MGD 164

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	Digital Video Editing I
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	MGD 164	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	None

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Cut by Cut: Editing Your Film or Video
	SUPPLIES:	DVD-R Disks Flash Drive (optional)
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	This course teaches non-linear video editing techniques. Topics and demonstrations will cover video desktop fundamentals, managing video desktop projects, working with media, folders and files, digitizing media, working with bins, programs, creating transitions and audio. Content will include aesthetic theory, critical examination and practical hands-on technical video editing production.
5.	COURSE GOAL:	Provide students with an introduction to non-linear editing concepts and practices. The student will gain hands-on experience in non-linear editing fundamentals.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will
	(A)	The student will be able to discuss theory of desktop editing principles.
	(B)	The student will be able to demonstrate computer memory management.
	(C)	The student will be able to demonstrate proper process for setting up a desktop video project.
	(D)	The student will be able to demonstrate proper use of media folders and files.
	(E)	The student will be able to demonstrate proper technique for video digitization and image capture.
	(F)	The student will be able to demonstrate proper technique for manipulation of chips and other elements in a video desktop timeline.
	(G)	The student will be able to discuss editing, aesthetic theory and provide some critical analysis of editing.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
			Projects	50%
			Exams & Final	50%
			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 to 100	A
			80 to 89	B
			70 to 79	C
			60 to 69	D
			0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
3.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE:
9.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.