Developing Multimedia for Education

Subject 485-832 (2009)

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Credit Points: 25.00
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 36 hours
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 485-830 Software Environments for Learning or 485-833 Telecommunications and Multimedia and 485-829 Teaching With Information Technology, or equivalents
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview: This subject will explore theory and processes involved in the design and development of educational multimedia resources. Topics will include developing project specifications, project management, formative evaluation, navigation and interface design, prototyping, testing and evaluation. This subject is suitable for students who have an understanding of educational issues relating to using technology to support teaching and learning and who wish to develop skills and knowledge about designing and developing software to support learning.
Objectives: Information not available
Assessment: Assignments totalling 8,000 words which may include project specifications, development of educational software (team based), essay and reflection on the development.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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