Course
| code | GM311 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Introduction to Multimedia |
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| prequisites | CS111 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | This course is an introduction to multimedia and explores the use of different types of media components: text, images, sound, animation and video. This course teaches multimedia terms, definitions, and possible applications. The course aims to give students a broad background in issues surrounding multimedia, including the role of and design of multimedia systems which incorporate digital audio, graphics and video. This course covers the underlying concepts and representations of sound, pictures and video, data compression and transmission, integration of media, multimedia authoring, and delivery of multimedia |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | 1. Be aware of factors involved in multimedia systems design, performance, integration and evaluation.
2. Describe the multimedia elements: text, images, animation, audio, and video and how to use them as means of communication.
3. Understand multimedia terms, definitions, possible applications, and advantages and disadvantages of using multimedia.
4. Employ appropriate software in a team setting to create graphics, animation, movies, and web sites. |
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| ref. books | Tay Vaughan, Multimedia: Making It Work, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media.
Parag Havaldar and Gerard Medioni, Multimedia Systems, Algorithms, Standards and Industry Practice, Course Technology, Cengage Learning. |
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| textbook | Nigel Chapman and Jenny Chapman, Digital Multimedia, Wiley. |
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| course file |
530_GM311_GM311.pdf |