Units
Advanced Multimedia Systems
Unit code: INN386
Contact hours: 3 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This advanced level unit will give you high level design and development skills in some of the current and emerging areas of the new media. Web delivered applications, stand-alone systems and installations will be included. It will endeavour to give you an in-depth understanding of interactive Multimedia Systems. You will be given the theoretical basis and practical skills to motivate you in the design and creation of a state-of-the-art system in this discipline. In the process it will encourage a professional team approach appropriate to the industry environment.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
As technology advances, there is an increasing demand for more sophisticated interactive ways to navigate and manipulate information. Communication technologies are rapidly converging and evolving, and at the centre of this convergence are Interactive New Media Systems. This unit assumes you are familiar with the fundamentals of multimedia development, and guides you as you explore more sophisticated concepts and applications.
Aims
This advanced level unit will give you high level design and development skills in some of the current and emerging areas of the new media. Web delivered applications, stand-alone systems and installations will be included. It will endeavour to give you an in-depth understanding of interactive Multimedia Systems. You will be given the theoretical basis and practical skills to motivate you in the design and creation of a state-of-the-art system in this discipline. In the process it will encourage a professional team approach appropriate to the industry environment.
Objectives
On successful completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- self-motivation, critical independence of thought while working in a team; (GC2)
- the confines of content design issues associated with current and future delivery platform; (GC1)
- the restraints and challenges facing Multimedia System developers; (GC6)
- the human-computer interface which critically affects the success of any interactive Multimedia Production; (GC6)
- estimate the resource requirements for the delivery of multimedia elements on single, or across diverse platforms and across various network configurations; (GC4)
- successfully apply your knowledge and skill to develop a sophisticated Interactive Multimedia Production for a client; (GC4, GC5)
Key: Graduate Capabilities
GC1 - Knowledge and Skills
GC2 - Critical and Creative Thinking
GC3 - Communication
GC4 - Lifelong Learning
GC5 - Independence and Collaboration
GC6 - Social and Ethical Responsibility
GC7 - Leadership and Change
Content
This unit extends your knowledge of interactive multimedia system technologies including image, sound, video and current advances in 3D visualisations, virtual reality, wireless devices and delivery systems. The unit provides you with the knowledge required to contend with existing and future technical problems, and integrate this knowledge in a team environment by creating an interactive multimedia system for a single client. It has a significant hands-on practical focus, due to the nature of the subject. Over the course of the semester, you will:
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning strategies are designed to develop both an ability to understand theory contained in the lectures, and subsequent, applied practical skills, acquired from structured assignments in the practicals. The weekly lecture/practicals are designed to deliver theoretical and practical information. They will include structured demonstrations of the available tools and software techniques wherever possible. The weekly sessions are designed to inspire your pursuit of excellence in the areas and specialities of your particular interest.
The two assignments correspond to the first steps in the development lifecycle of multimedia software. Namely; Assignment One: Specification, and Prototype and Assignment Two: Beta Version.
With the support of your lecturers and tutors, you will choose a topic to show a chronological development in all assessment. In this assessment you will utilise your knowledge of theory and your practical and research skills, to give you a solid understanding of the 'real-world' multimedia development cycle.
All unit resources are available on the QUT Blackboard web site. These include lecture notes, information resources such as recommended e-mail sites and readings, example programs, practical work sheets, assignment specifications, and an archive of class emails and discussion forums.
Concurrent Teaching
This unit is being taught concurrently with an undergraduate offering of the same subject. As a postgraduate student you will be required to complete assessment tasks individually, to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject. For this unit that means your assessment will be of increased complexity but not necessarily of greater length or effort. The assessment will require you to show additional evidence of critical evaluation.
Assessment
There are three pieces of assessment for INN386, a team project plan, a multimedia prototype, and the final multimedia project. Appropriate assessment criteria will be made available to students at the introduction of each assessment item.You can obtain feedback on your progress throughout the unit through the following mechanisms:
Assessment name:
Professional Plans
Description:
Develop and present an individual Plan to be used as a Team Project
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7
Weight:
20%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 3
Assessment name:
Project (research)
Description:
Development and Presentation of a Team Prototype
Relates to objectives:
1 to 6
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 8
Assessment name:
Project (applied)
Description:
Extend Assessment 2 to Completion
Relates to objectives:
1 to 6
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 13
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
No extraordinary charges or costs are associated with the requirements for this unit.
There will be a dynamic update of readings from us... plus an active collaborative involvement between students. An on-line forum is anticipated with your participation in its creation. You will be expected to read widely and may begin at the list of suggested readings at the Unit Home Page.
Risk assessment statement
There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 06-Feb-2013
