Following the 2004 Review of the Faculty of Information Technology this unit forms part of the Multimedia major established within the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems degree.

This unit has been updated to reflect new offering as part of the Games Development major at Caulfield. No major changes have been made, some entries have been slightly adjusted to reflect the extra diversity in the unit as a result of the inclusion of games development projects. Explicit mention to games development is also made in some places.

Proposed change should be implemented for Semester 1, 2010 as the unit will be offered at Caulfield then.

January, 2012

Modified Assessment to include a hurdle requirement to comply with Faculty policy.

Updated contact person details.

May, 2012

Changed workload/special requirements information. some software will only run in K110 as it needs a 64 bit operating system. Note that this has already been addressed in the semester 2 timetable in MUTTS

Modified location of offering. This unit no longer runs at Berwick. May 2013

Changed workload/special requirements information. This subject requires both a Mac and PC lab B343 and B345 have the necessary hardware/software configuration. May 2013

November 2013

Changed workload/special requirements information to reflect system requirements for this unit

Changed objectives to outcomes

14/05/14 - Admin update: minor change to learning outcomes (as approved by ADE).

22/09/2015 - Admin update: new name as per course architecture.

9/9/2016 - Changed teaching hours and added special requirements to allow central timetabling to correctly allocate teaching spaces

12/06/2017: Admin - updating location of offering to reflect actual campus offerings at the ADE's request.

8/7/19: Admin - update the CE for semester 2, 2019.

18/09/2020 Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

This unit (and its counterpart Studio 1) aims to build on the students' knowledge of basic concepts from previous years, by introducing them to more advanced tools for multimedia systems and games development. It also aims to further develop students' understanding of the multimedia and games development processes and the tools and techniques used to manage and control it.

The sequence content will be integrated closely with that of the other core units in the degree programs. This second unit concentrates on the systems development phase and the delivery of the final product/game and thus completes the overall project development process This unit allows students to demonstrate the skills that they have gained in FIT1012, FIT2012, FIT2015, FIT2016, FIT2026 and /or FIT2049 in a large scale multimedia or games project.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to -

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Students will work actively in teams on the development of a multimedia or games application or exhibit. Using project planning/management skills along with other development procedures, students must then deliver a functional multimedia system or game, along with all requisite documentation, which integrates multimedia, programming, and technical knowledge in the development process. Requirements are fulfilled by the team producing an identified set of deliverables, usually a progress report, full system documentation, and functional project. The team must ensure that each deliverable is completed on schedule, with each member of the team demonstrating a significant contribution to the overall effort.

There are no specific software requirements for this unit due to the varying nature of the projects chosen. After choosing your project you will be required to use the most appropriate development software.

On-campus

This unit is a capstone class where students work on self-directed projects. As such, the class will be run as a single 4 hour studio each week.

To enable students to have access to the skills of all teaching staff, all studio classes need to be scheduled at the same time and in close proximity to each other (ideally at the same time and in adjacent rooms)

A broad open class approach is used to facilitate collaboration and a peer based learning approach between students

This unit has a group based assessment component of 60% and an individual component of 40%. To pass in this unit a student must obtain: 40% or more in the individual assessment, and 40% or more in the group assessment, and an overall unit mark of 50% or more. If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit group assessment or the unit individual assessment and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit.

1. Group Task 1: Project Plan / Prototype Evaluation: - 15% - ULO: 1, 2, 4
2. Group Task 2: Project Design Doc: - 15% - ULO: 1, 2, 3
3. Individual Task 1a: Individual Process Journal Submission 1: - 15% - ULO: 4, 5
4. Individual Task 1b: Project Journal Submission 1: - 5% - ULO: 4, 5
5. Group Task 3: Final Product Delivery: - 30% - ULO: 2, 3
6. Individual Task 2a: Individual Process Journal Submission 2 15%: - ULO: 4, 5
7. Individual Task 2b: Project Journal Submission 2: - 5% - ULO: 4, 5

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

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

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

This unit requires both a Mac and PC studio space.

PC systems must be capable of high powered 3D rendering, video production and games development.

This unit is a capstone class where students work on self-directed projects. As such, the class will be run as a single 4 hour studio each week.

To enable students to have access to the skills of all teaching staff, all studio classes need to be scheduled at the same time and in close proximity to each other (ideally at the same time and in adjacent rooms)

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Josh Olsen