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Audiovisual System Design – 43-4473 Wednesday, 3:30 – 6:20 p.m. Room 609, 33 East Congress
Course Description The department of Audio Arts and Acoustics produces graduates that are skilled and educated in sound and audio from the perspectives of live and installed applications, critical listening and psychoacoustics, and system design and operation. Increasingly our graduates enter a professional world that is no longer just audio and sound. Success in this market requires an awareness and education about video, display, projection and control systems. The Audio Visual Communication system plays a crucial role in delivering information and is a key part of almost all major installed projects. However, the end result is a tool for communication. Communication requires not just aural communication but visual as well. Audio and video are continually evolving into fully integrated systems. These systems require transmission, control and display subsystems as part of the whole integration. AV System Design is the first course in our department dedicated to these topics. Designed as a senior level course it will expose students to a host of new terms and concepts, yet focus on several basic areas: Display, control, flow/distribution, and a general introduction to industry considerations and influences. The course will provide added value to graduates interested in professional AV. The student will apply fundamental knowledge and techniques learned in previous courses (43-3610 Sound System Design, 43-3619 Installed System Documentation, 43-2610 Project Planning, Process and Implementation) in order to create a complete AV system design. This course will focus on: Light and vision aspects of AV design, viewing and visual display Control systems and automation Signal flow, connectivity, power and distribution Legal, regulatory and budget considerations Completion and documentation of a project design The course is a natural outcome of Columbia College’s relationship with InfoComm International, the industry’s premier trade association. InfoComm is a provider of industry training and certification for its members and the industry as a whole. InfoComm has agreed to provide access to this body of knowledge at no cost to Columbia College Chicago or its students. This material, in the form of electronic readings, along with other publications provides the background and body of knowledge for this course. Most of this material is copyrighted and is for individual student us only. Other materials, such as the textbook, is expected to be purchased by the student.
Course Outcomes This course will provide an understanding of the principles used in the design and implementation of a complete audiovisual system. Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Demonstrate a broad understanding of audiovisual communication design Analyze human and technical system requirements Describe and communicate audiovisual systems based on industry standard terminology and principles Apply learned principles to design a complete audiovisual system Synthesize conditions, needs, design requirements and budgets Analyze, evaluate, and develop system documentation Identify and explain the relationships between trades, consultants and stakeholders Understand legal and regulatory influences on system design
Instructors David McNutt, Assistant Professor, Columbia College Jeremy Caldera, Lead Audiovisual Design Engineer at ZDI, Normal, Illinois Text CTS Certified Technology Specialist Exam Guide, Second Edition, Brad Grimes ISBN 978-007-180796-8. This text is widely available for under $50 and remains a valuable reference on the desk of most AV system designers. It is the basis for individuals to study and take the CTS Certification Exam. We strongly recommend purchasing this book as your own reference guide. Other Reference Material Other reading and reference materials will be provided from many other sources including: -Audiovisual Best Practices, InfoComm International, ISBN 0-939718-20-0 -AV Implementation Handbook, InfoComm International, pdf -Audiovisual System Documentation Sample, Infocomm International ISBN 978-0939718-23-8 -CTS Prep, InfoComm International – Not-published – instructor access only -AV Design 1,2,3, InfoComm International – Not published – instructor access only Course Format This course has a lot of reading that must be completed prior to class in order to perform work and exercises during class, often in teams or groups. There will also be times, especially at the beginning of the semester where lecture and discussion will be important to emphasize concepts and topics in the reading. To get the most out of the course, and to support your participation as a team member, all reading should be completed prior to class. Classes will be structured so that student work is performed in class (projects, presentations, exercises, etc.). The student will be provided with extensive network-based resources with the teacher/student interface reserved for discussion and project guidance.
Course Project The semester project is the design of an audiovisual system for a multi-purpose training and meeting space. The design for these facilities will be created by the student throughout the semester, culminating in the final design. The student will be given a needs analysis and a room layout with dimensions from which the design will be created. This design will be presented to the class for peer review and evaluation. Class Lexicon Each student will be responsible for creating and defining the course lexicon in Moodle. Some terms will be suggested and discussed in class, others will be discovered and added by the student or the student team. Each student is required to add, edit, review and comment on the lexicon. This lexicon will published at the end of the course. Assessments and Grading The student’s grade will be based on regular quizzes (based on the reading/lecture material and administered on Moodle), group “teaching presentations and discussions” with classmates, class exercises, contribution to the course lexicon, and the Course Project Quizzes Course Lexicon participation Group presentations Class discussion/participation Course Project
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Class Schedule Class 1 Introduction, topics overview, course structure and requirements Class 2 Light and vision aspects of AV, AV in construction/architecture Class 3 Visual Displays Class 4 Visual Displays (cont’d) Class 5 Control Systems and automation Class 6 Signal Flow, Connectivity, and Infrastructure Class 7 Signal Flow, Connectivity, Infrastructure (cont’d) Class 8 Power Quality and Distribution Class 9 Project Progress Reports and Distributed Speaker Systems Class 10 Job process, coordination, and trade considerations Class 11 Legal, regulatory and budget influences Class 12 Completing and closing projects Class 13 The Professional Audio Visual Business Class 14 Putting It All Together Class 15 Final project review
GRADING SCALE 90% ≥ A 74% ≥ C+ < 77% 87% ≥ A– < 90% 70% ≥ C < 74% 84% ≥ B+ < 87% 67% ≥ C– < 70% 80% ≥ B < 84% 60% ≥ D < 67% 77% ≥ B– < 80% F < 60% I: (incomplete – assigned in accordance with the College’s academic guidelines) ACADEMIC HONESTY You are expected to abide by the College’s policies on academic honesty and integrity, http://colum.edu/integrity. Violations include but are not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification or sabotage of research data, destruction or misuse of the College’s academic resources, and alteration or falsification of academic records. Note that, while using a variety of resources to help you complete your assignments is not only encouraged but expected, copying them verbatim fails to communicate whether or not you have understood the materials, constitutes plagiarism, and is penalized. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS In the fifth week of the semester, your teacher will be asked to provide some early feedback on your academic performance to help the College identify students who may be falling behind and are at risk of not satisfactorily completing a course. This online Academic Progress Report (APR) will notify students in time to seek academic coaching or other assistance to improve their grade. The APR is necessary because new federal regulations require students who achieve less than a 2.0 GPA and/or don’t complete two-thirds of their classes for two semesters in a row to be dismissed from the College. Below is a sample, non-exhaustive list of indicators that may be considered by your teacher to trigger an early alert message regarding your progress: Student has missed at least half of the scheduled class sessions or individual conferences (3 out of 5 for classes that meet once a week; 5 out of 10 for classes that meet twice a week). Student consistently arrives more than 15 minutes late or leaves more than 15 minutes early and has turned in late the majority of assignments. Student has earned a grade lower than C on the majority of graded assignments so far (including quizzes, homework, in-class activities, etc.). If the semester ended at week 5, the student would receive a grade lower than C in this course. STUDIO EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCEDURES To manage requests for space and/or equipment utilization, the Department has developed a number of procedures applicable to both faculty and students: http://www.colum.edu/aaa → Facilities → Studio Policies & Procedures These are common sense protocols and adherence to them by all concerned increases the likelihood that equipment and facilities will be available for the greatest number of
students/faculty and over the longest possible life of the equipment. All students/faculty should be familiar with these policies and procedures. COLLEGE-WIDE TUTORING The Learning Studio, located at 618 S. Michigan Avenue, first floor, is an excellent resource for tutoring and Peer Academic Coaching in mathematics, science, English, foreign languages, technology, and more. To make an appointment click on the OASIS tab labeled "My Appointments," call 312-369-8130, or just walk in. For more information, please visit http://www.colum.edu/learningstudio STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT Columbia College Chicago seeks to maintain a supportive academic environment for students with disabilities. Students who self-identify as having a disability should present their documentation to the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office. After the documentation has been reviewed by the SSD office, a Columbia College accommodation letter will be provided to the student. Students are encouraged to present their Columbia accommodation letters to each instructor at the beginning of the semester so that accommodations can be arranged in a timely manner by the College, the department, or the faculty member, as appropriate. Accommodations will begin at the time the letter is presented. Students with disabilities who do not have accommodation letters should visit the office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 623 S. Wabash Room 304, (312-3698296), http://www.colum.edu/students/Academics/Services_for_Students_with_Disabilities/inde x.php
