Module Descriptors
WEB MEDIA PROGRAMMING
COWB50196
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Knight
Email: F.L.Knight@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 Resources
The Internet
Adobe Master Collection
Web Development - Visual Studio and SQL Server
Web Server
Headphones

Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Assignment assessing Learning Outcomes 1-3 consisting of
- A portfolio of designs, implementations and evaluations
- A 1500 word report
Module Indicative Content
- Introduction To Rich Internet Applications
- Design and programming techniques for media based rich internet applications
- The use of media API's / mashups
- Introduction to media programming such as Actionscript, and Silverlight
- Introduction to web media programmed applications such as browser based games
Module Learning Strategies
(1:20)3

The lab session will be a combination of practical skills and small lecture / demonstrations., which will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00396-1 Object Oriented and Event Driven Programming or equivalent

Not available to students on HNC/HND/Foundation Degrees
Module Texts
How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups (How to Do Everything), Author: Jesse Feiler, ISBN-10: 0071496270, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne (2007)

Beginning Silverlight: From Novice to Professional, Author: Bob Lair, ISBN-10: 1590599527, Publisher: APress, US (2008)

ActionScriptTM 3.0 Bible, Authors: Roger Braunstein, Mims H. Wright, Josuha J. Noble, ISBN-10: 0470135603, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2007)