BUS5850

Multimedia authoring

R Li

6 points * Thirteen 2-hour lectures * Summer semester * Clayton, Caulfield (on campus) and Gippsland (distance education)* Prerequisites: FIT5900, FIT5910 and-FIT5920 or with permission from the subject coordinator

Objectives On completion of this subject, students will have knowledge of project management methodology and techniques that are relevant to multimedia system development and various conceptual design tools and techniques used in the contemporary multimedia industry; and will acquire the skill of multimedia authoring and content creation and understand ways to use them best meeting the project stakeholders' requirements.

Synopsis This subject enables students to acquire an overall view of the process of multimedia system development and provide them with an understanding of formal approaches to handling the process. The subject also covers the technical aspects of multimedia application development. Topics covered include multimedia system development lifecycle, the issues and possible solutions; conceptual design tools: storyboard, extended entity-relationship model and object-oriented approaches; multimedia authoring tools and how they help to implement CD-ROM based, Internet-enabled and hybrid CD-ROM multimedia systems; content development skills for multimedia applications for business, education and the general public. The conceptual materials presented and knowledge gained during the lectures, which include critiques of commercial multimedia applications, are reinforced by a practical multimedia application development project in which students will work in teams. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to apply their understanding of the principles, methodology, tools and techniques to develop a successful multimedia system in a professional manner.

Assessment Examination (2 hours) 50% - Assignment project 50% - Students must pass the examination in order to pass the subject.

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