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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Multimedia Component Design | |||
| Reference | CM3119 | Version | 2 |
| Created | June 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | August 2017 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | July 2022 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable the student to apply principles of design to create multimedia components and develop digital media solutions. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Demonstrate a critical understanding of the range of digital media types that can be used construct a digital media product. |
| 2 | Apply a structured approach to the design phase of a digital media product based on the design brief. |
| 3 | Construct appropriate media components to meet the requirements of a design brief. |
| 4 | Apply appropriate design principles to the implementation, delivery and testing of a digital media solution. |
| 5 | Evaluate the function and effectiveness of multimedia design elements in digital media artefacts. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Interaction design modelling, storyboards, scenarios, multimedia authoring, environments, multimedia controllers, multimedia, applications, multimedia data types, streaming, usability and user satisfaction evaluation, and multiple device applications. The design process and design principles. Structured approach to design. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Key concepts are introduced and illustrated through the medium of lectures and demonstrations. Laboratory sessions provide a series of exercises designed to develop proficiency in techniques essential to the development of multimedia components and multimedia applications. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 30 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 120 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Multimedia component design assignment. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 100% weighing of C1. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs to achieve an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs to achieve a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs to achieve a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs to achieve a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs to achieve an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs to achieve an F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PREECE, J., SHARP, H., and ROGERS, Y. 2015. Interaction Design. John Wiley & Sons. |
| 2 | LIDWELL, W. 2015. The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers. Rockport. |
| 3 | Hallgrimsson, B., 2019. Prototyping and modelmaking for product design, 2nd ed. London: Laurence King. |
| 4 | McElroy, K., 2017. Prototyping for designers: Developing the best digital and physical products. O'Reilly Media, Inc. |