Course aims:

Definition, description and explanation of key concepts, theories, methods specific to the information and communication technology
Using concepts specific to the field in order to explain the fundamentals
Application of principles, basic rules for working with communication technology

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

Internet and WWW. Multimedia applications web Basics of multimedia communication. Audio-Video standards on Internet Multimedia techniques and technologies Audio Processing Video techniques and technologies Video processing

Teaching methods:

Elicitation, Cooperative learning, Discussion and survey, Team-based learning, Active learning systems, Active listening.

Learning outcomes:

Developing some understanding of multimedia applications; Key topics in Information and communication technology having developed critical skills and ability to initiate own research.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Combined oral and written examination to verify the quality and correctness of information assimilated. (50%+50%).

Recommended reading:

England, Elaine, Finney, Andy, Managing Multimedia, Project Management for Interactive Media,
second edition, Addison Wesley Longman Limited, Harlow, England, 1999.
N. Chapman, J. Chapman, Digital Multimedia, Wiley, 2001.
Hodge, Winston William, Interactive Television, a Comprehensive Guide for Multimedia
Technologists, McGraw-Hill Series on Visual Technology, New York, 1995.