Computers-Multimedia Course Descriptions

CPM 120 Windows Multimedia ... 3
Use of Windows operating system to present multimedia applications and theory to create kiosks, DVDs, presentations and Web pages with text, graphics, sound, video, and animations. Emphasis on windows Multimedia techniques such as application software integration, embedding sounds, graphics and videos, working with different file formats and resolutions, sound and video capture, and using various editing software for different multimedia applications. Computer literacy recommended.

CPM 160 Introduction to HTML ... 3
Creation of Web pages using HTML scripting covering tags, frames, tables, hypertext, graphics, sound and gif animations. Advanced topics include Cascading Style Sheets and new areas of HTML.  Computer literacy recommended.

CPM 170 Computer Graphics (Adobe Illustrator) ... 3
Introduction to computer graphics software to create multimedia and presentation graphics. Emphasis on use of tools and menus to create special effects and to scale, stretch, rotate, group, and layer graphics.

CPM 190Dynamic Programming Languages...3
Prerequisite: CPT 103 or CPT 115. Introduction to tools and skills required to build and maintain WWW server sites, using a variety of languages.

CPM 200 XML ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 160. Creation of Web pages using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) documents including Internal and External Document Type Definitions, creation of XML schemas, creating XML namespaces for use with two different schemas, and using data types to define specific attributes and elements as well as the extraction of the XML data into other programs.

CPM 210 Digital Photo Editing (Adobe Photoshop) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Edit and enhance digital photos with special techniques and tools using popular software. Prepare photos, backgrounds, and buttons for Web pages; restore old photos and create photo composites.

CPM 220 3D Animation (Lightwave) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Creation of 2-3 dimensional animation and its playback as part of multimedia demonstration. Concepts and tools involved in computer animation and graphics. Fall.

CPM 240 Web Design (Macromedia Dreamweaver) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 160. Introduction to Web editors and techniques used to design Web pages. Developed concepts include frames, tables, cascading style sheets, embedding java script code, and database integration. Emphasis on principles of good Web design and navigation.

CPM 250 Web Animation (Macromedia Flash) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Design and integration of graphics, text, and audio sources to create animations and Web pages for the Internet. Utilization of current Web application software.

CPM 251 CBT Development (Macromedia Flash) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Create interactive computer-based training modules for the Internet and DVDs using software designed for training. Focus is on training design techniques and testing methods (formerly CPM 230). Spring.

CPM 255 ActionScript ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 250. Introduces Macromedia Flash users to programming with ActionScript, animation, processing data, creating dynamic content, and manipulating components. Project-based course emphasizes object-oriented capabilities of Macromedia Flash and ActionScript objects, methods, events, properties, and functions, with an emphasis toward best-scripting practices.

CPM 260 Advanced Multimedia  (Macromedia Director) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Creation of multimedia packages for DVDs and the Web using a time-based multimedia authoring application. Emphasis on Keyframe animation, interactivity, creating executable and Shockwave files, and advanced multimedia functions including Lingo scripting. Fall.

CPM 270 Digital Video Editing (Adobe Premiere) ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 120. Hardware and software tools to capture audio, still, and full-motion video including scanners and video capture boards. Covers techniques used to edit and play captured audio/video. Discussion of date compression methods.

CPM 280 Javascript ... 3
Prerequisite: CPM 160. Writing script through use of Javascript programming language to create interactivity and animation for Web pages.

CPM 290 Topics in Multimedia ... 3
Appropriate prerequisite course(s); Instructor's permission required. Independent in-depth study on multimedia topics or software. Topics can include Advanced PhotoShop, Advanced Illustrator, cartoon and game animation using Flash, Using Lingo With Director or Authorware incorporating a series of software packages to be presented within a portfolio.