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Prescription:MA100 Multimedia Principles

Aim of Module Students will develop Introductory skills for a multimedia application for use in the commercial field, education field or preparing graphics for the WWW and other presentations.

Credits 7

Suggested Time 70 student learning hours

Prescription Expiry Date Nov 2002


Level and Assessment Schedule
TopicsHighest
Skill Level
Suggested
Assessment
Percentage
1 Features of Computer Graphics, Multimedia and the World Wide Web (WWW) C 50
2 Create Presentations A 50

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Student Will
C1Describe the features of computer graphics, multimedia and web pages.
A2Use the features of at least one computer graphics package, and at least one web page authoring tool to create presentations.

CONTENT

1  Features of Computer Graphics, Multimedia and the World Wide Web (WWW)
> Scanning.
> Bitmap and Vector images
> Resolution (and it’s relation to picture and file size).
> Choice of colour (256, RGB, CMYK).
> Graphic File Formats (For example; BMP, TIF, GIF, GIF89a, JPEG, PNG, TARGA, WMF, and HTML, or other current formats).
> The role of Standards Bodies (For example; W3C, MPEG or other current standards bodies).
> SoundFile Formats (For example; WAV, MIDI, MP3, and RA/RM or other current formats).
> Copyright.
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2  Create Presentations
> An introduction to authoring will require students to:
- Create and incorporate pictures, icons, symbols, sound, video and animation
- Create and incorporate sound and animation
- Create HTML coding for images and embedded objects
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Note
> The software packages employed must reflect the packages currently used in the educational or commercial environment.
> The presentations created need not be www-based, but could take many forms including distance learning packages on CD-ROM and standalone advertising packages.



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