Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7073 (v.7) Thematic Cartography 281
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Syllabus: | Introduction to multimedia concepts, multimedia as a cartographic communication medium, multimedia components and authoring. User interface design. Website development, web-based mapping. Data encoding and compression. Product planning, development and management. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will have - An understanding of the concepts of multimedia design, implementation and management, evaluated the effectiveness of multimedia products from a design and implementation perspective, designed and implemented interactive multimedia prototypes using authoring and web based systems and designed and implemented map-based web sites. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Vaughan, T. (2001), Multimedia: Making it Work, 5th ed, Osborne, McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (3) 60%. Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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