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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module COMP50615: DIGITAL IMAGING
Department: Computer Science
COMP50615: DIGITAL IMAGING
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 15 | Available in 2007/2008 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- Visual presentation is a key technique for interface web-based applications for human beings; it is also an important element of requirements engineering. The module will cover advanced applications and the underlying principles, so that students can design visual software using the latest technology.
Content
- HCI: rules and evaluation framework for HCI
- Multimedia Standards: still, video, graphics, sound and VR standards. Examples include AIFF, GIF, MPEG, VRML, X3D, and Java3D
- Visualisation and Graphics Tools: tools for content creation, packaging and delivery. Exmples could include Photoshop, 3Dstudio, Dreamweaver, Worldtoolkit. Availability of specific tools needs to be confirmed and will change over time
- Visual Presentation: visual representations of information. Examples from pie charts through to interactive information manipulation
- Individual project: visualisation project using key tools to create an effective information visualisation
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- specialist knowledge: lectures and directed reading in HCI, graphics, digital imaging, multimedia standards and visual presentation
- practical design skills: individual project application of knowledge to design of a substantial visualisation system
- management: individual project, management skills exercised to plan, execute and deliver working visualisation
- design integration: individual project will require integration of technical elements from this and other modules
- engineering of software systems: individual project employing software engineering to capture requirements, design and test
- professional skills: individual project implementation and write up will exercise professional skills
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module comprises 1 week's intensive directed reading and laboratory exercises; 5 days of lectures, tutorial, and reading, and two weeks undertaking a major laboratory assignment. The overall workload conforms to the standard SLAT requirement of 150 hours equivalent to 15 credits.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 | 2 per day in week 2 | 1 hour | 10 | |
| Tutorials | 4 | weekly | 1 hour | 4 | |
| Practicals | 5 | daily in week 1 | 6 hours | 30 | |
| Laboratory | 10 | daily in weeks 3 and 4 | 6 hous | 60 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 46 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory report | 100% | Laboratory report | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Staged written feedback of laboratory and practical work by staff/demonstrators.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.