CIT735

Application Software Design And Multimedia

Sciences
700 level
3 credit units
289 pages
18 units

This course introduces students to the concepts and principles of multimedia applications and the techniques required for designing, developing, and deploying effective multimedia applications. Topics include multimedia elements, hypermedia, interactive multimedia, metamedia, properties of multimedia elements, multimedia design and development strategies, and multimedia authoring using Flash technology. The course adopts a bottom-up approach, starting with basic building blocks and progressing to fundamental design principles.

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About this course

Difficulty: Intermediate
Study hours: 40 hours
Maths: None
Content: Theoretical, practical, case study
Practical work: Yes

How it is assessed

Assignments
Tutor marked assessments
Final examination

What you'll read

The real module and unit structure of CIT735, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.

Module 1

Module 2 · PROPERTIES OF MULTIMEDIA ELEMENT

Module 3

Module 4

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CIT735 · UNIT 2 HYPERMEDIA

Mayer (2001) defined Multimedia as presenting words (such as printed text or spoken text) and pictures (such as illustrations, photos, animation, or video). Multimedia refers to the combination of multiple media to effectively convey a message (Dorin & McCormack, 2000).

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What you should be able to do

Define multimedia concepts and principles
Design and develop multimedia applications
Apply Flash technology for multimedia authoring
Understand human-computer interaction principles
Evaluate multimedia systems
Apply cognitive principles to multimedia learning design
Assemble multimedia development teams

What it prepares you for

Careers

Multimedia Designer
Web Developer
Instructional Designer
E-learning Specialist
Content Creator

Where it is applied

Education
Entertainment
Advertising
Training
Web Development

Tools

Adobe Flash
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Windows Movie Maker
Audacity

Where it gets hard

The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.

Module 3: Multimedia Design and Development Strategies
Unit 2: Human Computer Interaction and User-Centered Design
Advanced calculus integration techniques require strong mathematical foundation
Module 3: Multimedia Design and Development Strategies
Unit 5: e-Learning, Multimedia Learning and Cognitive Principles in Multimedia Learning Design
Database normalization concepts involve complex logical reasoning

A suggested way through it

Suggested

13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.

Week 1Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 1: Introduction to Multimedia · 3 hours
  Define multimedia concepts. Explain benefits. Describe applications. Classify systems. Outline data elements. Discuss history.
Week 2Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 2: Hypermedia · 3 hours
  Define hypermedia, hypertext, hyperlinks. Describe hypermedia development tools. Explain multimedia/hypermedia relationship. Distinguish hypertext/hypermedia. Describe multimedia document organization.
Week 3Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 3: Interactive Multimedia and Metamedia · 3 hours
  Define interactive multimedia and metamedia. Explain interactivity benefits. Describe interactive multimedia components.
Week 4Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 4: Issues in Multimedia Systems · 3 hours
  State multimedia system characteristics. Describe challenges. Highlight desirable features. Outline hardware/software resources. Explain current trends. Describe multimedia content delivery.
Week 5Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 5: Multimedia Tools: Hardware · 3 hours
  Outline minimum hardware requirements. Describe hardware devices.
Week 6Module 1: Basic Concepts in Multimedia
- Unit 6: Multimedia Tools: Software · 3 hours
  Outline software requirements. Describe multimedia software applications. Create/edit/play movies and sounds.
Week 7Module 2: Properties of Multimedia Element
- Unit 1: Text · 3 hours
  Explain text role in multimedia. Describe text digitization. Describe text creation/presentation using attributes. Explain text choice criteria.
Week 8Module 2: Properties of Multimedia Element
- Unit 2: Graphics, Pictures and Images · 3 hours
  Distinguish graphics, images, objects, pictures. Describe graphic design. Explain graphics digitization. Create effective visual communications.
Week 9Module 2: Properties of Multimedia Element
- Unit 3: Sound and Audio · 3 hours
  Define sound and related concepts. List/describe sound properties. Explain sound digitization. Distinguish analogue/digital music. Adjust/control sound properties. Record/edit/play sound.
Week 10Module 2: Properties of Multimedia Element
- Unit 4: Video and Animation · 3 hours
  Define video and animation. Explain video digitization. List/describe broadcast video standards. Describe video format standards. Describe video data compression. Explain video streaming/buffering. Describe animation process.
Week 11Module 3: Multimedia Design and Development Strategies
- Unit 1: Multimedia Systems Development Life Cycle · 3 hours
  Describe software life cycle models. Outline multimedia software life cycle phases. Write specification. Design storyboarding. Explain content arrangement. Describe delivery tools/strategies.
Week 12Module 3: Multimedia Design and Development Strategies
- Unit 2: Human Computer Interaction and User-Centered Design · 3 hours
  Explain Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). List HCI goals. Explain information flow. Describe HCI vs related fields. Discuss working position. Explain user interface types. Evaluate HCI effectiveness. Explain HCI laws/rules.
Week 13Module 3: Multimedia Design and Development Strategies
- Unit 3: Structure and Tools · 3 hours
  Identify multimedia presentation structures. Organize contents using special tools. Explain well-organized content benefits. State options for viewing/searching contents. Describe multimedia product creation/authoring. List multimedia authoring tools. Explain authoring tools operation.

Preparing for the exam

What to do

Create concept maps linking Units 3-5 database concepts
Practice SQL queries from Units 7-9 weekly
Review all Flash animation techniques from Module 4
Summarize key HCI principles from Module 3 Unit 2
Focus on multimedia design strategies from Module 3

Questions students ask about this course

What is CIT735 about?

How many units does CIT735 have?

CIT735, Application Software Design And Multimedia, has 18 units across 4 modules, over 289 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.

How many credit units is CIT735?

CIT735 carries 3 credit units, at 700 level in Sciences.

Is CIT735 hard?

CIT735 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical, practical and case study work, and it has a practical component.

How long does CIT735 take to study?

About 40 hours of study, spread across its 18 units.

How is CIT735 assessed?

CIT735 is assessed by assignments, tutor marked assessments and final examination.

What can I do with CIT735?

Multimedia Designer, Web Developer, Instructional Designer, E learning Specialist and Content Creator.