FIT1035 is a unit that forms part of the first year Multimedia Development major units for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems degree in the Faculty of Information Technology, following the 2009/10 Undergraduate Course Review.

June 2012 :: Experimental changes suggested as an outcome from the Student experience Working Party meeting to implement in this unit in Semester 2 2012

The materials will now be delivered in 3 hr lab and 1 hr seminar.

September 2012: Added FIT1040 as an alternative prerequisite to FIT1002 for 2013. Approved by CE (Cheryl Howard) via email 5/09/2012.

The changes to the workload description were necessary to ensure that students were timetabled into computer labs NOT tutorial rooms.

Feb 2014: modified the learning outcomes to be AQF compliant

9 May 2014 - Added Timetabling Requirements

13 July 2016 - South Africa requested that FIT1051 be included as a prerequisite for this unit as they no longer offer FIT1002 or FIT1040. The CE agreed (via email) that this prerequisite could be added to this unit.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This unit builds on programming skills and knowledge gained in FIT1002 using Adobe Flash multimedia authoring environment and ActionScript.

Flash, as an authoring environment, is proving to be very popular within the multimedia industry. As such, the ability to transfer program design and development skills to different authoring environments is a fundamental skill expected of programmers and developers. The range of applications that can be developed using Flash ranges through entertainment, instructional, educational and business. This unit explores program design and development so that students gain valuable experience using and applying these skills in a multimedia context.

Digital Media Authoring focuses on the development of appropriate animation techniques and the application of design and development strategies that will lay foundational skills in subsequent subjects including FIT2026, FIT2072, FIT3039 and FIT3040.

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

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This unit provides a focus on specialist tools and techniques that are used for developing content-rich interactive multimedia systems using Adobe Flash. This unit will cover fundamental multimedia principles and best practice theory, the application of practical development processes, the integration of mixed-media assets, interactive design and ActionScript programming for digital media and different technologies for product deployment. Students will create content-rich interactive applications and/or web-based products using an industry standard authoring tool, Adobe Flash, and will gain an understanding of the role of digital media within the broader technology environment.

on-campus

Examination (3 hours): 40%, In-semester assessment: 60%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

The seminar must be scheduled before the lab.

FIT

FIT1040 or FIT1002 or FIT1051