dynamic work environment.
| SCANS Competencies | Outcomes | |
| Resources | ||
| C1 | Allocates Time | All assignments due by scheduled date, students must complete outside lab assignments on their own time. |
| C2 | Allocates Money | |
| C3 | Allocates Material & Facility Resources | All assignments: Students have limited web space, and are expected to fit all assignments in this space. |
| C4 | Allocates Human Resources | |
| Interpersonal | ||
| C5 | Participates as a Member of a Team | |
| C6 | Teaches Others | All assignments: Students work in teams to critique and debug other student's assignments. |
| C7 | Serves Clients/Customers | All projects: Students must complete projects to meet simulated audience/customer/client needs and requirements. |
| C8 | Exercises Leadership | |
| C9 | Negotiates to Arrive at a Decision | |
| C10 | Works with Cultural Diversity | All projects: Students will take needs and desires of audience into account when designing sites |
| Information | ||
| C11 | Acquires and Evaluates Information | Students research methods for achieving specific technical goals. Students also research new, current podcasts to learn from the work of others. |
| C12 | Organizes and Maintains Information | All exercises: Students will organize material within web space to make all projects easy for instructor and audience to locate. |
| C13 | Interprets and Communicates Information | All projects: Students will place information on the web in order to communicate with audience. Overall audio, video, text, site design, and graphics must appropriatly communicate client's message to audience. |
| C14 | Uses Computers to Process Information | Roughly 95% of exercises and projects in this class will be completed on the computer. |
| Systems | ||
| C15 | Understands Systems | All assignments: Students will understand how the delivery system they are working within functions, discuss the tradeoffs inherient in the medium, and create products demonstrating their ability to use and manipulate the delivery system. |
| C16 | Monitors and Corrects Performance | Students critique and revise assignments as necessary. |
| C17 | Improves and Designs Systems | All projects: Students willl solicit peer feedback on all projects, and make changed based on this feedback. |
| Technology | ||
| C18 | Selects Technology | |
| C19 | Applies Technology to Task | All assignments: Students use PC, Mac, hardware, and software to create web pages. |
| C20 | Maintains and Troubleshoots Technology | All assignments: Students will troubleshoot hardware and software issues arising from the projects. |
| Basic Skills | ||
| F1 | Reading | All assignments: Students will read assigned online materials. |
| F2 | Writing | Students will create original text and scripts for all assignments. |
| F3 | Arithmetic / Mathematics | |
| F4 | Listening | Students recieve information during lecture. This information is often crucial to the class project. |
| F5 | Speaking | |
| Thinking Skills | ||
| F6 | Creative Thinking | All projects: Students will have great latitude in determining subject matter and site design. Students are encouraged to be creative and think outside the box. |
| F7 | Decision Making | Students must decide which technologies can best fill their needs based on affordability, skill level, equipment access, and other factors. |
| F8 | Problem Solving | All projects: Students will use techniques taught in class to solve design and technical problems in projects. |
| F9 | Seeing Things in the Mind's Eye | Students will create storyboards for several projects, and work from the storyboard to completion. |
| F10 | Knowing How To Learn | All assignments: Students must read chapters and watch in-class demonstrations to gain knowledge necessary to pass quizzes and complete assignments. Students are also responsible for daily class notes, and occasionally for locating new resources to assist with projects. Use of blogging, RSS, and wikis as learning tools is stressed. |
| F11 | Reasoning | |
| Personal Qualities | ||
| F12 | Responsibility | Projects: Students strive for professional-grade projects. Improvement on appearance and functionality is expected in each project. |
| F13 | Self-Esteem | |
| F14 | Social ability | Class Participation, 10% of final grade: Class participation is graded based on an individual's enthusiasm, curiosity, and community spirit. |
| F15 | Self-Management | All assignments: Students will monitor progress to insure deadlines are met, and to insure concept mastery. Students needing extra assistance are expected to seek help in open lab times, from instructors, or from peers. |
| F16 | Integrity/Honesty | All projects: Students are expected to uphold the NLC Computer Graphics Copyright Guidelines, the Lab and Web Policy Statement, and the the DCCCD Student Code of Conduct. All these documents emphasis honesty and integrity. |
