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LP20114: Multimedia technologies applications and development

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 10
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year at City of Bath College
Academic Year at Wiltshire College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 90%, OR 10%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take AS10103 and while taking this unit you must take LP20106
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit will equip learners with knowledge and skills about:
* Recognising the characteristics and understand the conceptual nature of multimedia.
* Understanding the current uses of multimedia and develop an awareness of likely future trends.
* Equipping the student with sufficient knowledge and skills to
- Plan for the development of multimedia applications
- Manage the development of multimedia applications
- Develop multimedia applications
- Publish and present multimedia applications
* How to critically evaluate, problem solve and test a multimedia application.

Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of the unit, learners should be able to:
* Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics, concepts and nature of multimedia.
* Be able to critically evaluate the current uses, design, development and functionality of existing multimedia applications and consider the likely future trends and uses of multimedia techniques.
* Plan and design a multimedia application.
* Develop, build and publish an interactive multimedia application.
* Critically evaluate, problem solve, test and present, an interactive multimedia application.

Skills:
Academic skills - Research, analyse, compare and contrast, apply, evaluate.
Practical skills - application design skills, development skills, coding skills, computer graphic animation, audio and video production design and editing skills.
Personal skills - time management, personal organisation, problem solving, and research.
Communication skills - demonstrations, presentations, working in a team, working with a client.

Content:
Characteristics, concepts and nature
* Rationale, concepts, application areas, authoring tools, hardware input and output devices, role of networks, end user issues, current status, and challenges posed.
Current uses, design, functionality, potential, challenges and future trends
* Current uses, content, structure navigational and screen design, interface design, interactivity, authoring, Communication styles, Internet and the web, changes in technology, end user issues (technology). Accessibility, internationalisation, limits in the potential for the application of MM. Future trends in technology, demand and the potential, market.
Manage, plan and develop
* Team roles, budgeting, development techniques, identifying users' needs, planning documents design documents, prototypes, development lifecycle, testing procedures, version control.
Computer graphics, text, animation and audio and visual components
* Choice and use of authoring tools, text, fonts, computer graphics, images, animation, 3d animation, audio, digitisation and video.
Test, publish, present and evaluate
* Review with the client, reporting, testing, documentation, evaluation techniques, assessment toolkits, quality control, testing techniques and error reporting systems.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20114 is Optional on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • USCM-DPF21 : FdSc Computing (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 3
  • USCM-WPF21 : FdSc Computing (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 3

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.