Course Title: Electronic Media and the Web 202
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Electronic Media and the Web 202
Credit Points: 12
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COSC2377 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007 |
Course Coordinator: Les Horvat
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3804
Course Coordinator Email:les.horvat@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
038115 COSC 2376 Electronic Media and The Web 201
Course Description
This Course builds on the skills achieved in Electronic Media and The Web 201 in the development and management of virtual images in the form of web sites and other digital media. It culminates with the application of previously learned skills to the development of web page design.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
On completion of this course it is expected that you will have further development the following capabilities:
A high degree of visual literacy in electronic based imagery
An increased understanding of the basics of creating a web site.
Able to manage and administer a web site once it has been deployed.
Understand the issues related to publishing a site on the WWW
Understand cultural, social and visual contexts as they relate to virtual images on the WWW
Be familiar with virtual imaging software for panoramic display of images.
Utilize and be familiar with software for the production of image presentations in digital form.
Overview of Learning Activities
Weekly workshops provide an arena for the acquisition of creative and technical skills and the practical application of relevant software and imaging techniques under lecturer supervision.
Overview of Learning Resources
The following references are cited as being of relevance and interest:
Dream Weaver Bible
Digital Imaging: Essential Skills (second edition) Mark Galer & Les Horvat. Focal Press. UK. 2003
The Photoshop 7 Wow! Book L.Dayton & J. Davis. Peachpit Press. USA. 2003
Macromedia Flash MX Hands-On-Training by Kymberlee Weil, Lynda Weinman
Flash MX Savvy (With CD-ROM) by Ethan Watrall, Norbert Herber
Quicktime VR by Terry Breheny (Paperback - January 2003)
Overview of Assessment
Activities are to be completed you both during class time and in additional “non-contact” time.
Each activity will be marked according to the skill level demonstrated and its completion in the allocated time.
Detailed instructions for each of the assessment tasks will cover criteria for assessment. A full range of grades from Fail to High Distinction will be used. The assessment criteria will include:
- the ability to provide creative responses to the problem solving exercises
- the originality and innovation of the concept
- the design and production values of the project
- participation in the subject
- completing the assessment tasks on time
Students are expected to present their projects personally during assessment times.
No late work will be accepted for assessment without a medical certificate.