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EDF2805 - Multimedia in adult education: implementation and evaluation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Education

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Michael Henderson

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

In this unit students acquire skills in constructing multimedia artefacts such as images, audio and video, and understanding and practical skills in applying these artefacts into an educational resource. Throughout the unit students have the opportunity to critically evaluate educational multimedia products and their role in education and training.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

design and develop an original multimedia resource which uses a range of technologies
evaluate educational multimedia packages and environment
select and use appropriate hardware and software for the creation of a variety of multimedia artefacts.

Assessment

All tasks negotiated but equivalent in total to 4000 words:
Multimedia evaluation report (1000 words, 20%)
Media rich project: design and development of an educational multimedia resource(3000 words equivalent, 80%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

18 contact hours and 6 hours of online activity per semester

(b.) Additional requirements

10 hours of independent study per week

Chief examiner(s)