Code: | CC079 | Acronym: | CMD |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Communication Sciences |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Communication and Information Sciences |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Communication Sciences |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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CC | 22 | Study plan | 3 | - | 6 | 41 | 162 |
Teacher | Responsibility |
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Emília Maria Moreira Carneiro Dias Costa |
Theoretical and practical : | 2,50 |
Tutorial Supervision: | 0,50 |
Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
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Theoretical and practical | Totals | 1 | 2,50 |
Emília Maria Moreira Carneiro Dias Costa | 2,50 | ||
Tutorial Supervision | Totals | 1 | 0,50 |
Emília Maria Moreira Carneiro Dias Costa | 0,50 |
Understand the role of multimedia communication design in the representation of information, and its relevance for understanding this information. Apply the structural concepts of Visual Communication Design to the context of multimedia communication. Explore the areas of study of visual communication in multimedia communication. Reflect on the relationship between hypermedia features and visual language. Understand the role of Communication Design in exploring narrative genres, and their application in the various multimedia products. Reflect and analyse, from a critical viewpoint, on the main functions of multimedia communication design, in its informative, didactic, communicational and artistic component. Develop projects, combining technical knowledge and design concepts in a creative and theoretically sustained way.
Applying the language of visual communication design to the design and implementation of effective interfaces from the point of view of multimedia communication.
Mastery of vector and matrix image editing/creation software and interface prototyping tools.
Frequency of curricular units with competencies in the area of visual communication designa.
- Introduction to Multimedia Communication Design. Definition of the concept. Relationship between design, technology and culture. - Morphological elements of design and exploring them in the new media: configuration, colour, Scaling elements of design. Visual codes. Study visual codes in the multimedia context: typography, iconography, graphics and image (illustration and photography). - Sequence codes. Study of sequence codes: image in motion and hypertextuality. - Visual communication design in dynamic and interactive supports. - Interactivity: exploring interactivity, new depth, indicators of interactivity. - Interface: applying the subject’s theoretical contents to interface design: visual identity, digital signs and signals and dynamic iconography. - Multimedia discourse and hierarchy of contents in multimedia documents - image, text, graphics, video and sound. - Relationship between design and the user – integration, dialogue and accessibility; navigation; information organisation – hierarchy, relations and function. Multimedia as support and process to configure information.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Participação presencial | 10,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 30,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto | 60,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Elaboração de projeto | 67,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 45,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 50,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
1.1. Mandatory attendance of 75% of classes except in cases provided for in general law and FLUP regulations;
1.2. Mandatory execution and deliverance of all assignments within the timeframes defined by the teacher. Failure to do so will incur a penalty of having the work evaluated with zero;
1.3. A final score (see classification formula) of at least 9.5;
1.4 The teacher reserves the right to differentiate the grades between students of the same workgroup, depending on the members' perception and evidence of effort;
1.5 Ther rules in the Observations field are also applied.
- Continuous assessment: Class participation (10%) + Written work (30%) + Group work (60%).
Students covered by a special statute must inform the subject professor of their status as students undergoing special assessment by October 31 of the respective academic year.
- The teacher establishes with the student a work plan without prejudice to the rights and benefits specified in the respective legislation;
- The student must schedule meetings with the teacher to discuss the work proposals if it is impossible to attend the regular class schedule;
- The work developed must always be accompanied by the professor of the discipline; otherwise, it will not be valid as an evaluation element.
It can be done by a “Recurso” exam and is subject to the evaluation components applied to the continuous assessment.
Interested students should contact the teacher in good time to receive information on the elements to be delivered on the exam date.
Assignments developed within the scope of the course are only considered for evaluation purposes when accompanied by the teacher.