Multimedia Analysis & Design ARTMED5023

This module will:
* provide a theoretical framework for evaluating multimedia work;
* develop a set of visual and aural based skills and perceptions to understand and critically appraise multimedia developments;
* provide the critical, analytical and practical design skills to construct multimedia projects, such as web sites;
* provide an introduction to the use of multimedia as a tool of analysis and presentation in both academic and cultural contexts;
* facilitate the exploration of the possibilities of multimedia representation and applications;
* encourage the view of multimedia as a tool of analysis and research within students own subject discipline;
* provide an introduction to multimedia as a tool that transforms and extends the reach and impact of the traditional scholarly publishing.

Lectures: Tuesday 9-11
Practicals: Wednesday 10-12 am OR Thursday 1-3 pm

All assessment is based upon a multimedia project that you design,manage and create. The project is due in Week 12 of Second Semester. In your final multimedia project the multimedia web site is worth 85% of the total (the marks are allocated as follows: 45% for design, 40% for content) and 15% for your project report.