Course Co/Pre-requisite knowledge:

• Pre-requisite: FIT1008, CSC1030 or CSE1303 or equivalent
  Assumed knowledge includes: (i) programming to first year Computer Science level in an object-oriented programming language such as C++ or Java (ii) programming within a UNIX environment (iii) effective use of FTP, telnet/rlogin under UNIX.
• 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 (access via the Monash library). Students will be assessed on their ability to write in English.
• Co-requisites: nil
• Prohibitions: CSC2252, CSC3252, SFT2200, CSE2325, CSE3325
• 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 fail to pay their fees.

Course materials:

URL: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~cema/courses/FIT3084/index.html

Course overview:

This course is aimed at those students wishing to produce innovative web-based multimedia. The World Wide Web provides an international audience for multimedia developers and has become a vital global resource. Students successfully completing this course will have an understanding of the practical and theoretical issues relevant to web site design and the online presentation of information using multiple media.

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.

Course topics include:

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

A note on texts:

If you would like to consult specific technical manuals on some of the topics covered in this course, the remaining technical manuals are recommended. Be sure to consult the latest editions. Those listed here will probably be out of date before you read this document! The WWW is frequently the best source of information on itself, if nothing else.

Lynch, P.J. Horton, S., "Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites",
Yale University Press, 1999 (now available in 2nd edition)

Investigate this online resource for information.

Suggested reading....	Additional technical reading material....
Anderson-Freed, Susan, "Weaving a Website: Programming in HTML, JavaScript, Perl and Java", Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0-13-028220-0 OR the older but still OK... Stein L.D., "How to Set Up and Maintain a Web Site" Addison Wesley, 1997 AND also... Holzschlag, M. E., "Web by Design: The Complete Guide", SYBEX Press 1998	Goodman, D. "Dynamic HTML : The Definitive Reference" O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 1565924940 Rosenfield, L. & Morville, P. "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web", O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, 1998

* 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

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