Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
COIS40495
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Susan Bailey
Email: S.Bailey@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The module will address:
Sound, Video and Picture capture and editing
Introduction To Director
Flash Animation
Design for multimedia
Multimedia Domains such as games, films, TV, web, CD
Compression
Multimedia Elments and their use in multimedia applications
Cameras and Graphics
Testing and Evaluation
Module Learning Strategies
The lecture will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts and the internet. The lab sessions will cover such topics as learning software, design issues, implementation and testing. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.
Module Texts
Multimedia Computing (Computing Study Texts S.) Daniel Cunliffe, Geoff Elliot (2003) Publisher: Learning Matters Ltd ISBN: 1903337186
Multimedia: Making it work, Vaughan, T, (2003), Publisher: McGraw-Hill College, ISBN: 0072264519.


Module Special Admissions Requirements
Disqualified Combination - CE00593-2 Multimedia Design
Module Resources
Notes and current software.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (100%) - which will assess Learning Outcomes 1-3 includes:
- A group based report of 3000 words
- A group based multimedia portfolio. The portfolio will include several practical elements that contribute to a small multimedia application.