Course Title: Design audiovisual installations
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: EEET6452C
Course ID: 035483
Course Title: Design audiovisual installations
School: 345T Creative Media
Program Code: C5128 - Diploma of Audio Visual Technology
Course Contact : Adam Lovell
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 4976
Course Contact Email: adam.lovell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
John Cordon
0419 396 035
john.cordon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 33
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to develop your skills, attitude and knowledge to enable you to interpret briefs for AV systems integration and to design AV installation plans.
Skills and knowledge you will develop include understanding of:
Analog & digital signal characteristics
Cables, connectors & drawings
Manufacturers catalogues & specifications
Routing, signal flow & control concepts
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUEAUD4A Design audiovisual installations |
Learning Outcomes
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Overview of Learning Activities
Details of Learning Activities
Theory classes
Practical exercises and assessment tasks
Guest presenters
Excursions
Private study
Teaching Schedule
Note: This course is taught concurrently with the course: VART5745C, Specify Sound Systems
| TAFE Week | Planned Class Activities (subject to change) |
| 1 | Orientation week |
| 2 | Introduction, Assessment explanation, Analog signal characteristics |
| 3 | Analog Interfacing #1 |
| 4 | Analog Interfacing #2 |
| 5 | Analog Interfacing #3 |
| 6 | Revision |
| 7 | Progressive test Closed-book |
| 8 | Digital Interfacing #1 |
| 9 | Digital Interfacing #2 |
| 10 | Digital Interfacing #3 |
| 11 | Practical Project construction #1 |
| 12 | Practical Project construction #2 |
| 13 | Practical Project construction #3 |
| 14 | Contingency class |
| 15 | Individual Research Assignment coaching. (scheduled appointments) |
| 16 | Individual Research Assignment coaching. (scheduled appointments) |
| 17 | Presentations to the class |
| 18 | Written Closed-Book test |
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
To be discussed in class
Overview of Assessment
1. Practical: Electronic construction project. 30% of final course mark
2. Progressive closed book test. 10% of final course mark
3. Final closed book test. 30% of final course mark
4. Research Assignment (1500 word assignment) 25% of final course mark
5. Research Assignment Coaching Appointment. 5%
Assessment Tasks
1. Practical: Electronic construction project.
You will select an approved technical integration project and then complete it in class.
Note: Only approved projects will be accepted for assessment. Complete by week 13, 30% of final course mark.
2. Progressive closed book test: Week 6
Covering: analog integration techniques eg. Connectors, cables, signal characteristics & protocols. 10% of final course mark.
3. Final closed book test: Week 17
Covering: digital integration techniques eg. Connectors, cables, signal characteristics & protocols. 30% of final course mark.
4. Research Assignment (1500 word assignment) Due Week 16 You will research and then present in class a paper covering current technology and AV integration techniques.
Note: Only approved research topics will be accepted for assessment. 25% of final course mark.
5. Research Assignment Coaching Appointment See notice board for details 5% of final course mark.
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