MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM: AUTHORING FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
| Title | MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING: AUTHORING FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA / MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM: AUTHORING FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA |
| Code | DIM111 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Charalampos Dimoulas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013106 |
Programme of Study: Master of Arts in Digital Media, Communication and Journalism-R
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Journalism | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Digital Media, Culture and Communication | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Risk Communication and Crisis Journalism | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600060933
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600060933
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course aims at providing students the essential theoretical knowledge and technical skills on multimedia projects implementation and management, using state of the art production, editing, and authoring techniques. Starting from the conception of a creative idea until the formulation of a technical project plan, basic terms and definitions along with production methodologies and development models are deployed. Emphasis is given to the specific characteristics and also to the medium that is suitable for each content type. The students work hands-on individually and in groups in the laboratory, with practical exercises that include animated material and interactive multimedia content and make it available through various technologies. These utilities may include HTML, blogs, CMS (WordPress, Wix, etc.), media processing, authoring and sharing services (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.), social networking and (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.).
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Student Assessment
Description
Participation & Presentation - 30%
Presentations and verbal contributions by all students are essential. It is expected that students attend each class, do the required readings in advance of classes and participate actively in group discussions. Students will make a conference-type presentation (15’ & ppt) of their implemented project (main idea, objectives, design, prototyping and overall anticipated outcome), in advance of the multimedia products submission / distribution, aiming at fostering group discussion and using feedback to revise/improve final version. A final presentation will be also made and supported as complementary to project demonstration and evaluation (at the end of the course, during the exams period).
Written Lab Report– 30%
Each student / team will write a Lab report (roughly 10.000 words, incl. references), presenting all the aspects of the multimedia production project (and its dissemination). Among others, production evaluation will be conducted and included in this report, along with references and all the accompanying material (text, audio, video etc.) that would be involved in all phases of the production (analysis, planning – designing, development, distribution, dissemination, evaluation etc.).
Content production project– 40%
Each student / team will proceed to the implementation and dissemination of a multimodal content project, which will have to be uploaded / published through Internet, Social Media and/or other computing platforms /terminals that favor enhanced human computer interaction (i.e. mobile phones, tablets etc.).
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
InVision [interactive prototyping tool] (N.D.). InVision in the Classroom. Retrieved on Feb. 1, 2017, from https://invisionapp.wistia.com/medias/5daefdvykt
MyBalsamic [mockup /prototyping tool] (N.D.). Tutorials & Videos: Basic Concepts. Retrieved on Feb. 1, 2017, from https://support.balsamiq.com/tutorials/
Vaughan, T. (2014). Multimedia: making it work. 9th Ed., McGraw-Hill Osborne Media.
Wix [web building /CMS platform] (N.D.). Wix help center. Retrieved on Feb. 1, 2017, from https://support.wix.com/en/
Last Update
02-02-2017
