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A216
Digital Multimedia
Concepts and Technologies.

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Instructor: Jeff Whitmer

  • Office: Lindley Hall 201G.
  • Office Hours: TBA. Appointments also available.
  • Office Hour Special NOTES:
    • Any changes to my office hours will be posted here.
      • Monday, January 9, 2012: Classes Begin.
      • Monday, January 16, 2012: Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Classes do not meet.
  • Phone: 855-3974.
  • E-mail: jwhitmer@cs.indiana.edu.

Meeting Times:

Spring 2012: MW: 11:15am - 12:05pm (section 19956) in INFO East 150 (new learning space)

Lab Times:

Spring 2011:

  • Tue/Thu: 1:00 - 2:15pm in LH023 (section 19957)
  • Tue/Thu: 2:30 - 3:45pm in LH023 (section 20025)
  • Tue/Thu: 4:00 - 5:15pm in LH023 (section 24323)
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Spring 2012 Students: Please note the following:
[Updated: 2/13/12]


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  • Quiz 1 scores and answers posted: Quiz 1 scores are posted on OnCourse and you can find the answer sheet as a link in the "shared resources" section of the Homework Assignments Page. If your score was 7/10 or above, you are probably in good shape understanding the basics. I do not plan to return these at this point, but we will take some time today, 2/13/12, to discuss some of the common misconceptions/mistakes.

  • NOTES/UPDATES ON FIRST PROJECT A couple of notes about the First Project. 1) Some have asked about what sources can be used for this project. My PREFERENCE is that all content in the First Project be original to the members of your team. It does not have to be something you created this term, but it needs to be created by a teammate. HOWEVER, this is a preference, NOT A REQUIREMENT. IF your team wants to use other sources, you need to be very clear about this in Phase 1 AND you need to explain thoroughly how you will use this material, where you will find it, and how you will both confirm and provide proof of confirmation that it is public domain or license-free, or neither copyrighted or registered. In other words, you need to establish that your sources can be legally used by your team. 2) While the suggested time limit should help you avoid this, your First Project can be submitted on a DVD, as opposed to a CD. This will allow you up to about 4GB of space instead of the 660-840MB of a CD. "Package for CD" will work just fine to burn to a DVD. Don't let the name worry you.

  • Clarification of Course Guidelines: I realize what follows may be clear and obvious, but since questions have arisen, I want everyone in the course to have access to the same information. Attendance in A216 classes and labs in not optional if you want to pass the course. While I do not have the strict policy some of my colleages do, i.e., miss 3 meetings and you drop a full letter grade, failure to attend can still have some very dramatic consequences for your Final Grade in the course. If you miss class meetings, not only do you lose attendance "points," but you miss CATs and your Participation score (which, at 10% of your Final Grade, does represent a full letter grade) cannot be high if you are literally not there. In labs, while we do not take attendance, we do have Quizzes, occassional CATs, and things that cannot be done anywhere else, like shooting the stills and videos in the last two labs using the 8 cameras we provide. In addition, we will be using lab time for the rest of the course as guaranteed teamwork time. Don't forget another 10% of your Final Grade is how you are assessed by your teammates, and if you are not there, you cannot expect a sterling assessment. To be clear, your teammates have the absolute right to expect you to be at every lab, and you have the right to expect the same of you teammates. I hope this clarifies any possible confusions. If it doesn't, be sure to let me know.

  • THE FIRST PROJECT DESCRIPTION is now available via the Homework Assignments page. It has four (4) Phases and four (4) corresponding due dates: February 15, February 27, March 7, and March 9, 2012. It also has different methods of submission for different phases. PLEASE be sure to read it carefully and ask any questions you have promptly. Also note the potentially severe penalties if you miss the deadline for any of the Phases. Again, if you have questions, be sure to ask them as early in the process as possible.

  • A216 TEAMS with USERNAMES has been updated. It is available as a link on the Homework page and the Lab Guide page. Several teams have lost a member in the last week via Drop. Please check the list so you can communicate with your other teammates. I will be asking you to identify your "Team Communicator" by Wednesday, 2/8/12.

  • The compiled questions from JITs 1 and 2 are now available as a link on the Homework page. These were another great set of questions and will help guide our discussions, even if we don't answer every last one. I have copied them verbatim, so be aware that some do perpetuate some common misconceptions about these topics. That's a good thing, because one of our goals is to gain a clear understanding of such issues. Right now, I plan to dedicate classtime on Monday, February 6 to looking at many of these.

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Laboratory Instructors, Spring 2012:

Mark Wilson

Email: mw54@indiana.edu

  • Office Hours: Usually part of lab. Appointments also available.
  • Lab Times:
    • Tue/Thu: 1:00 - 2:15pm in LH023 (section 19957)
    • Tue/Thu: 2:30 - 3:45pm in LH023 (section 20025)

Josh Feinberg

Email: joshfein@indiana.edu

  • Office Hours: Usually part of lab. Appointments also available.
  • Lab Times:
    • Tue/Thu: 4:00 - 5:15pm in LH023 (section 24323)
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