Course objectives:
Upon completing this course students should be able to:
(What is multimedia?)
1. Define the term interactive multimedia
2. Identify and describe the major media elements that may be integrated to
produce a multimedia product
(Where did it come from?)
3. Outline the historical development of multimedia
(What is it used for?)
4. Classify multimedia in terms of genre, category and type
of interaction
5. Classify multimedia products according to their intended purpose
(What is effective multimedia?)
6. Identify the characteristics of 'useful'/effective multimedia
products
7. Deconstruct multimedia products to critically analyse design and functionality
of attributes (structure, interface, navigation, interactivity) as they contribute
to effectiveness of a multimedia product
(How is effective multimedia made?)
8. Understand the relationship between product design (interface,
interaction and navigation) and product definition (target audience, intended
purpose, product objectives)
9. Describe the concept of "contextual design"
10. Understand purpose of storyboards and flowcharts in the design of multimedia
11. Produce a storyboard and flowchart as part of the design process for a
simple multimedia product
12. Understand the role of the client brief
13. Produce a client brief for a simple multimedia product
14. Apply understanding of media elements and of what makes an effective multimedia
product in order to compose a simple multimedia product that fits a particular
purpose
15. Recognise that the production of multimedia products is a multifaceted
development requiring specialist skills in a number of areas and hence multimedia
development is essentially a team endeavour.
16. Identify and describe some of the key roles and responsibilities of individuals
in a multimedia development team
17. Describe the key phases occurring in a multimedia project development
cycle
18. Apply some principles of best practice the design and development to develop
a simple multimedia product