Assignments
Class grades consists of 2-3 Blackboard Quizzes and These Assignments. Consult syllabus for more information.
These First two assignments deal with filling in a questionnaire and becoming familiar with the cim.saddleback.edu Web Application server, used to host your portfolio.
# Description Due Date
H0

Login on to IMC Computers
Username: Full Saddleback Username (include @saddleback.edu, or ivc.edu) Password on IMC

Fill In Student Questionnaire - if you signed up for cim264d same time as cim264a, then you have probably already completed the questionnaire for this class.

Login for Questionnaire is Saddleback Username, Password Student ID.

Also log in to blackboard and take Quiz 0 - blackboard login info

My main index page has videos on getting started and various course offerings at Saddleback.

Forward Your Saddleback E-Mail to an account you check. Login to Saddleback E-mail, goto options then settings.

Week 2
H1

Flash Review, create one good Fish or a single Aquarium Paraphenila.

You can use a background off the Web and put your item in it. But I want one good Flash Aquarium item from each student, we will be merging them all into a single aquarium.

Week 2
H2 Offiicial Professor D Flash/CSS hack #1 Last 2 Hours of Second Class Week 2
H3 Create a default Flash home page on cim.saddleback.edu, blackboard has Video on using either Dreamweaver or FileZilla with cim. Will be sending out a simplified Flash Site file. Week 4
Next two assignment deal with Analyzing Flash Sites
H4 Find your favorite Flash Site and Post the Link on Blackboard, will be discussing the sites in Class. Week 4
  In-class group project #2 Easter/Aquarium Week
Final Exam One of Two Options
H5

Pick one of these Three Options for your Final Exam...

  1. Form teams of 3-6 players and design a new CIM site; a single student my redesign the button on the spring theme, a new mouse on the spring scene is also needed.

  2. Implement a Flash Hack not covered in chapters 1..3 of the text-book. Be prepared to informally discuss your Hack the last day of class 5/12/2009.

  3. Form a Team and Implement one of the Flash Movies....
    1. Book Shelfs, with Books, each book should have a label representing a CIM class, that I teach, when you click the book binder, the book should open up with links to class site and brief description.
    2. Set of Candles and a Fireplace all with the same ActionScript Flame.
    3. Create a Helix of course offerings.
      Note i and iii should read from an XML data file.

 

 

Decide
Week 5
Next Two Assignments deal with Flash Hacks. You should try to include these Flash Hacks in either your home page or the team project.
H6

Implement one of the chapter 1 Flash Hack, make sure you have a link to the hack or your homepage should have the hack clearly identified.

Not impressed with the Eyes Moving Code in the book, flash-kit tutorial.

Week 6
H7 Imnplement any of the hacks covered during Chapter 2, 3 or Extra Presentations (eyes, tail, mouse, load XML) on your home page. Week 8
Class Project
H8

5/4/2009 Second Half of Class,

Creating Casino in my CS4B class, need Casino Paranphenlia, have card images. But need other stuff, create objects, Objects should have minimal animation on initial state, However you can add both onRollover which can play a Movie clip. To do this either create a button or a Movie Clip. For Movie Clip have a stop at frame 1, then add this.onRollover = funtion(); onRollout , need to stop(); Use this site to add your item. More info on blackboard.

Spring 2008 Did an Aquarium

Week 8
H9 Last Class 5/11/2009 - H6 Informal Class Projects  

H9 is the last assignment for CIM264D Spring/2009 - Offering CIM264C Fall/2009 2nd 8 Weeks.

CIM264C is Offered 2nd 8 Weeks in the Fall. If you know of any good books send me the link. We cover the last three chapters of the CIM264A/B book in the first 3 weeks.