Reading and Assignments to complete

Week Activitiy Assignment Due Date
Week 1
8/16-8/23
  • Read: Lesson 1 (Lessons - Week 1 folder)
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    • View Adobe Videos
    • View Moock Video
  • Read: Chapter 1: Core Concepts (Mook textbook)
 Post: Introduction to Discussion Board for Week 1 First post by 8/21 (6:00 P.M.) & two more posts by 8/23 (11:55 P.M.)
Week 2
8/24-8/30
  • Read: Chapter 27: Text Display and Input (Mook textbook)
  • Video: How to Locate and Use the AS3 Language Reference (Lessons - Week 2 folder)
  • Video: How to Complete Your First FB Project (Lessons - Week 2 folder)
 Post: Lesson01 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 2 8/30

Week 3
8/31-9/6
  • Read: Chapter 4: Static Variables and Static Methods (Mook textbook)
 Post: Reflections to Discussion Board for Week 3 First post by 9/4 (6:00 P.M.) & two more posts by 9/6 (11:55 P.M.)
Week 4
9/7-9/13
  • Read: Chapter 2: Conditionals and Loops (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson02 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 4 folder)
 Post: Lesson02 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 4 9/13
Week 5
9/14-9/20
  • Read: Chapter 5: Functions (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson03 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 5 folder)
 Post: Lesson03 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 5 9/20
Week 6
9/21-9/27
  • Read: Chapter 10: Statements and Operators (Mook textbook)
  • View: Mentoring List (Lessons - Week 6 folder)
 Post: Missed assignments to Discussion Board for Week 6 & work with your mentor 9/24

Week 7
9/28-10/4
  • Read: Chapter 20: The Display API and the Display List
 Mentoring Continued
Post: Completed SWF file to Discussion Board for Week 6 		10/4
Week 8
10/5-10/11
  • Read: Chapter 25: Drawing with Vectors
  • Video: Lesson04 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 8 folder)
 Post: Lesson04 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 8 10/11
Week 9
10/12-10/18
  • Read: Chapter 26: Bitmap Programming (Mook textbook)
  • Read: Chapter 28: Loading External Display Assets (Mook textbook)
 Post: Proposal for Final Project to Discussion Board for Week 9 10/18
Week 10
10/19-10/25
  • Read: Chapter 12: Events and Event handling (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson05 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 10 folder)
 Post: Lesson05 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 10 10/25
Week 11
10/26-11/1
  • Read: Chapter 21: Events and Display Heirarchies (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson06 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 11 folder)
 Post: Lesson06 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 11 11/1
Week 12
11/2-11/8
  • Read: Chapter 11: Arrays (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson07 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 12 folder)
 Post: Lesson07 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 12 11/8
Week 13
11/9-11/15
  • Read: Chapter 6: Inheritance (Mook textbook)
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Week 14
11/16-11/22
  • Read: Chapter 22: Interactivity (Mook textbook)
  • Video: Lesson08 Video Demonstration (Lessons - Week 14 folder)
 Post: Lesson08 SWF to Discussion Board for Week 13 11/22
Week 15
11/23-11/29 		Post: 3 ActionScript Web Site Links to Discussion Board for Week 15 11/29
Week 16
11/30-12/6		 Post: Final Project SWF to Discussion Board for Week 16 12/6

Instructor's Notes to Students:

This course has no formal exams and is based on cooperative and project oriented learning. Your participation is very important to everyone's success in this class. Please keep up with the reading assignments so that you can make intelligent posts in the discussion forums. It is very important that you particpate in all of the discussion forums in a timely manner by always posting your comments and replies by the deadlines stated for each forum. Your Discusison Board posts, Lesson SWFs and Final project must be posted by 11:55 P.M. of the assignment due date (listed in the right hand column for each project), there will be NO EXCEPTIONS and NO MAKEUPS!!! If you miss any three discussion posts or assignment posts, you will be dropped from the class.