CIS120DC - Flash - Official Course Description

This course provides students with the ability to use Macromedia Flash 8. CIS120DC covers basic animation techniques used in the creation, manipulation, and editing of Flash animation graphics. This course can be completed completely online. All materials and lessons can be found at http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/business/cis120dcmx

Materials required

Text Book Foundation Flash 8
Kristian Besley, Sham Bhangal
Publisher: Friends of Ed; ISBN: 1590595424
You can purchase the book through Amazon.com.

Publisher Web Site

*If you already own Flash MX 2004 you can use the following text.

Foundation Flash MX 2004
Kristian Besley, Sham Bhangal
Publisher: Friends of Ed; ISBN: 1-59059-303-0;
You can purchase the book through Amazon.com.

Publisher Web Site

To work off campus you will also need a copy of Flash 8 or Flash MX 2004 ,
access to the internet and an email account.

Official Course Goals and Objectives

  1. Identify Flash tools. (I)
  2. Use vector graphics to create simple Flash animations. (II)
  3. Save new graphics in the Flash Library. (III)
  4. Use layers and timelines to create Flash animation. (IV)
  5. Create motion and shape tweens. (V)
  6. Add sound to Flash animation movies. (VI)
  7. Utilize Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents to embed Flash movies for delivery to the World Wide Web. (VII)

Course Requirements and Procedure

This course is organized into 15 Lessons. Each Lesson will require reading from the textbook. From the reading you will complete the practice work and then complete the assignment and submit itfor grading.

Each Lesson has the following parts

  1. Reading
    • You will be assigned a chapter from the text book to read.
    • There will also be supplemental reading and examples online
  2. Practice Work
    • The practice work assigned will help you create the basis for your assignment
    • Although the practice work will not be graded, it is critical for you to be able to complete your assignment
  3. Assignment
    • After you have completed the Reading and the Practice work of a Lesson, you will then be able to complete the Assignment. Your assignment will be sent in to be graded through e-mail.