Cambridge High School Audio & Video Technology & Film II Course Syllabus

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1 Dear Student: Welcome back to the Cambridge High School AVTF program! The professional and academic standards you will practice in this course will reflect the extraordinary character assembled at Cambridge High School. I am excited about the many great things we are showcasing in Bear Country. As a Career and Technical Education class, will enable students to utilize their first year AVTF curriculum and expand on their knowledge as they explore the various aspects of the television production industry. The CTE department believes that education s most important function is to provide all students with skills needed for postsecondary education and careers. This yearlong course prepares students for advanced production work in BVP 3 as specified by the Georgia Performance Standards, and gives these students an advantage in career exploration and pursuing this course of study in college. Our career exploration of video production will involve both the understanding of concepts and mastery of skills demonstrating those concepts. Students will be entrusted with very expensive production equipment in this class. Therefore, our professional etiquette and behavior is paramount. I expect you to be engaged in this class, act responsibly with equipment and supplies, and connect the student body, faculty, and community to the pictures, people, and pace of Bear Country. I m looking forward to a great year with you. I am confident you will enjoy your time in this class. Thank you, Coach Schneider Audio-Video Technology and Film Production Cambridge High School 2845 Bethany Bend Milton, GA Ext. 162 [email protected]

2 Class Information Instructor Marc Schneider Room Tutorial Days By appointment Cambridge High School REQUIRED MATERIALS/EXPECTATIONS Adhere to all policies outlined in the AVTF Curriculum Policies form. Attend class on time Be prepared (every class) with a notebook and pen SD Memory Card Flashdrive Folder for Professional Development Sheets to be turned into instructor Create your own Vimeo/YouTube account. Video submissions will be viewed from your accounts. Communicate any concerns pertaining to the course with Coach Schneider. I didn t know / I forgot is not an acceptable excuse. Sign Up for Remind (formerly Remind 101) o to (713) COURSE DESCRIPTION This one credit course is the second in a series of three that prepares students for a career in Audio Video Technology and Film production and/or to transfer to a postsecondary program for further study. Topics include Planning, Writing, Directing and Editing a Production; Field Equipment Functions; Operational Set-Up and Maintenance; Advanced Editing Operations; Studio Productions; Performance; Audio/Video Control Systems; Production Graphics; Career Opportunities; and Professional Ethics. Skills USA, the Georgia Scholastic Press Association, Technology Student Association (TSA) and Student Television Network are examples of, but not limited to, appropriate organizations for providing leadership training and/or for reinforcing specific career and technical skills and may be considered an integral part of the instructional program. GRADING Tests Employability Grade Professional Development Performance-based Assessment Final Exam 15% of final grade 40% of final grade 10% of final grade 20% of final grade 15% of final grade

3 EMPLOYABILITY GRADE Your employability grade is a critical grade for this career and technical education course. It will be determined by four semester employability evaluations in accordance with the employability standards outlined for the course that include (but are not limited to) your punctuality/attendance, attitude, and overall professionalism. It is the student s responsibility to arrange a conference day/time with the instructor during the specified evaluation period. If you fail to establish a conference with me, the result will be a 0 score for the evaluation period. Only students with documented medical emergencies will be given an evaluation review outside the evaluation period. This grade is determined by what you can show me you did. Each student is responsible for completing and printing the CBN Employability Evaluation Form found on tvbears.com. The student must bring this completed form to the evaluation conference. Evaluation conferences are for the student and instructor only. Parents/ Guardians are welcome to make an appointment with the instructor to discuss the evaluation process of their child. Fall Evaluation Periods Conferences 1) Eval Period 1: August 11- September 11 September 15-19, ) Eval Period 2: September 12- October 12 October 6-10, ) Eval Period 3: October 13- November 13 November 10-14, ) Eval Period 4: November 14- December 18 December 15-18, 2014 Spring Evaluation Periods Conferences 5) Eval Period 1: January 6- February 6, 2015 February 9-13, ) Eval Period 2: February 7- March 7, 2015 March 16-20, ) Eval Period 3: March 8- April 3, 2015 March 30- April 3, ) Eval Period 4: April 13- May 21, 2015 May 18-21, 2015 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: As a major objective of career and technical education, preparation for the professional world is critical. Most professions require ongoing job skill development and membership in professional organizations. To initiate such preparation, this program requires students to earn points demonstrating professional development. There are several ways to achieve the needed points. Production support in scheduled Cambridge extracurricular activities, including sporting events, drama performances, club activities, joining Skills USA. In these activities points are assigned in the following ways: Participation in an activity during or adjacent to the school day, including attending meetings, counts 10 points. Participation in after school hours or weekend activities counts 20 points per day.

4 Students are COMPLETELY responsible for maintaining their points sheet (found on tvbears.com and supporting documentation.) Failing to complete this will result in a 0 grade for ten percent of your grade. You may fail the course for failing to complete this requirement. Professional Development Folders are due for grade entry on December 5, 2014 (Fall Semester) and May 8, 2015 (Spring Semester). COURSE CALENDAR A weekly agenda will be posted on tvbears.com. The course calendar may be changed at any time by the instructor. If there is an agenda change, an announcement will be made in class. Ultimately, students are responsible for all information posted on their class page and the learning platform accessible through tvbears.com. GRADING SCALE Letter Grade Numeric Scale A B C F BELOW 70 THE MISSION OF THE CAMBRIDGE BEARS NETWORK The Cambridge Bears Network strives to: Cultivate critical thinking, interpersonal and leadership skills Foster the development of strong work habits and real world expertise Collaborate with the utmost professionalism on cutting edge video and film productions Promote the people, pictures, and pace of Bear Country. THE NO RULE POLICY The NO Rule policy is a code of conduct policy relating to a student s video production work. Simply, the NO Rule states: A student must keep the content of his/her video school appropriate. NO Drug references NO Obscene Language NO Gun references NO Sexual references NO Racial references This policy is strictly enforced at the instructor s discretion. A student s failure to follow these guidelines will result in the student (students, if it is a group project) receiving a grade of 0 for

5 that project. The NO Rules violation 0s cannot be made up. If you are ever unsure as to whether or not you are permitted to do something in your production, then it is probably a NO. DEADLINE POLICY Meeting deadlines is central to the production industry. Therefore, all students are expected to meet their project deadlines. Penalty for late submissions: (No exceptions) One day late: -11 points (Best possible score: 89) Two days late: -21 points (Best possible score: 79) Three days late: -31 points (Best possible score: 69) Assignments over three days late will not be accepted. MAKE-UP WORK AND TESTS It is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor for all make-up work for class assignments and tests not completed due to an excused absence or extenuating circumstance. Students with excused absences may make up work within the same amount of time as the duration of the absence. Students absent only the day before an announced test will be expected to take the test with the class. Make up work must be completed outside of class time within a week of the absence. IF COACH SCHNEIDER IS ABSENT Students will be expected to stay in the classroom and work on the lesson plan presented by the substitute teacher. No student will enter the editing bays, control room, or studio in my absence NO EXCEPTIONS. ATTENDANCE POLICY Students are expected to attend class. Attendance will be taken as specified in the student handbook. All unexcused absences as certified by the school attendance office will reflect negatively upon the student s employability grade and evaluation. Additionally, students are expected to be the classroom during the first 10 minutes and last ten minutes of class. Any personal matters unrelated to the class- including trips to the restroom- will be for emergencies only. TARDY POLICY You will be expected to be on time for this class. Being late in the production industry will cost you your job- plain and simple. Please be in your seat and ready to go when the bell sounds. The door will be closed and locked at the sound of the bell. If a student is not in the classroom, then he/she will be asked for a pass from the front office, attendance office, counseling office or

6 clinic. No other passes are admissible to my classroom. If the student is unable to provide a pass from one of the aforementioned locations, then he/she will be marked tardy and impact that student s employability grade. Tardy consequences: 1st offense- written warning 2nd offense- parent contact 3rd offense- discipline referral (detention) Each additional offense- referral to administration RECOVERY POLICY Fulton County policy regarding recovery is as follows: Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade will be allowed when all work required to date has been completed and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements including attendance. Students should contact the teacher concerning recovery opportunities. Teachers are expected to establish a reasonable time period for recovery work to be completed during the semester. All recovery work must be directly related to course objectives and must be completed ten school days prior to the end of the semester. Teachers will determine when and how students with extenuating circumstances may improve their grades. HONOR CODE Every Cambridge High School student is honor bound to refrain from lying, cheating, and stealing. Lying is the student s intentional falsification or denial of fact or the student s intentional creation of a false impression. Cheating is giving, receiving, or attempting either to give or receive unauthorized help that could result in an unfair advantage in student s completions of schoolwork. Cheating is the representation of another s work as being one s own. Stealing is the taking of anything without the consent of the owner. Teachers may have students sign a pledge that they have neither given nor received any help or assistance on a test, activity, or examination. When students are aware of an Honor Code violation, they should talk with the person involved and should report the violation to a teacher or an administrator. Teachers are responsible for both handing and reporting Honor Code violations. The degree of judgment will vary with the severity of the infraction. Teachers will deal with Honor Code infractions regarding homework, class assignments, and quizzes; administrators will meet with student, parent (s), and teacher to deal with infractions regarding tests, research and major papers, etc. Students will receive a zero on the assignment and may receive further disciplinary action. Honor Code violations will result in dismissal from the National Honor Society, and Beta Club. They may jeopardize grades, extracurricular participation, and faculty-based selections.