Reading and Assignments to complete

Week Activities Assignments Due Date
Week 1
1/25-1/31
  • Read Chapter 1: Core Concepts
  • Read Lesson 1
    • Download & Install Flex Builder 3
    • View Adobe Videos
    • View Moock Video
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 1
    
Week 2
2/1-2/7
  • Read Chapter 2: Conditionals and Loops
  • Read Chapter 4: Static Variables and Static Methods
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 2
    

Week 3
2/8-2/14

    
Week 4
2/15-2/21
  • Read Chapter 6: Inheritance
    Read     Chapter 7: Compiling and Running a Program
  • Video How to Complete Exercise 2
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 4
    
Week 5
2/22-2/28		    
Week 6/7
3/1-3/14
  • Read Chapter 11: Arrays
  • Post Alpha version of project
 Project Alpha Mar. 14

Week 8
3/15-3/21
  • Read Chapter 12: Events and Event handling
  • Read Chapter 13: Exceptions and Error Handling
  • Post Critique of Project Alpha
    
Week 9
3/22-3/28
  • Read Chapter 16: Scope
  • Read Chapter 17: Namespaces
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 9
    
Spring Break
Week 10
4/5-4/11
  • Read Chapter 18: XML and EX4
  • Read Chapter 19: Flash Player Security Restrictions
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 10
    
Week 11
4/12-4/18
  • Read Chapter 20: The Display API and the Display List
  • Read Chapter 21: Events and Display Heirarchies
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 11
    
Week 12
4/19-4/25
  • Post Beta Version of Project
 Project Beta Apr. 25
Week 13
4/26-5/2
  • Read Chapter 22: Interactivity
  • Read Chapter 23: Screen Updates
  • Post Critque of Project Beta
    
Week 14
5/3-5/9
  • Read Chapter 24: Programmatic Animation
  • Read Chapter 25: Drawing with Vectors
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 14
    
Week 15
5/10-5/16
  • Read Chapter 26: Bitmap Programming
  • Read Chapter 27: Text Display and Input
  • Post to Discussion Forum for Week 15
    
Week 16/17
5/17-5/30
  • Post Final Project
  • Post Critique of Final Project
 Final Project May 30

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. Plus, your alpha, beta, and final projects 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!!! If you miss any three discussion posts or assignment posts, you will be dropped from the class.