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CS5185 - Multimedia Technologies and Applications

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Computer Science
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One semester
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2017/18

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

The course aims at providing students with theoretical and technical understanding on multimedia components, communications, and systems. The course covers contemporary, interactive multimedia technology and communication systems, focusing on types, applications, and theories of operation. Basic technologies such as multimedia data representation, compression, retrieval and communication will be covered in an integrated manner. On completion of the course, students should be able to understand the fundamental concepts and make critique to the technologies associated with various multimedia data types such as image, video, audio, graphics and animation.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

CS5185.pdf

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