Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Objectives:

The goal of this course is to strengthen a student’s capacity to participate in software development. This puts the student in a position to take advantage of a significant amount of prior work by integrating a variety of software libraries on a variety of platforms.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Understand advanced topics of software development relevant to the design and implementation of multimedia software applications, e.g., software design patterns, multithreaded programming, real-time programming, advanced UML, GPU programming, programming mobile devices and other embedded systems, network programming, graphics, VR and AR programming

Skills

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• ability to apply a variety of intermediate and advanced software technologies, techniques and methods in the construction of effective and efficient multimedia software applications

Competences

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• ability to analyse multimedia software engineering problems and select, apply and evaluate appropriate technologies in developing successful solutions
• ability to synthesize advanced concepts in multimedia programming and software engineering

Type of instruction

Refer to the overview of instruction types listed in the start of chapter 3. The types of instruction for this course are decided in accordance with the current Framework Provisions and directions are decided and given by the Study Board for Media Technology.

Exam

Exams