TITLE OF COURSE: Multimedia Project Lab
COURSE NUMBER & SECTION: MMP460-1100, Spring 2020
SCHEDULE: Mondays 11AM-12:40PM & Wednesdays, 11AM-1:40PM, F-705
PROFESSOR: Anna Pinkas | email: apinkas@bmcc.cuny.edu | Office hours: Mondays, 1PM- 4PM (or by appointment), 199 Chambers St, room S-622J
CREDITS: 4| CLASS HRS: 3| LAB HRS/WEEK: 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students will work collaboratively to plan, design and create a complete interactive, multimedia project. Projects may be drawn from such applications and tools as: media campaign; information kiosks; websites and mobile apps; physical computing, and digital fabrication.
PREREQUISITES: MMP200 and any 200-level MMP or MMA course.
Course Student Learning Outcomes (Students will be able to…) | Measurements (means of assessment for student learning outcomes listed in first column |
Students will work in a group to plan, design and produce a complete, interactive multimedia project. | Campaign project |
Students will apply advanced digital skills, and combine several types of media to create a cohesive project. | Campaign project |
Students will carefully assess their target audience and design their project accordingly. | Campaign project |
Students will assess and improve their portfolio to assist them in meeting their educational/career goals. | Portfolio assignment |
REQUIRED TEXT
- This is an OER course. All resources are provided on the class website: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/mmp460-pinkas-s2020/
RECOMMENDED TEXT
- A good HTML5/CSS book
- The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition by Don Norman
- Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) by Steve Krug
- 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan Weinschenk
OTHER REQUIRED RESOURCES
- A USB drive or cloud file storage.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Students will use computers and various software applications to work on interactive, multimedia projects.
- Students will use various online resources in class and at home.
REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION OF STUDENTS
- Workshop exercises: 25%
- Portfolio: 15%
- Campaign project: 50%
- Class performance: 10%
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION
This section of MMP460 is part of BMCC’s Supplemental Instruction Program. Jose Torralba will be your SI leader this semester. He will attend all our sessions, provide assistance during class, and will run review sessions every Wednesdays: 2PM-4PM in Fiterman Hall, room 1006. He can also be reached via email at: josetorralba.1215@gmail.com.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS
- Digital media workshops (four from the following list: Typography, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, UX, Design Systems, Designing for Social Media, Kinetic typograph, AR/VR, Physical computing, Digital fabrication)
- Portfolio review and enhancement
- Teamwork/collaboration strategies
- Campaign project – Project research
- Campaign project – User Experience
- Campaign project – Visual Design
- Campaign project – Development
- Campaign project – Presentation
Below are the college’s general education learning outcomes, the outcomes that checked in the left-hand column indicate goals that will be covered and assessed in this course. (Check at least one.)
General Education Learning Outcomes | Measurements (means of assessment for student learning outcomes listed in first column |
Communication Skills- Students will be able to write, read, listen and speak critically and effectively | Class presentations, critiques and project briefs. |
Quantitative Reasoning: Students will be able to use quantitative skill and the concepts and methods of mathematic to solve problems. | n/a |
Scientific Reasoning– Students will be able to apply the concepts and methods of the natural sciences | n/a |
Social and Behavioral Science– Students will be apply the concepts and methods of the social sciences | n/a |
Arts & Humanities– Students will be able to develop knowledge and understanding of the arts and literature through critiques of works of art, music, theatre and literature. | Design assignments and class critique discussions. |
Information & Technology Literacy– Students will be able to collect, evaluate and interpret information and effectively use information technologies. | Design assignments and project briefs. |
Values– Students will be able to make informed choices based on an understating of personal values, human diversity, multicultural awareness and social responsibility. | Design assignments, project briefs and class critique discussions. |
Phone/tablets: Using your phone or tablet for talk or text is not allowed during this class. You may use headphones, but only during work periods, not when the teacher or other students are presenting.
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WEEKLY BREAKDOWN (suggested)
Week One (Mon 1/27 & Wed 1/29)
- Intro to course
- Portfolio review
- Intro to OpenLab
Deliverable: portfolio review: gathering, organizing, describing + OpenLab portfolio creation and link
Week Two (Mon 2/3 & Wed 2/5)
- Crit: portfolio review
- Campaign project overview
- Creating groups for the campaign project
- Brainstorming ideas
- Creating a pitch
Deliverable: team contracts + shared folder creation and link + pitch presentations
Week Three (Mon 2/10, NO CLASS ON WED 2/12 & MON 2/17, Wed 2/19)
- Crit: pitch presentations
- Planning the digital media workshops
- In-class workshop: portfolio review update
Deliverable: portfolio review – formatting
Weeks Four (Mon 2/24, Wed 2/26) and Five (Mon 3/2, Wed 3/4)
- Digital media workshops
- Digital media exercises
Deliverable: Digital media exercises
Week Six (Mon 3/9, Wed 3/11)
- Target audience
- Creative Brief
- Time management
Deliverable: persona, creative brief, task analysis
Week Seven (Mon 3/16 & Wed 3/18)
- Sketching and developing ideas
- Writing and presenting project proposals
Deliverable: text, start sketches (due on week 10)
Weeks Eight (Mon 3/23 & Wed 3/25)
- Color
- Typography
Deliverable: style guide
Nine (Mon 3/30 & Wed 4/1)
- Preparing the preliminary design presentations
Deliverable: preliminary design presentations (including sketches)
Week Ten (Mon 4/6, TUE 4/7 (FOLLOWS WED SCHEDULE)
- Preliminary design presentations
- Revising and finalizing the design
Deliverables: Revisions based on feedback received during the design review
!!! NO CLASS ON WED 4/8, Mon 4/13 & WED 4/15 – SPRING BREAK !!!
Weeks Eleven (Mon 4/20, Wed 4/22), Twelve (Mon 4/27, Wed 4/29), Thirteen (Mon 5/4, Wed 5/6)
- Design, production and code development
- Portfolio reviews
Deliverables: campaign project – production phase (team dependent)
Week Fourteen (Mon 5/11, Wed 5/13)
Deliverables: portfolio review – fully formatted.
Week Fifteen (Mon 5/18, Wed 5/20)
- Deliverables: Final presentations