TAD2794

Multimedia and society

(A&D)

To be advised

6 points + One 3 hour lecture & tutorial and 9 hours of independent study per week + Second semester + Berwick, Caulfield + Prerequisites: VCM1101 and VCM1102 + Core for BMM

Synopsis: This unit will examine the social, historical, organisational and business context of the development of multimedia. It will describe the social, cultural and business background to the current explosion of interest in multimedia systems, and will explore the wider social and organisational impacts and implications of multimedia and the technologies which support it. Major benefits for using multimedia will be identified, as well as potential problems, such as institutional or entrenched resistance.

Assessment: Exercise (600 words) 10% + Class paper (1600 words) 40% + Essay (2000 words) 50%