Syllabus

Aims and Objectives

This advanced course aims to provide both conceptual and experience of interactive multimedia technology. It also examines the recent multimedia technologies and its influence on communication process.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to

• Integrate various multimedia tools to develop and deliver an interactive multimedia product
• Utilize the technology and processes involved in an interactive multimedia project
• Identify and describe the influence and importance of the multimedia technology on communication process

The course consists of lectures and tutorials throughout the whole semester. The lectures are designed to provide instruction and explanation of the concept, theories, principles, and provide students knowledge, and cases on multimedia technology for communication purposes. For the hands-on tutorial part, students will be focusing on learning some basic multimedia application tools. Students should make good use of the tutorial sessions and also weekend lab hours to get familiar with these software applications.

Readings

Multimedia: Project Management for Interactive Media, 3rd ed., 2002. Addison-Wesley. Roy.  

Jenifer Tidwell. Designing interfaces, 2006. O”Reilly.
Brie Gyncild. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a book, 2007. Adobe Press
Fred Gerantabee & AGI Creative Team. Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 Professional, 2007. O’Reilly Media Inc.