The principal development process focus of the unit will be on the social, legal and business context in which multimedia developers and development companies must operate. As with all studio units, students will undertake a mixture of formal lectures and seminars, tutorials and laboratory sessions, demonstrations and studio work. They will be required to undertake project planning, documentation and development work, both by themselves and in groups.

Students will work in teams on the development of an application/exhibition for a client who may be either internal or external to Monash. Project teams will use project planning/management skills, and design and build a prototype of the project using appropriate software processes and methodologies. Students will integrate multimedia, programming, business and technical knowledge in the development process.

Requirements are fulfilled by the team producing an identified set of deliverables, usually a project proposal, project plan and feasibility study, a system specification, and finally a prototype. The team must ensure that each deliverable is completed on schedule. Each member of the team must demonstrate a significant contribution to the team effort, and display a sense of responsibility for the project outcome.

The assessment in this unit will consist of three major tasks which will include group and individual components.

Assessment 1 Concept Outline, Process Diary and Research 30%

• Group documentation outlining a project concept for the semester or year. 10%
• Individual Process Diary including roles, tasks and hours undertaken by each student and a report detailing research on a specific technical issue or production process or aspect of theory related to the project. 20%

Assessment 2 Detailed Project Documentation and Diary 30%

• Group documentation specifying in detail the nature of the project, including objectives, technical issues, proof of concept tests, flowcharts, timeline, storyboards, etc. 20%
• Individual process diary recording ongoing research into external sources and referencing of relevant material, and roles, tasks and hours undertaken by each student including research, screen design, media manipulation, test coding, etc. 10%

Assessment 3 Major Project or Prototype, Presentation and Diary 40%

• Development of a major multimedia project or prototype. 25%
• A Group presentation to the class demonstrating the major project or prototype and discussing any changes to the initial concept. 5%
• Individual process diary recording ongoing research into external sources and referencing of relevant material, and roles, tasks and hours undertaken including research, media manipulation, coding, authoring, etc. 10%

The final grade will be achieved by adding all the individual components.

The assessment tasks in this unit will address the learning objectives in the following manner.

Assessment 1 Concept Outline, Process Diary and Research will cover learning objectives C 1; P 2, 4, 5; A 1; S 1-2.

Assessment 2 Detailed Project Documentation and Diary will cover learning objectives C 1-2; P 1, 2, 4, 5; A 1; S 1-2.

Assessment 3 Major Project or Prototype, Presentation and Diary will cover learning objectives C 1-2; P 1, 3, 5; A 1; S 1-2.

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

As Studio 3A encompasses a great variety of projects, the software requirements are numerous. In general, students will require access to development software that is the same as virtually all units they have studied, however it does not need to be in all labs or studios. In general, the software must encompasses:

• Project Management software, such as Microsoft Project
• Image Manipulation, such as the Adobe suite of products
• Web Development tools such as Dreamweaver, Flash
• 3D Tools, such as Mya
• Access to Database Technologies and Servers, such as Oracle and MySQL
• Access to a development Web platform with support for the likes of PHP, ASP .Net
• Programming and scripting environments such as Context, Visual Studio .Net
• Audio software such as Fruity Loops

Tester for the software is Matthew Butler x47163, matthew.butler@infotech.monash.edu.au

Dr Kathy Blashki

School: 14 Dec 2007 (Julianna Dawidowicz)
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