CSE5910 : Multimedia Programming in Java

Course Outline

Course Co/Pre-requisite knowledge:

• Pre-requisite: Entry to Masters level study (e.g. MIT, MAIT, MNC, MMC etc.)
  Assumed knowledge includes: (i) Competency in some programming language such as C, C++ or Pascal, Fortran etc. (ii) Basic familiarity with object-oriented design and programming techniques, UML (iii) Basic familiarity with Linux/Unix is an advantage. Students without a formal background of Unix-based operating systems are expected to become familiar with the basics in their own time, prior to the commencement of the course. Important things to learn include (but are not limited to): (a) the creation, copying, movement and removal of directories and files; (b) movement around the directory structure; (c) the basic use of applications from the command line such as sftp, zip, compress, tar, man; (d) file editing with a command-line editor such as vi.
  
  * Please note * In the past this unit incorporated detailed lecture material on Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Programming and UML. As of 2007 this is no longer the case. Students seeking a unit that covers this material will need to consult their course advisors for an alternative.
  
  
• Communication Skills: Effective written and spoken English communication skills are required. If your communication skills in English are not of a high standard, you must seek assistance from language and learning officers on campus. Students will be assessed on their ability to write in English.
  
• Co-requisites: NIL
• Prohibitions: GCO5910
• Payment of fees: All students must have paid their university fees as required. Students who have not done this on time will not be able to complete the assessment / hurdle requirements and will therefore not pass the course. This is university policy, the lecturer cannot make exceptions for students who do not pay their fees (sorry!).

Course materials:

URL: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~cema/courses/CSE5910/index.html

Course overview:

This course is aimed at those students wishing to produce innovative multimedia applications using the Java programming language. On successful completion of this unit, students will have:

• the skill to competently use standard Java libraries to build a medium-sized multimedia application;
• acquired an understanding of specific design requirements for the construction of multimedia applications;
• acquired an understanding of the principles of programming interactive applications.

Practical assignments and excercises provide ample scope for creative expression and utilization of the theory presented in lectures. Students will be assessed on their ability to think and design innovatively, as well as on their understanding of the theoretical issues presented in lectures. On successful completion of this unit, students will have experience working in a small team to prepare a design brief for an interactive multimedia application and to then continue to see through the application's development.

Course topics include:

A full lecture-by-lecture topic listing is available.

A note on texts:

Texts written about multimedia and programming languages become outdated at an alarming rate. A text book is not necessary for the successful completion of this course as much of the information required is available online and in the lecture notes. However, it is highly recommended that some texts be consulted to further your own knowledge and clarify points made in lectures. The text below is good for this purpose and I highly recommend that you have easy access to a copy.

Highly Recommended... Flanagan, D., Java In A Nutshell, O'Reilly 4th (or more recent edition), 2002 Flanagan, D., Java Examples In A Nutshell, O'Reilly 3rd (or more recent edition), 2004
Other reading.... Other texts are referenced from within the lecture notes to which they relate.

* Students should consult University materials on cheating, in particular:

1. Student Resource Guide - section on Student Rights and Responsibilities at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/srg/srg0059.htm
2. Student Resource Guide at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/srg/, particularly the section on Cheating at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/srg/srg0071.htm
3. Faculty policy at http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/adt/policies/cheating.html
4. Statute 4.1 on Discipline at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/calendar/statutes/statutes04.html

©Copyright Alan Dorin 2007