Prescription: MA600 Multimedia Development

Aim of Module To provide students with the skills and knowledge to enable them to develop multimedia based material for production on CDROM or Web sites.

Credits 7

Student Learning hours 70

Content Revised 2000

Prescription Expiry Date Nov 2007


Level and Assessment Schedule
TopicsHighest
Skill Level
Suggested
Assessment
Percentage
1 Overview C 20
2 Planning A 20
3 Project A 60

100

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Student Will
C1Understand Multimedia, its advantages and uses. Appreciate different standards in graphics, video, audio, animation, CDROM and other hardware.
A2Understand the principles of development, using story-board techniques. Develop a suitable story-board for a small Multimedia project.
A3Implement the project using appropriate technology.

CONTENT

1Overview
>Briefly explain the term Multimedia.
>State the advantages of Multimedia and give examples of its use.
>List the hardware required for Multimedia development and CDROM authoring.
>Briefly list the difference between current standards in graphics, video, animation and sound, discussing the effects on download times.
>Discuss alternative multimedia implementation technologies. (eg. presentation, CDROM, Web based)
top
2Planning
> Give an overview of the planning process required to develop a Multimedia title.
> Look at case studies related to planning multimedia applications using story-board techniques.
> Discuss problems related to navigation within Multimedia titles and/or web sites.
> Develop a story-board for a small Multimedia title and/or web site which will contain Multimedia elements.
top
3Project
> Implement the story-board developed earlier.
> Include multimedia elements such as:
- sound
- animations
- graphics
- video
> Use appropriate features to navigate around the package.
> Use appropriate multimedia tools to create and/or manipulate elements used in the project.
top