Blog 1: Course Administration details

Date: 07/09/2016, Lecture number: 1

Today our lecturer introduced the class to LIT, our courses, course structures and project work for semesters 1 and 2. In particular ‘programme structure’ was discussed. This involved a description of: ‘modules’ and ‘timetabled work hours per week.’ The later was divided into the following:

·         Lecture(L)/ lab lecture(LL)

·         Tutorial/ practical’s

·         Student effort

·         Credits

·         Total hours per week

·         Total hours per year

Then we received a handout on the ‘Course Schedule’ for both semester 1 and 2. This described the following:

·         Subject or module number

·         Title of examination subject or module

·         Subject or module status

·         Credits (level and number)

·         Contact hours per week

·         Allocation of marks (continuous assessment, project, practicals, final exam and maximum marks attainable)

·         For semester 1 there is an allocation of marks to continuous assessment of 100% to subject numbers one to 5. For subject number 6 there is an allocation of 50% of marks to each of continuous assessment and final exam. The subjects and corresponding numbers are detailed in the following table:

Semester 1
Subject/module number	Title of Examination Subject or Module
1	Web Programming
2	Web Development
3	Interactive Multimedia Design
4	Multimedia Digital Video
5	3D Graphics
6	Multimedia Database Systems & Design

        Table 1.0: Semester 1 subject/ modules numbers and examination title

·         For semester 2 there is an allocation of marks to continuous assessment of 100% to subject’s numbers 2, 3 and 4. For subjects 1 and 5 there is 60% for subject number 1 and 40% for the final exam in this subject. For subject 6 there is 40% for continuous assessment and 60% for final exam. For subject 7 there is 50% for continuous assessment and 50% for final exam. The subjects and corresponding numbers are detailed in the following table:

Semester 2
Subject/module number	Title of Examination Subject or Module
1	Advanced Web Programming
2	Evolving Web Technologies
3	Interactive Interface Design
4	Multimedia Project
5	Project Management
6	Human Cognition & Communication
7	eLearning

        Table 2.0: Semester 2 subject/ modules numbers and examination title

2 Subjects are being taught this semester:

o    Digital Video (MULT08008)

o    Interactive Multimedia Design (MULT08006)

We received detailed handouts on both these courses.

Digital Video (MULT08008) (summary):We will use ‘Premier Pro,’ for pre- and post-production phases of the design, Adobe Suite Software e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, We may also use ‘Photoshop’ and ‘Illustrator.’

Interactive Multimedia Design (MULT08006) (summary):Considering; psychology of perception, ‘designing with the mind in mind,’ for the Web, learning basic elements of design, about biases, a multimedia environment, what good and bad design is and how to group things together on screen.

·         There are projects to submit over the period of the course.

·         Assignments are to be submitted through ‘Moodle.’

·         Lynda.com is a useful informative tutorial website for aspects of these courses.

Creation of email account and blog:

·         We are required to set up an email account and a blog account as part of this course to document out experience over the period of the course. I have set both these up.

This information was all very helpful as it outlines the course structures and expectations of individuals and teamwork as part of the course. I have decided in the design of my Blog that I will use blue headings for general information, purple headings for lectures and navy blue headings for projects.

Looking forward to making our first video!