1 Name of Course/Module : MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
2 Course Code: BIT 364
3 Name(s) of academic staff:
4 Rationale for the inclusion of the course /module in the programme:
In this course, students will be introduced to principles and current technologies of multimedia systems.
Issues in effectively representing, processing and retrieving multimedia data such as sound and music,
graphics, image and video will be addressed.
5 Semester and Year offered: year 3 semester 5
6 Course Hours Face to Face
ILT TSLT
L T P O
L=Lecture
T=Tutorial
P=Practical 41 2 38 6 81 168
O=Others
TSLT=Total student learning time
7 Credit Value:4
8 Prerequisite: Nil
9 Course Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course students will be able to:
Analyse and synthesise the key components of multimedia technologies including text, graphics,
voice, video and animation.
Evaluate the role of multimedia technologies in the online and web environment so as to minimize
the risk.
Research and analyse the protocols, standards and representation techniques used for storage
and transmission of multimedia information useful for future learning.
10 Transferable Skills:
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
Information Management & Life Long Learning
Evaluating results
11 Teaching –learning and assessment strategy
Lectures
Tutorials
At the end of the programme, students are given an opportunity to evaluate the course and the lecturer.
12 Synopsis:
The main focus of this course is to make the students acquainted with the fundamental concepts of
multimedia and multimedia systems in emerging multimedia value added [Link] includes multimedia
skills, text, sound, animation and videos.
13 Mode of Delivery:
Lectures, Tutorials, Practical
14 Assessments Methods and Types:
Assignments 20%
Mid Exam 20%
Final Exam 50%
Quiz 10%
Total 100%
Content Outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic
15 Face to face ILT Total
No Subject description
Lecture Tutorial Practical Others
1. Introduction:
Basic multimedia terms such as:
multimedia, integration,
interactive, hypermedia, HTML
Authoring and qualify various
characteristics of multimedia
- nonlinear versus linear
5 2 - - 7 14
content
Applications of Multimedia
- Multimedia in Business
- Multimedia in Schools
- Multimedia at Home
- Virtual Reality
2. Multimedia Skills:
Typical members of a multimedia
project team
Skills that they need for their
work
- Project Manager, Creative
Director/Multimedia
Designer, Art Director/Visual
Designer, Artiest, Interface
Designer, Game Designe, 6 - 6 - 12 24
Subject Matter Expert,
Instructional
Designer/Training Specialist,
Scriptwriter, Anamitor(2-D/3-
D), Music composer,
Multimedia Programmer,
HTML coder, Lawer/Media
Acquistion, Marketing
Director
3. Text:
Importance of word choice
Difference between a typeface 2 - 2 - 4 8
and a font
Presentation of text
4. Sound:
What is sound?
Digital Audio
Editing Digital Recordings
File size vs Quality 3 - 3 - 6 12
MIDI Audio
Audio File Formats
Adding sound to the multimedia
project
5. Images:
Bitmap and Vector images
2D and 3D images
Use of colors and palettes in 2 - 2 - 4 8
Multimedia
Image file types used in
multimedia
6. Animation:
Basic concepts of animation
Computer Animations
2 - 2 - 4 8
Animation Techniques
Animation File formats
7. Video:
Digital Video
Screen Resolutions for
computer monitors
2 - 3 - 5 10
Video containers and codecs
Shooting and Editing Video
Video Editing
8. Hardware:
Computer platforms
- Windows Vs Macintosh
- Connecting Devices 2 - 2 - 4 8
- Memory and storage devices
- Input and output devices
9. Basic Software Tools:
Text Editing and Word
processing tools
OCR Software
Painting and Drawing Tools
Image-editing software Sound-
Editing tools 5 - 5 - 10 20
3-D Modeling and Animation
tools
Animation, Video, and Digital
Movie Tools
Format converters
10. Multimedia Authoring Tools:
Need of authoring tools
Types of Authoring tools 2 - 2 - 4 8
Choosing an Authoring Tool
11. Designing for World Wide Web:
Basic methods for displaying
elements of multimedia on a web
page 2 - 3 - 5 10
Text, Image, Audio, Animation
and Video for the Web
12. Planning and Costing:
The Process of Making
Multimedia
3 - 3 - 6 12
Scheduling, Estimating, Writing a
multimedia project proposal
13. Designing and Producing:
Designing: Designing the
structure, Designing the user
Interface 3 - 3 - 6 12
Producing: Starting Up, Working
with Clients, Tracking, Copyrights
14. Content, Talent and Delivering:
Acquiring Content
Acquiring Talent 2 - 2 - 4 8
Delivering
Total 41 2 38 - 81 162
16. Main references supporting the course:
Multimedia systems by Buford Pearson Education
Multimedia Systems Design by Thakrar K
“Multimedia Systems” by Ralf Steinmetz and KlaraNahrstedt
“Multimedia Communications: Directions and Innovations” by J D Gibson
Multimedia systems design by prabhat K. Andleigh/ KiranThakrar