MM-105 Multimedia

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Technology for Teaching

Teaching language

Norwegian

Course contents

The course will contain the introduction to, and the practical use of a platform for webpublishing with focus on usability, navigation, structure and other relevant topics connected to publication of content through the web. It will also contain the construction of webpages as well as search engine optimization.

Graphic design: The course will contain an introduction to the basics of design. This includes form, typography and layout. The student will also learn how to use relevant software.

The course will contain the necessary techniques for telling a story through a video production. How to make a plan, write a story, create a storyboard, correct framing and camera angle, how to light the scene and record sound. Different types of microphones, software to edit sound and how to use screen capture. The most important hardware parts inside a camcorder and what they do. There will be theoretical lessons and tasks in digital video, and an introduction to different types of parameters, standards, codecs, equipment, color models, streaming and compression.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the programme/course, the student should:

• Be able to plan and produce relevant multimedia content such as graphics, video and sound, and be able to evaluate how to publish it in the most relevant way.

• Be able to communicate efficiently on web, understand, and utilize modern techniques for webpublishing.

• Use relevant software for production of graphical elements to use both interactive and passive looking at form, color, usability and technical quality.

• Be able to create and edit simple video productions.

• Use relevant software for sound recording and editing.

• Understand a variety of video equipment and software.

• You should be able to know the basic about video sampling, standards and codecs for video, color models for video and technique for video compression based on MPEG. Be able to plan and finish a large project.

• Be able to write a report and present in front of a group.

Examination requirements

Compulsory assignments, including presentation of the project, must be approved in order to take the examination. Information about the compulsory assignments will be given in the LMS in use in the start of the semester.

Teaching methods

Detailed study guides with learning tasks and activities, learner focused approach with tutor support, many-to-many communication, group work, negotiation of meaning in asynchronous threaded discussions, video lectures, peer tutoring and online quizzes. Group hand-ins in addition to individual hand-ins. There will be two workshops dedicated to this course and the students will be given access to all relevant materials. Estimated workload: 405 hours.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as Single Standing Module

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written individual exam 4 hours, counts 50 % and practical group project, counts 50 %. Graded assessment, and both must pass in order for a grade to be set.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
DAT105 – Video	10
MM-900 – Video and Graphic design	10
DAT229 – Video	5
DAT110 – Web Publishing	5
MM-903 – Pedagogical use of digital tools	2.5
DAT228 – Sound	2
MM-901 – Web and Computer Awareness	2
MM-108 – Sound	2
DAT104 – Multimedia Design	2