Aims

Motivation:
The time when the use of computers just for calculations and for the edition of  textual information is already over. Computer offers us the possibilities for the integration of the different forms for the presentation of information, whether time dependent or not, like in images, audio, motion pictures, with the connected functions for storage, manipulation and transport: multimedia.
In addition to the integration of the different modes of presentation of information; the interactivity is an important characteristic of multimedia.
The complexity of the multimedia systems makes high demands to all the components of the computersystem. Mathematical compression techniques are demanded to come to acceptable performances.
Academic information scientists should have the opportunity to acquire insight into the possibilities, methods, limits and solutions of multimedia.
Aim:
The course wants:

• to enter into the different modes of presenting (multimedia) information,
• to give insight into the different application areas of multimedia,
• to make a thorough study about the modelling possibilities and access to multimedia informations,
• Studying and learning to use the different design methods, design techniques and accessories for the designing of multimedia products
• Learning to recognize the technical demands for multimedia and the few solutions for them
• to give insight into the general concepts and methods of compression techniques.

Previous knowledge

A good knowledge of programming

Course material

Articles and literature
Slides, transparencies, courseware
Multimedia
Examples and samples

Order of Enrolment

This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
H05N2A : Capita Selecta Computer Science: Man Machine Interface

Is also included in other courses

• Master of Applied Computer Science (Multimedia) 60 ects.
• Master of Business Economics: Information Systems Engineering 120 ects.
• Master of Informatics (only 2nd stage) (Specialisation: Multimedia) 120 ects.
• Master of Engineering: Computer Science (new programme, start in 2010) (Specialisation: Man Machine Communication) 120 ects.