SENG 410: Media Applications

Term

Spring 2012

Course Website

http://www.engr.uvic.ca/~seng410

Instructor

Daniel German
Email: dmg at cs.uvic.ca
Office: ECS 560
Phone Number: (250)472-5790
Office Hours: M 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., W 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Lecture Schedule

(A01) MW  4:30 - 5:50 p.m.     ECS 108

Tutorial Schedule

(There are no tutorials scheduled for this offering of the course.)

Laboratory Schedule

(There are no labs scheduled for this offering of the course.)

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for the course.

Course Overview

The course investigates the concrete influences of technology, especially digital technology, on how we express ourselves, how we communicate with each other, and how we perceive, think about, and interact with our world. Its primary focus will be on the invention and creative use of enabling technologies for understanding and learning, in addition to tools for expression by people and machines.
Note: The material in this course differs from that offered in CSC 461 (Multimedia Systems).

Course Objectives And Learning Outcomes

The objective of this course are :

introduce students to the technical characteristics and features of different types of media, including text, images, video, audio, mash-ups.
learn how to integrate these types of media into the software development process;
develop media-rich applications.

Topics

Intro to Media and New media
History of media and new media
Visual media: video, images, text and everything else
The Economics of New Media
New media in software development
The Internet, the WWW and New media
New media and art
New media and entertainment
New media and interactivity
New media and software development
New media and advertisement
Cyber-Dadaism: reuse in the era of new media
The massification of new media: everybody can be a producer
New media and intellectual property law

Project

In this course there will be 1 project, composed of 3 deliverables. Each deliverable will be: Proposal (10%), Design (20%), Final product (30%), for a total of 60%

Project evaluation will include a demonstration for the instructor of completed work.

Project Schedule

(Prospective schedule; dates may change.)

Project Deliverable	Weight	Assigned Date	Due Date
1	10%	January 11	February 1
2	20%	February 5	March 1
3	30%	March 4	March 30

Exams

There will be two midterm exams, worth 40% of the term. The first miderm exam, worth 25% will take place on February 27, 2012, and the second midterm exam, worth 15% will be on April 5, 2012.
Students must pass both exams to pass the course.

Grading

Coursework	Weight (out of 100%)
Projects	60%
Midterm	40%

Grades	Description
A+, A, A-	Exceptional, outstanding or excellent performance. These grades indicate a student who is self-initiating, exceeds expectation and has an insightful grasp of the subject matter.
B+, B, B-	Very good, good or solid performance. These grades indicate a good grasp of the subject matter or excellent grasp in one area balanced with satisfactory grasp in the other areas.
C+, C	Satisfactory, or minimally satisfactory. These grades indicate a satisfactory performance and knowledge of the subject matter.
D	Marginal Performance. A student receiving this grade demonstrated a superficial grasp of the subject matter.
F	Unsatisfactory performance. Wrote final examination and completed course requirements; no supplemental.

Posting Of Grades

Grades for submitted coursework and the final course grade will be posted on the conneX site for the course using the "Gradebook" feature.

Term marks, provisional final grades and final grades will be posted by student number. NO NAME WILL APPEAR. These postings are for your information and for your validation of the data entry. If you do not wish your term marks and grades to be publicly posted in this manner, please notify the course instructor by e-mail no later than January 13, 2012.

Course Policies And Guidelines

Late Assignments: No late assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor at least 48 hours before the assignment due date.
Coursework Mark Appeals: All marks must be appealed within 7 days of the mark being posted.
Attendance: We expect students attend all lectures and labs. It is entirely the students' responsibility to recover any information or announcements presented in lectures from which they were absent.
Electronic devices in labs and lectures: No unauthorized audio or video recording of lectures is permitted.
Electronic devices in midterms and exams: Calculators are only permitted for examinations and tests if explicitly authorized and the type of calculator permitted may be restricted. No other electronic devices (e.g. cell phones, pagers, PDA, etc.) may be used during examinations or tests unless explicitly authorized.
Plagiarism: Submitted work may be checked using plagiarism detection software. Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud are taken very seriously by both the University and the Department. You should consult http://web.uvic.ca/calendar/FACS/UnIn/UARe/PoAcI.html for the UVic policy on academic integrity. Note that the university policy includes the statement that "A largely or fully plagiarized assignment should result in a grade of F for the course".

The Faculty of Engineering Standards for Professional Behaviour are at http://www.uvic.ca/shared/shared%5fengineering/docs/professional-behaviour.pdf

The department guidelines concerning fraud are at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/fraud.html

Department Policies: A list of department policies regarding all courses may be found at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/index.html

This course aims to provide equal opportunities and access for all students to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the class and its curriculum and to meet the syllabus requirements. Reasonable and appropriate accommodation will be made available to students with documented disabilities (physical, mental, learning) in order to give them the opportunity to successfully meet the essential requirements of the course. The accommodation will not alter academic standards or learning outcomes, although the student may be allowed to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a different way. It is not necessary for you to reveal your disability and/or confidential medical information to the course instructor. If you believe that you may require accommodation, the course instructor can provide you with information about confidential resources on campus that can assist you in arranging for appropriate accommodation. Alternatively, you may want to contact the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability located in the Campus Services Building.

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