| 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 |
| Topics | Highest Skill Level | Suggested Assessment Percentage | |
| 1 Overview | C | 20 | |
| 2 Planning | A | 20 | |
| 3 Project | A | 60 | |
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES The Student Will | ||
| C | 1 | Understand Multimedia, its advantages and uses. Appreciate different standards in graphics, video, audio, animation, CDROM and other hardware. |
| A | 2 | Understand the principles of development, using story-board techniques. Develop a suitable story-board for a small Multimedia project. |
| A | 3 | Implement the project using appropriate technology. |
| 1 | Overview |
| > | 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) | |
| 2 | Planning |
| > | 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. | |
| 3 | Project |
| > | 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. | |