Course Description

Overview

  • Overall aims

The program’s overall aims are to build in professional the confident to analyse and design in approach and enabling them to apply creative thinking to their design ideas and develop dialog between the audience and the story and also capability of intelligent reflection about what they are doing and why they are doing it.

  • Distinctive features

The IHD in Multimedia qualification serves as a progression route for those students, who seek for their academic progression towards a BA or BSc qualification specialised in Multimedia Integration or Visualisation or digital media development. This could achieve by way of completing their Multimedia dissertation worth of 60 M-Level credits. Also this program provides the learners with the opportunity to achieve detailed insights in to a range of relevant digital media and multimedia subjects at the undergraduate level. It is intended that the student will come from diverse range of backgrounds from around the world, so that they will be able to contribute towards and benefit from the essence of the program, which gives the International nature. The focus of the program will be on the Multimedia related issues that are of practical relevance and thus the student will be able to become familiarised with the state of art and hands on experience in multimedia development.

Entry Requirements

Programs of EdHat International Higher Diploma are designed particularly for those students who have recently been in education with an entry profile as follows:

Relevant NQF Level 3 qualifications or

  • An access to Higher Education certificate awarded by an approved Further Education institution or equivalent.
  • EdHat International Higher Diploma programs may also be accessed by those with previous relevant learning and/or work experience. In such cases the entry profile may include:
  • Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning (APCL) which gives recognition to learning which has been formally assessed and for which a certificate has been awarded other than those listed above; or
  • Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) which gives recognition to knowledge and skills developed through different types of experience, such as work and voluntary activities. Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience.

Assessment

Overview of assessment methods
Unit name Assessment methods
Examination Coursework Presentation Proposal
Organization and Behavior 40% 60%    
End User Applications 40%  60%    
Computer Platforms 40%  60%    
Multimedia Fundamentals 50% 50%    
Multimedia Design  and Development   100%    
Personal Skills Development 40%  60%    
Multimedia Web Authoring   100%    
Developing Digital Graphics   100%    
Image Manipulation Application   100%    
3D Modeling and Application   75% 25%  
Desktop Publication Application   100%    
Programming Concepts 100%      
Digital Sound Editing   100%    
Research Methods   100%    
Video Production Principles 50% 50%    
Digital Video Editing 25% 75%    
Multimedia Design Project   75% 25%  
Multimedia and New Technology 25% 75%    
2D  and 3D Modeling  in AutoCAD   100%    
Visualisation and Enhancement   100%    
Video Production and Enhancement   100%    
Character Modeling and Animation   100%    
Multimedia production marketing   60% 40%  
Multimedia Industrial Project   70% 20% 10%

 

Units

Semester: 1

Unit ID Unit Name Unit category Credits
GCU 0101 Organization and Behavior General Core Unit 10
GCU 0102 End User Applications General Core Unit 10
GCU 0103 Computer Platforms General Core Unit 10
LCS 0101 Personal Skills Development Language and Communication Skills 10
LCS 0102 English for Academic Purposes – Level II Language and Communication Skills 0
MDL 0101 Multimedia Fundamentals Specialised Elective Unit: Pool A 10
MDL 0102 Multimedia Design & Development Specialised Elective Unit: Pool A 10

 

Semester: 2

Unit ID Unit Name Unit category Credits
LCS 0202 English for Academic Purposes – Level II Language and Communication Skills 0
MDL 0201 Multimedia Web Authoring Specialised Core Unit 10
MDL 0203 Image Manipulation Application Specialised Core Unit 10
SPC 0236 Developing Digital Graphics Specialised Core Unit 10
SPC 0238 3D Modelling and Application Specialised Core Unit 10
MLD 0202 Digital Sound Editing Specialised Elective Unit: Pool B 10
SPC 0239 Desktop Publication Application Specialised Elective Unit: Pool B 10

 

Semester: 3

Unit ID Unit Name Unit category Credits
RQS 0204 Research Methods Language and Communication Skills 10
LCS 0301 English for Academic Purposes – Level III Language and Communication Skills 0
MLD 0301 Video Production Principles Specialised Core Unit 10
MLD 0302 Digital Video Editing Specialised Core Unit 10
MLD 0303 Multimedia Design Project Specialised Core Unit 10
MLD 0304 Multimedia and New Technology Specialised Core Unit 10
SPC 0335 2D and 3D Modelling in AutoCAD Specialised Core Unit 10

Semester: 4

Unit ID Unit Name Unit category Credits
MLD 0401 Visualisation and Enhancement Specialised Core Unit 10
MLD 0402 Video Production and Enhancement Specialised Core Unit 10
SPC 0425 Character Modelling and Animation Specialised Core Unit 10
SPC 0426 Multimedia Production Marketing Specialised Core Unit 10
PJI 0401 Multimedia Industrial Experience Specialised Project or Industrial Experience 20