GA3111 - Multimedia Design

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to students enrolled in the BCommunication Design degree.

In this subject students will explore some of the current and new technologies that support multimedia systems on the web, as well as some of the theoretical issues that underlie their development and use. Part of this subject aims to help students improve their technical skills in digital media using streaming technologies such as Flash and Quicktime, and to give students an opportunity to explore issues relating to new technologies. Much of the subject addresses the issue of how information should be presented rather than how it can be presented. To this end, the subject will present some of the cognitive underpinnings of the use of multimedia and apply these in a practical manner. In recognition of the rapidity with which multimedia technologies are changing, students will have some choice in the technical aspects of some of their assignment work

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Learning Outcomes

• understand and apply appropriate new technologies for multimedia systems using a range of current and emerging software;
• understand and apply appropriate techniques for the presentation of particular kinds of information content;
• integrate animation and rich media skills developed in other subjects to streaming and other technologies;
• develop critical skills and apply them to practical projects;
• conprehend the dynamic nature of rich media content development.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information.

Prerequisites:	GA2211 and GA2221
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	GA3112 and GA3122

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	arlm
Contact hours:	13 hours 13 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(10%); (10%); (80%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	In order to establish the authenticity of work submitted for assessment, attendance at practical classes is compulsory. Rolls are kept and work submitted by students with an attendance of less than 80% will not be eligible for assessment unless prior approval has been obtained in writing from the lecturer.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.