The University of Jordan

KASIT (School of IT)

Course Description
Multimedia

Course Name: Multimedia

Course Number: 1902351
Coordinator: Dr. Ammar Huneiti
Office Hours:

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of multimedia including text,
graphics, sound, animation and video. Hardware and software issues are discussed. The student
will be introduced to the development stages and the required skills (skill set) for making
multimedia titles. Methods and techniques required for delivering Web-based multimedia are
also presented.

Contents Duration (Week)

1. What is Multimedia 1
2. Introduction to making multimedia 1
3. Multimedia Skills 1
4. Text 2
5. Sound 2
6. Images 2
7. Animation 1
8. Video 2
9. Hardware 1
10. Basic Software tools 1
11. Multimedia authoring tools 1
12. The Internet and how it works 1
13. Tools for the WWW 1 (If time permits!)
14. Designing for the WWW 1 (If time permits!)

Evaluation:
Homework(s) / Project / Quiz 20%
Middle Term Exam 30%
Final 50%

References:
• Mutlimedia Making It Work, 6th Edition, Tay Vaughan, 2004.
• Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, Steinmetz and Nahrstedt.
• Multimedia Database Management Systems, Guojun Lu.