Prerequisites:Computinginthemodernworld,Fundamentalsofwebdesign,Advancedwebdesign

CourseSyllabus:IntroductiontoAnimation3DDesign

Level4Course—InteractiveMediaPathway

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Instructor:Mrs.AleciaKelley,Room306

Prerequisites:ComputingintheModernWorld,FundamentalsofWebDesign,AdvancedWebDesign

CourseDescription:IntroductiontoAnimationand3DDesignisafoundationscoursethatservesasanintroductiontotheanimationand3Ddesignindustry.Emphasisisplacedoncareerawareness,fundamentalsofmodeling,storyboardcreation,camerasandlighting.Studentswilllearnhow3Dtechnologyisusedforfilm,broadcastandgamesandhowitisrapidlybecomingthemediumofchoiceforindustrialdesign,militarysimulations,andmedicalvisualization.ThestandardsarealignedwiththeinteractivemediastandardsinGeorgia’stechnicalcolleges,thushelpingtoqualifystudentsforadvancedplacementshouldtheycontinuetheireducationatthepostsecondarylevel.Competenciesfortheco-curricularstudentorganization,FutureBusinessLeadersofAmerica(FBLA),areintegralcomponentsofboththecoreemployabilityskillsstandardsandthetechnicalskillsstandards,andFBLAactivitiesshouldbeincorporatedthroughoutinstructionalstrategiesdevelopedforthecourse.Dailyuseoftheclasswebsitealongwithschoolserverwillbeusedtoaccessandstoreclassassignments.

Textbook:Noofficialtextbookwillbeusedforthiscourse.Supplementalandresourcematerialwillbeprovided.

Software:PhotoShop,Flash,Corel3D,andVariousfreedownloadableand/orbrowser-basedsoftwarewillbeutilizedthroughoutthecoursetoallowstudentstotransferskillsinclasstoapplicationsoutsideofclassroom.

FutureBusinessLeadersofAmerica(FBLA).FBLAisaco-curricularstudentorganizationinBusinessthatpromotesleadership,careerplanning,communityservice,andsocialnetworking.Membershipisstronglyencouragedforallstudentsenrolledinthiscourse.Duesare$15forlocal,state,nationalmembership.

Careers:Careeropportunitiesrelatedtothestandardsreviewedinthisclassinclude:Animator,DigitalMediaDesigner,InstructionalTechnologist,MediaSpecialist,MultimediaAuthor,MultimediaDeveloper,MultimediaSpecialist,Producer,ProductionAssistant,StreamingMediaSpecialist,VirtualRealitySpecialist,WebAdministrator,WebArchitect/Designer,WebDesigner,WebDeveloper,WebProducer,Webmaster

InternetUsageinClassSetting:Inordertoenhancestudentlearning,studentswillusetheInternetdailyasaresourcetoolforthisclass.Whileinabusinesslab,studentswillcomplywithallPolkCountySchoolsguidelines.Failuretofollowcountymandatedguidelineswouldresultinpunishmentthatrangesfromlossofprivilegestoadministrativereferral.AllstudentsandparentsarerequiredtosignacknowledgementofInternetguidelinespriortoastudentusingtheInternet.Studentsshouldnotplay“games”orwatch“videos”online.

CourseSummaryofLearningUnits:MasteryoftheGeorgiaPerformanceStandardswillbetaughtthroughproject-basedlearning.

GradingScale

Participation,Lab,ProjectGrade,

VideoProjects60%

ObjectiveAssessment20%

FinalExam20%

GraphicDesign/VideoProject:TheGraphicDesignProjectwillbeanewprogramthatwillrequiredesigninggraphicsforbusinessesandCHStouseonthenewscoreboard.StudentswillbeabletoapplyfortheVideoCrewforeachhomefootballgame.TheVideoCrewwillalsofilmvariousgamesandeventsthroughouttheyear.Aschedulewillbesetforeachstudenttofollow. AseparatecontractwillbeissuedfortheVideoProjectpartoftheclass.