Course Title: Use a library or pre existing components

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4197

Course Title: Use a library or pre existing components

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

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Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COSC5348C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Creative Media

Face-to-Face


Course Contact: Viv Weir

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-8012

Course Contact Email: viv.weir@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This year-long course covers the skills required to integrate and use scripting language in authoring an interactive multimedia product.  It also covers the skills and knowledge required to incorporate the principles of game design, including planning and designing a game.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICAB4075A Use a library or pre existing components

Elements:

1.  Identify potential reuse units

2.  Evaluate reuse components for suitability in parent project

3.  Incorporate reuse components


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed with the competencies Integrate and Use Scripting Language in Authoring a Multimedia Product (CUFMEM03A) and Apply Principles of Game Design to a Multimedia Product (CUFMEM09A).

Assessment includes four practice-based digital assignments involving creative responses to a brief.  Students will design and execute interactive digital products, individually and in teams.