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Unit of Study ISY00325 - Digital Media II: Audio-Video Resources and Linear Scriptwriting (2015)

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    It is recommended that you have fundamental knowledge in editing digital resources such as images, as contained in Digital Media 1 (ISY00324), or similar. Although not used in this unit, such background provides a basis for extending your theoretical knowledge and technical skill set. ISY00324 - Digital Media I: Images, Text and Interface Design

Unit description

Convergence of digital audio and digital video has resulted in a proliferation of these resources. This unit provides students with the skills to design and develop a range of digital audio and digital video resources suitable for a wide range of situational contexts for interactive multimedia applications.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to digital audio and the properties of sound
Topic 2: Audio fundamentals
Topic 3: Audio scripting
Topic 4: Audio editing basics
Topic 5: Storing digital media
Topic 6: Creating and manipulating audio and video
Topic 7: Video fundamentals
Topic 8: Video editing basics
Topic 9: Planning a video project
Topic 10: Digital media on the internet
Topic 11: Multimedia on new media devices
Topic 12: Business applications of digital media

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2,  3 Session 2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A Session 3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 use appropriate hardware and software to capture, create and manipulate complex digital audio and digital video
2 provide documentation and rationale for using digital audio and/or digital video within interactive multimedia applications across a range of situational contexts
3 produce digital audio and digital video resources
4 describe advances in digital audio and video manipulation, compression and transmission that will affect multimedia development and delivery.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. use appropriate hardware and software to capture, create and manipulate complex digital audio and digital video
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. provide documentation and rationale for using digital audio and/or digital video within interactive multimedia applications across a range of situational contexts
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. produce digital audio and digital video resources
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. describe advances in digital audio and video manipulation, compression and transmission that will affect multimedia development and delivery.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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