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Multimedia Authoring

Unit Code: HET746

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 Semester	36 Hours	Hawthorn	None	None

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Multimedia, a core unit in the Graduate Diploma of Multimedia, Master of Multimedia and Master of Multimedia Technology and an elective unit in the Graduate Certificate of Arts (Media and Communications), Graduate Diploma of Arts (Media and Communications) and Master of Arts (Media and Communications) .

Aims & Objectives:

To provide an introduction to the practice of multimedia, by developing appropriate skills with multimedia software.

Following successful completion of this unit students will:
• be able to create animations using Flash software

• know how to transform a static website into a multimedia rich interactive Flash website.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, Laboratory-based Exercises

Assessment:

Animation assignment 35%, Interface assignment 35%, Examination 30%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Graduates are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas.
Graduates are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community.

Graduates are effective and ethical in work and community situations.

Graduates are adaptable and able to manage change.

Content:

Academic skills issues; Introduction to multimedia programming concepts; Introduction to Multimedia Authoring using industry standard software packages; Introduction to bitmap and vector graphics animation; Principles of animation applied to computer graphics; Utilisation of a range of media in multimedia products; Introduction to interaction using scripting languages.

Reading Materials:

Mennenoh, D. The Complete Reference Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio (Berkeley, Calif.: McGraw-Hill/Osborne, c2002).
Underdahl, B. The Complete Reference Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (Berkeley, Calif.: McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004).