MMS3001 Multimedia Contexts (FOART)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Journalism) Band 1

Synopsis

Multimedia has the ability to offer traditional information packages in interactive form as well as generating new types of information structures. This ability raises issues relating to the design, development and application of multimedia technologies, and to the various social, cultural and economic environments in which it operates. This ability of multimedia also implies the need to question the adequacy of conventional models of communication theory to accommodate and develop these innovations. Graduates in Multimedia, in addition to the design, operational and management skills acquired elsewhere in their degree, must be able to evaluate their professional work in its social, cultural and economic context if they are to undertake leadership, management, advisory or innovative roles in their field. This course is designed to encourage students to develop a broad perspective on the issues that impact on multimedia interface design, production and distribution. The course considers political, social, cultural, economic, legal and ethical issues that relate to the design, production and distribution of multimedia products and on the integration of multimedia into the new global communications environment.