Gulf University for Science and Technology

Course Syllabus

 

BA 2100M      Introduction to Multimedia

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:

 

Name:             Dr.  Ahmed AL-Hunaiyyan

Office:             Multimedia Room – South Campus

Extension:       5427

Office Hours:  Sat. Mon. Wed. 9:00 – 10:00 AM      &      1:00 – 2:00  PM

E-mail:             hunaiyyan@hotmail.com

 

Prerequisite: BA 1800 Computers and Information Systems

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

 

The course will provide a thorough grounding of the basics of multimedia. It helps students to understand the techniques, tools and products used in multimedia systems. The course covers the basic concepts of information technology and the hardware and software tools and will focus mainly on specialist tools which are used in multimedia systems. In particular, the course will focus on the use of multimedia authoring tools to create and edit interactive multimedia presentations; tools and programming techniques for multimedia interactivity; design techniques for interactive multimedia; and technologies such as CD-Rom and DVD.

 

 

Course Content:

 

MODULE (1) INTRODUCTION

-   Chapter  1:  What is Multimedia

-   Chapter  2:  Introduction to making Multimedia

- Chapter  3:  Multimedia Skills

MODULE (2) MEDIA ELEMENTS

- Chapter  4:  Text

- Chapter  5:  Sound

- Chapter  6:  Images

- Chapter  7:  Animation

- Chapter  8:  Video

 

MODULE (3) Multimedia Hardware

- Chapter  9:  Multimedia Hardware

 

MODULE (4) Multimedia Software

- Chapter  10:  Basic Software tools

- Chapter  11:  Multimedia Authoring Tools

 

MODULE (5) Multimedia and the Web

 

- Chapter  12:  The Internet and How it Works

- Chapter  13:  Tools for the World Wide web

- Chapter  14:  Designing for the World Wide web

                                                     

MODULE (6) Multimedia Production

- Chapter  15:  Planning and Costing

- Chapter  16:  Designing and Producing

- Chapter  17:  Content and Talent

- Chapter  18:  Delivering

 

 

Teaching Style:

                                      The students will be introduced to all of the course topic areas through a combination of lectures, demonstration, practical exercises and projects in the computer-based Multimedia Lab. Instructions will be in English.

 

 

Evaluation:

                                                Students will be evaluated as follows:

 

            Midterm Exam                    15

            Quizes                                    15

            Assignments                         15

            Attendance                           5

            Project                                  15

            Final Exam                           35

 

 

Text Book:

 

Title:                          Multimedia: Make it Work

Author:                     Tay Vaughan

Edition:                     Sixth Edition

Publisher:                 McGraw Hill, Technology Education