CAPP 30523 - Applied Multimedia, Spring 2012
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Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Applied Multimedia Technology" in Computer Applications. This course explores the use of multimedia in communicating information and solving problems. Students work with animation, images, and sound. They also create a blog and learn to navigate a virtual world. An overarching theme is the use of four dimensions of multimedia - content, aesthetics, functionality, and usability - for critical evaluation.
Applied Multimedia TechnologyG. Christopher Clark Computer Applications Course Structure: 75 minute classes, twice weekly Prerequisites: none |
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Course Description
Multimedia technology surrounds us on computer screens, televisions, phones, and in public displays. It is used to persuade, delight, inform, and educate ... as well as to mislead or deceive. This course explores the ways web media are used to communicate and solve problems, preparing students to take advantage of a variety of tools at work or in a volunteer setting. It stresses four dimensions of multimedia: functionality, aesthetics, content, and usability. Students complete projects involving image editing, blogs, and sound editing. They also use the four dimensions as a framework to critically evaluate media.Course Contents
CAPP 30523 - Projects , Fall 2008
CAPP 30523 - Images , Fall 2008
CAPP 30523 - Calendar , Fall 2008
CAPP 30523 - Four Dimensions , Fall 2008
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Clark, G. C. (2009, October 01). Applied Multimedia. Retrieved May 16, 2012, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/computer-applications/applied-multimedia.
