View Specification DocumentMultimedia Analysis & Design (B) INFOST4012
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Humanities
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
Multimedia has major implications for the way in which we access and use information. This course builds on principles pertaining to the design, creation, structure, presentation and evaluation of multimedia resources, to explore how multimedia transform and extend the reach and impact of the traditional scholarly publishing, and create effective user experience across academic, cultural and social contexts.
Timetable
1x2hr seminar per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.
Requirements of Entry
Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Digital Media and Information Studies, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.
Excluded Courses
ARTMED4011 - Multimedia Analysis and Design
INFOSTUD4013 - Multimedia Analysis and Design
Co-requisites
INFOST4011 Multimedia Analysis & Design (A)
Assessment
The standard assessments for this course are:
■ Multimedia project , including 1500 word report - 100% (80% project; 20% report)
If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:
■ There is no alternative to the project, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)
Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ Explore multimedia as an effective form of communication that transforms and extends the reach and impact of the traditional scholarly publishing.
■ Apply theoretical design principles for creating and critically evaluating multimedia work to develop multimedia as a tool of analysis and presentation across academic, cultural, and social contexts;
■ Run and evaluate experiments to validate the effectiveness of multimedia design in supporting user experience.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
■ Recognise the theoretical principles for designing user experiences that work well
■ identify principles of visual design that help effectively organize and present information
■ Apply theoretical design principles to prototype, develop and implement a multimedia project
■ Construct, run, and evaluate experiments for multimedia projects to test effective design