Creative Media Technology
CMT 115 Photography
Summer 2010

www.weaponize.com

http://www.learn.nmsu.edu
This is the link to BlackBoard where you will be able to check your grade and submit assignments. If you don't yet have a NMSU ID click on "Set Up Your NMSU Username and Password".

http://www.weaponize.com
Memorize this address or at least write it down. Here you will find the class calendar, information on grading, handouts, and project files.

Tutoring
Ramon Vasquez
575 528 7052
ramvasqu@nmsu.edu
or visit open labs at East Mesa Campus

Student Computer Access:
Hours for open Computer Lab 103 laboratory on the East Mesa campus are:
8 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday
8 am to 5 pm Friday
9 am to 3 pm Saturday
CLOSED SUNDAY
Call: 575 528 7265 for more information.

Camera Access:
Ramon Vasquez
575 528 7052
ramvasqu@nmsu.edu
Visit him in Computer Lab Room 103 on the East Mesa campus
1pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday
Camera Check-out form

Texts
Not mandatory, For reference only:
TBD

Materials
4 GB or larger Flash USB Drive

Students checking out cameras from DACC will be required to purchase their own memory cards (> 1 GB recommended).

Prerequisites
You should be computer literate and competent.

Requirements
A > 5 megapixel digital camera with manual control capability is required if you plan to provide your own camera. The school does check out cameras.

Overview
Photographic capture of visual material can be an important part of the creative graphics development process. Direct digital capture via digital photography is fast becoming the norm. This class provides an introduction to the technology of digital photography as well as the fundamentals of composition and image editing. This class is designed to familiarize you with the technology of digital cameras and basic techniques of photography. Emphasis will be placed on learning to "see" and to use a digital camera to create dynamic imagery and create photographs beyond what would be considered a “Snapshot.”

Student Learning Objectives
A fundamental understanding of camera operation.
An understanding of basic digital photography terminology.
An understanding of exposure, composition and lighting.
A basic understanding of digital image editing through Adobe Photoshop and Bridge.

Procedures
Class time will include lectures and hands-on experience with digital cameras and computer editing. The textbook will be used as a reference tool with some required reading. All photo assignments will be critiqued and discussed in class.

Important Dates:                    
NMSU Calendar

Academic misconduct
Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:

1. Cheating or knowingly assisting another student in committing an act of cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty.
2. Plagiarism - using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Any ideas, words, pictures, or other source must be acknowledged in a citation that gives credit to the source.
3. Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserve library materials, laboratory materials, or other course-related materials.
4. Unauthorized changing of grades on an examination, in an instructor’s grade book, or on a grade report; or unauthorized access to academic computer records.
5. Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other DACC/NMSU records in, or for, academic departments or colleges.

Students with disabilities
Students with Disabilities: If you have, or believe you have, a disability you may wish to self-identify.  You may do so by providing documentation to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) located in Room 117 at the DACC Central Campus in Las Cruces (Gregg & Espina, Phone: Voice 527-7548, TTY 527-7647).  Appropriate accommodations may then be provided for you.  Contact us at ssddacc@nmsu.edu with any questions.    Information about SSD can be found on our webpage, http://dacc.nmsu.edu/serv/dss/.

If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit the premises in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or the Specialist, Services for Students with Disabilities. A brochure, “Self-Disclose, Don’t Presuppose,” is available in Room 117 at the DACC Central Campus in Las Cruces.  If you have general questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), call the ADA Coordinator at 527-7545.

Notes

• Auditing: A student may choose to audit a course. However, that student will be expected to fully participate in the course including lectures, assignments, and projects. If you do not plan on being a fully active member of the course, please discuss with your instructor dropping the course.
• Financial Aid Notice: You must attend classes to receive financial aid. If you stop attending or drop any courses, you may be required to repay all or part of the financial aid received.
• Emergency Alert System (EAS): EAS messages for inclement weather notices or handling of other emergencies can be found at: Http://safety.nmsu.edu/emergency.htm
• Cell phones, pagers, beeper and electronic entertainment devices: All cellular phones, pagers and beepers are to be turned OFF or switched to silent or vibrator mode while in the classroom at all times. Electronic entertainment devices must be turned off and head phones removed during class, unless used for class. During examinations, cellular phones MUST BE TURNED OFF. Any use of a cell phone during examinations will result in a zero for that exam.
• CMT Media Statement: Because of our exceptional students, we may collect work for display, marketing, and archiving for DACC and the CMT program. If you do not wish to have your work shown in a public venue, please be sure to submit your request in writing to your instructor.
• Computers, e-mail, and the Internet: Students use of computers, e-mail, and the Internet may only be used for assignments related to class instruction. If you must check your messages do it during the regular break only.
• Grades: If you should not agree with your final grade, you have the right to appeal it using the process found in the 2008-2009 DACC Student Handbook.
• This syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to students.

Cell phones, pagers, beepers and electronic entertainment devices:
All cellular phones, pagers and beepers are to be turned Off or switched to silent of vibrate mode while in the classroom at all times. Electronic entertainment devices must be turned off and head phones removed during class. During examinations cellular phones MUST BE TURNED OFF. Any use of a cell phone during examinations will result in a zero for that exam. The instructor reserves the right to dismiss a student who violates this policy; a dismissal will be recorded as an absence. There are no exceptions to these rule. If you must take and make calls; this is to be done during the regular break outside the classroom.

Computers, e-mail, and the Internet:
Student's use of computers, e-mail, and the Internet may only be used for assignments related to class instruction. If you must check your messages do it during the regular break only.

Campus Security:
Security staff is available to all faculty and students at the various DACC locations. If you have a security matter, need an escort, or a guard for safety purposes, please call Campus Security.
Main Campus-----202-8962
East Mesa Campus----202-9781
Gadsden Campus----915-6954
Sunland Park Center-----915-5728
Workforce Center-------915-6194
Help keep DACC a safe place to learn and work.
Security Office:  153E Main Campus, 528-7029 (M-F, 8-5)

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