CIS 465 MultimediaSpring 2015

Section 50: 6:00pm-7:15pm MW, LB 240Prerequisite: CIS 368

Instructor: Timothy Arndt Office location: BU 331Office Phone: (216) 687-4779 Office hours: MW 2:30pm-5:30pmE-Mail: arndt@cis.csuohio.edu Home Page: http://cis.csuohio.edu/~arndt

Catalog Description: Prerequisite: CIS 368. Topics include multimedia data capture and representation including audio, image and video. Multimedia authoring paradigms and practice using a multimedia authoring tool will be discussed. Other topics include principles of user interface design, use of multimedia on the web, commercial tools for audio, image and video processing.

Texts: The Science of Digital Media, Burg, Prentice Hall.

Expected Outcomes: By the end of the class, you should understand what multimedia computing is, be familiar with how multimedia data is stored and processed by computers, be able to use a high level language and the Java media APIs for media processing, and be able to use commercial tools for multimedia capture and editing.

Last day to drop: F, January 16 (without W grade), F, March 27 (with W grade).Final Exam: Monday May 4, 6pm-8pm

GradingAssignments or tutorials (4 or 5) 40% Midterm Exams (2) 30% Final Exam

15% Project/ Presentation 15%

I reserve the right to change the weighting and number of assignments.

The following grading scale will be used to calculate final grades (subject to curving if class grades on exams are substantially below expected):

Total percentage earned

Total percentage earned

93 - 100% A 80 - 82% B-90 - 92% A- 77 – 79% C+87 - 89% B+ 70 – 76% C83 - 86% B 60 – 69% D

59% and under F

Course policy(1) Class participation and preparation

Class participation and regular attendance are expected. If a student misses a class, the student is responsible for bringing herself/himself up-to-date on class material and assignments.

All students are expected to read the assigned chapters prior to coming to class. Cell-phones may not be used during class. If I see you using a cell-phone, I will ask

you to leave the classroom for the rest of the class period. Laptops/tablets may not be open/turned on during class period. Continuous absence or late arrival may result in a warning. If the absence/lateness

continues after the warning, your semester grade will be lowered by 5%.(2) Exams

Exams will be based on the combination of: material covered in lectures, the assigned reading from the textbooks, material covered in the notes, and lab practice.

All exams are closed books and closed notes.(3) Homework assignments

All homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the specified date. An assignment turned in one day late will get a 10% penalty, two days late will get a 20% penalty, etc. Assignments turned in after the beginning of class on the due date will be counted as one day late and will receive a 10% penalty.

All assignments must be individually and independently completed. Should two or more students turn in substantially the same solution or program, in the judgment of the instructor, the solution will be considered a group effort. All involved in a group effort homework will receive a zero grade for that assignment.

No late assignment will be accepted after the assignment is graded and returned.(4) Make-up exams

Make-up exams will only be given in case of serious need and only when the instructor is notified prior to the exam time. If this is not done, the grade is automatically 0 for that exam.

Written verification for the student’s inability to take an exam will be required.(5) Class cancellation

If I need to cancel class for any reason, I will try to put an announcement on the course web page as early as possible.

(6) Submission of programming assignments Your program and all other supporting documents must be emailed to the following

account: csucis658@yahoo.com If you need to compress your file(s) you should only use zip compression. You may need to change the extension to one or more of your files to make it past

email filters (on your end or mine). If you are not sure, send a separate email to the yahoo.com account asking for verification of your submission.

You should always include an executable file or class file (not just source code). I will not compile any programs.

Failure to follow these rules will result in the loss of points on your assignment.(7) Grading mistakes

All grading mistakes must be corrected within one week of the return of the assignment or exam. No exceptions.

It is your responsibility to verify that your exams/assignments have been graded correctly.

Grading Criteria

No extra credit will be given.

For programming assignments, in order to receive a grade of 100, the program must be extensively commented, well formatted, and must meet all program requirements as stated in the assignment. A document containing (as a minimum) the name of the programmer, complete instructions for running the program (including any assumptions about the test environment), any limitations of the program, and a test procedure. This document must be formatted as text (not Word) unless explicit permission is given. Any test data needed for testing (e.g. media files) must be provided as well.

Deductions will be made for violations of any of the above criteria.

A program that does not run at all will not receive a grade above 70.

A program that always fails to produce correct results will not receive a grade above 80.

Programs that work on some (but not all) test cases (both those provided by the student and those provided by the instructor) will have a maximum grade of between 81 and 95, depending on the number of cases in which the program produces incorrect results.

For exams, problems will be multiple choice/true false/short answer as well as problem solving and descriptive problems. For problem solving type questions, mistakes in arithmetic will result in only small deductions while failure to use the correct technique will result in a larger deduction. Any assumptions that you make in answering these types of questions should be written as part of the answer to the question. A small deduction will be made if your answer is very hard to read, so be neat. Illegible answers will receive no credit. For descriptive type questions, if you describe some other entity rather than one asked for, you will receive no credit.

For tutorials, in order to receive 100% you should successfully complete all assigned tasks.

Course Schedule: See class website for most up to date information.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES

Diversity statement: This classroom will be a safe and respectful environment that will respect all differences, i.e., race, ethnicity, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, religion, and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

Disability statement: Educational access is the provision of classroom accommodations, auxiliary aids and services to ensure equal educational opportunities for

all students regardless of their disability. Any student who feels he/she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Disability Services at (216) 687-2015. The office is located in MC 147. Accommodations need to be requested in advance and will not be granted retroactively.

Academic Honesty: All student work should reflect a devotion to academic honesty. As found in The Code of Student Conduct: “The Cleveland State University Academic Community values honesty and integrity and holds its members to high standards of ethical conduct. Academic dishonesty is, therefore, unacceptable, and students must be prepared to accept the appropriate sanctions for any dishonest academic behavior as outlined in this policy on academic misconduct.” (p. 18) Such conduct includes cheating, plagiarism, and tampering. The full code can be found at: https://mycsu.csuohio.edu/studentlife/StudentCodeOfConduct.pdf or by contacting the Department of Student Life.

Academic Misconduct: Any form of academic misconduct will earn an immediate grade of U/F for the course. In addition, your name will be forwarded to the Academic Misconduct Review Committee, for a hearing concerning your suspension from the University. To be clear, I consider any and every instance of academic misconduct to be a major infraction. I strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the various forms of academic misconduct in the CSU Code of student Conduct. All the work that you hand in must represent your own independent and unique work. It should be distinct from that of every other student in class. If you have questions about this, please ask—it is best to resolve these issues in advance.

All students will adhere to the Viking Creed: We, the Members of the Cleveland State University community, as active citizens in a living and learning environment, bring to our campus a shared vision where “community” means:

Sharing a clear vision of our common purpose

Treating all people fairly, justly and respectfully

Embracing and celebrating our diversity Collaborating toward a common goal

Exhibiting caring and trust involving students at all levels

Connecting Cleveland State University with our Greater Community

Embracing CSU as the metropolitan education center of Cleveland

Learning in and out of the classroom

Celebrating ourselves through traditions Taking responsibility to lead, to listen and to serve

Sharing power and influence Committing to life-long learning and personal growth

As member of the Cleveland State University community, we have an individual and a shared responsibility to practice the Viking Community Creed in order to create a campus of inclusion, respect, integrity and purpose

Cancellation of Class due to Weather: Class will not be cancelled due to weather unless the University is closed. Check CSU’s main webpage (www.csuohio.edu) for announcements. If CSU is open, class will proceed as scheduled, including any quizzes, exams or deadlines that are scheduled.