Module Descriptors
ADVANCED WEB MULTIMEDIA
COWB60201
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
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
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Editors such as Macromedia Studio MX 2004, Macromedia Director MX 2004
Web Multimedia equipment
Streaming server
Flash communication server
Web TV
Mobile devices
Cameras / camcorders

Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of WebMultimedia or equivalent.
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. Independent study will be used to research and learn practical skills.
(1:n) (2:70)2
Module Indicative Content
Students will look at advanced areas of web multimedia including the following:-

SVG - production and practice
SMIL - production and practice
Streaming Media - setup and reasoning
Web Accessibility
Advanced scripting for web multimedia - Action Script
Multiuser distributed multimedia
Web TV applications
Mobile Multimedia applications.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (100%), Learning Outcome 1-4.
Students will develop an advanced web multimedia application and document this in a report.
Module Texts
Directed reading will be given in lectures.

Background reading:-

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript : Training from the Source by Derek Franklin (Author), Jobe Makar (Author)
Publisher: friends of Ed; 3rd edition (December 29, 2003)
ISBN: 1590593057