FIT3028 Multimedia concepts and application - Semester 2, 2010

Gippsland

Prerequisites

Prohibitions

Teaching approach

On-campus Teaching

Four hours per week, consisting of two hours of lectures and two hours of tutorials, with additional contact initiated by the student. The unit content will be disseminated to the students through classroom lectures and tutorials, and through on-line study guides and course materials.

Off-Campus Learning (OCL)

Unit Book and Reader that includes 12 study guides and also provision for contact through electronic mail and news. Access to the University's computer systems via modem is compulsory for OCL students, in order to maintain effective communication with staff and other students, and also for the submission of assignments and the provision of supplementary study material. Study guides will be uploaded on the unit homepage.

All students will complete a range of hands-on development exercises detailed and posted on the Web page designated for this unit. These exercises are designed to enhance students' practical skills needed for completion of the assignments and developing a multimedia application, while the study materials used by OCL students and the lectures offered to the internal students will address the theoretical aspects.

Timetable information

For information on timetabling for on-campus classes please refer to MUTTS, http://mutts.monash.edu.au/MUTTS/

Tutorial allocation

On-campus students should register for tutorials/laboratories using the Allocate+ system: http://allocate.its.monash.edu.au/

Unit Schedule

*Please note that these dates may only apply to Australian campuses of Monash University. Off-shore students need to check the dates with their unit leader.

Improvements to this unit

Prescribed text(s) and readings

• T. Vaughan, Multimedia: Making It Work, 7th edition, Osbourne/McGraw-Hill, 2008. Sixth edition will also be ok.

Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.

Recommended text(s) and readings

• L. Elin, Designing and Developing Multimedia, Allyn and Bacon, 2001.
• M. Hall, Core Web Programming, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1998.
• J. Burger, Desktop Multimedia Bible, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
• N. & J. Chapman, Digital Multimedia, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2000.
• N. & J. Chapman, Digital Media Tools, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2002.
• F. T. Hofstetter, Multimedia Literacy, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Required software and/or hardware

Multimedia authoring tools (Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks), javascript and CGI programming laguages such as PERL

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4/CS5, Flash CS4/CS5 and Fireworks CS4/CS5

Software may be:

• downloaded from http://www.macromedia.com/
• purchased at academic price at good software retailers

Equipment and consumables required or provided

Study resources

Study resources we will provide for your study are:

• A printed Reader, sent from the Gippland School and IT.
• This Unit Information outlining the administrative information for the unit
• The FIT3028 web site on MUSO, where weekly study guides, lecture slides and tutorial requirements, assignment specifications, sample solutions and supplementary material will be posted.
• Newsgroups/discussion groups that can be linked to from the unit homepage

Overview

Faculty assessment policy

To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:

• 40% or more in the unit's examination, and
• 40% or more in the unit's total non-examination assessment, and
• an overall unit mark of 50% or more.

If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit.

Assignment tasks

Assignment coversheets

Assignment coversheets are available via "Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/
You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.

Assignment submission and return procedures, and assessment criteria will be specified with each assignment.

Assignment submission and preparation requirements will be detailed in each assignment specification. Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced. You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.

• Assignment task 1

  Title:

  Designing an Instructional Multimedia Application

  Description:

  This assignment is required to develop a functional specification for a particular project.

  Weighting:

  20%

  Criteria for assessment:

  
  For assessment, the criteria of the functional specification to be considered are :
  
  1. Execute summary.
  2. Project overview.
  3. Node Map.
  4. Node by node descriptions.
  5. Screen layouts.
  6. Hardware and software required to implement the project. 

  Due date:

  18 August 2010

• Assignment task 2

  Title:

  Producing an Instructional Multimedia Application

  Description:

  Implementation of the project based on your developed functional specification for Assignment 1. 

  Weighting:

  40%

  Criteria for assessment:

  For assessment, the criteria of producing the project are:

  1. Implementation of project based on your developed functional specification for Assignment 1.
  2. Creation of a bumper screen.
  3. Writing the CGI program using Perl, getting a response back from the server and storing the information provided by the form into a text file.  
  4. Creation of a brief user manual for your developed project.         

  Due date:

  22 September 2010

Examination

• Weighting:

  40%

  Length:

  2 hours

  Type (open/closed book):

  Closed book

  Electronic devices allowed in the exam:

  None

Due dates and extensions

Please make every effort to submit work by the due dates. It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are not regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. Students are advised to NOT assume that granting of an extension is a matter of course.

Students requesting an extension for any assessment during semester (eg. Assignments, tests or presentations) are required to submit a Special Consideration application form (in-semester exam/assessment task), along with original copies of supporting documentation, directly to their lecturer within two working days before the assessment submission deadline. Lecturers will provide specific outcomes directly to students via email within 2 working days. The lecturer reserves the right to refuse late applications.

A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.

Refer to the Faculty Special consideration webpage or further details and to access application forms: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html

Late assignment

Return dates

Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.

Feedback

Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:

Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes

Graded assignments with comments

Solutions to tutes, labs and assignments