Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | MULTIMEDIA | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | ACSC375 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | ACSC285,ACSC382,ACOE312 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | - Basics An Overview of Multimedia, definition Media types and characteristics (images, audio, animation, video etc) Application areas – storage – DVD, MM databases, transmission (conferencing, streaming etc) Multimedia Authoring Case Studies Basic Programming in Director - Hypermedia Principles of User Interface (including GUIs) User Interface & Screen Design Navigation Techniques Storyboarding & Story Development - Audio & Video Processing Digital audio representation and processing Fundamentals of digital video Java 3D API - Synchronization Synchronizing multiple media streams Responding to media events Multithreaded programming - Compression Lossless compression algorithms Huffman coding Arithmetic coding LZW algorithm Loose compression algorithms - Multimedia storage, communication, standards Multimedia storage devices RAID, CD, DVD etc Network multimedia Multimedia databases MP3, JPEG, MPEG4, MPEG7, MPEG21 - Applications Visualizing Quantitative Information Form vs. Function Appropriate Applications of Multimedia – When should a book be a book? Accommodating Multiple Views - Media Basic Electronic Imaging Image File Formats Importing/Exporting between Programs Scanning for Screen & Printer Traditional & Computer Animation Sound Processing, Representation of Sound Waves Recording, Mixing and Editing The Movie Image: Digitizing Video Video Editing & Production - Design Issues History & Impact of Typography Page Layout Techniques Basic Design Principles Colour Theory Principles - Publishing for the Future The WWW as a Culture Designing for the Web The HTML Language & its Future - Related Issues A Philosophical Perspective of multimedia The Impact of Technology on Learning The Presentation of Information The Impact of Technology on Art Copyright, Ethics & Society | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is mainly delivered through lectures (conducted with the help of computer presentations) that illustrate the core concepts. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Practical sessions are held in computer laboratories where programming exercises are given to gain practical skills and to implement the theoretical concepts taught. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |