Multimedia Laboratory

Code:

EEC0052

Acronym:

LMUL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Telecommunications

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/1213/course/view.php?id=1063
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	20	Syllabus	5	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The learning objectives of this course include the development of the following professional attitude and skills:

a) autonomy and initiative in knowledge acquisition and integration of multimedia technologies,
b) multidisciplinary project and teamwork management skills,
c) concept, development and implementation of new multimedia systems and applications based in emergent technologies,
d) multimedia content specification and production, with communication effectiveness for the target public.

Learning outcomes and competences

As a result6 of learning based on multidisciplinary projects, we wish the students to aquire competencies in the multimedia area, in knowledge integration, project management, contents production and design and implementation of new products, services and applications.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Project 1: Social interactive systems
Social interaction is what make us humans.
In this project, we intend to develop new forms of technology mediated interaction.

 

Project 2:social interaction revisited

We wish that students, starting from some of the best prototypes developed before, improve them in terms of funcionality and interface, in order to end up closer to the final product.

 

Mandatory literature

Reas, Casey; Processing. ISBN: 978-0-262-18262-1
Igoe, Tom; Making things talk. ISBN: 978-0-596-51051-0
Pearrow, Mark; The wireless web usability handbook. ISBN: 1-58450-056-5

Complementary Bibliography

Manovich, Lev; The language of new media. ISBN: 0-262-13374-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Due to the multidisciplinary nature of multimedia, the Lab course is operated in Project Based Learning groups.

Projects are developed in teams of 3 to 5 elements, from the severalprogrammes offering this curricular unit. Team members should be different in each of the projects. 

The methodology for development is organized in three iterative phases: conceive, develop and implement, previously scheduled. Tools for planning, document and communicate the projects are also addressed.

Software

Yahoo Pipes
Processing
Adobe Flash
Html 5

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho laboratorial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho laboratorial	66,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Active participation in the planning and development of the teamwork projects must be demonstrated.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade results of the arithmetic average of the marks obtained in each of the projects.

In each project are evaluated the following components:
- 50% Project results (success in meeting the goals, degree of innovation, communication effectiveness, production quality, technical solution),
- 25% Communication and documentation of the project (site, teaser, presentation and demonstration),
- 25% Technical report of the project.

The final grade may also be increased to the next level, depending on the result obtained in the peer review in each project group.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Working students must also demonstrate active participation in the planning and development of the teamwork projects.

Participation will be in a manner to be agreed with the teachers and the project groups, in order to facilitate independent activity, not requiring the presence in the classroom.

Classification improvement

Students may only improve their grades in the following academic year.