Module Descriptors
MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
COWB50178
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Russell Campion
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
Design of multimedia projects for CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Kiosks etc by including
* Creating animation
* Projector format
* Interactivity
* Introduction fo multimedia scripting language such as Lingo
* Multimedia Methods
* Multimedia Evaluation
* Managing media files for delivery to CD, DVD and kiosks
* Methods for managing memory in relation to sound, graphics, animation, digital
movie and optimising files for CD-ROMs as well as hardware and system considerations
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (100%) - Learning outcome 1, 2, 3
Module Learning Strategies
The lecture will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will run in groups of 70 with 2 members of staff in attendance. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts (if any) and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.
(1:n) (1:30)2
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Editors such as Macromedia Studio MX, Macromedia Director
Capture cards/editing suites/cameras/camcorders
Large disk space
Kiosk/Touch screen
Module Texts
Directed reading will be given in lectures.

Background reading
Multimedia: Making It Work (Education S.)
Tay Vaughan
Paperback 464 pages (September 2003)
Publisher: Osborne McGraw-Hill
ISBM: 0072230002

Macromedia Director MX2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
Mark Schaeffer, Andre Persidsky
Paperback 560 pages (April 1, 2004)
Publisher: Peachpit Press
ISBN: 0321246675