Multimedia Laboratory

Code:

EEC0052

Acronym:

LMUL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Telecommunications

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Telecommunications
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	16	Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011	3	-	6	63	162
			4
			5
		Syllabus	4	-	6	63	162
			5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to develop students’ professional attitudes, competences and skills:
a) autonomy and initiative in the acquisition and integration of knowledge in the area of multimedia technologies;
b) management skills on multidisciplinary projects and teamwork;
c) ability to design and implement multimedia systems and applications; innovate in the conception of new products based on emerging technologies;
d) ability of structuring and producing multimedia contents with an efficient communication and adequate to the target-group.

Program

Multimedia applications for mobile devices
Interactive applications with a real time processing
- conception, design, implementation and presentation of group assignments, knowledge integrators and practical application of the themes

Dynamic aggregation of multimedia information using Web 2.0 technologies
- development of an individual assignment of practical application of knowledge and report

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

This course is based on project based learning.

Software

Yahoo Pipes
Adobe Flash
Processing

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	48,00
Groupwork 1	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2010-10-22
Groupwork 1 presentation	Exame	4,00		2010-11-04
Groupwork 2	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2010-12-09
Groupwork 2 presentation	Exame	4,00		2010-12-10
Individual work	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2010-12-16
Individual work report	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	4,00		2010-12-17
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Active participation in the planning and development of group assignments

Calculation formula of final grade

FM= A1(30%) + AP1(10%) + A2(30%) + AP2(10%) + IR(15%) + PA(5%)

A1- Group assignment 1
AP1- Assignment presentation 1
A2- Group assignment 2
AP2- Assignment presentation 2
IR- Individual Report
PA- peer assessment

Classification improvement

Students can only improve their marks in the next edition of the course.