A multimedia learning application for undergraduates in Computer Science: The design, development and usability

Author

Rias, Riaza Mohd ; Abdullah, Munira ; Salam, Nurul Hazra Abdul

Author_Institution

Univ. Technol. Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Malaysia

fYear

2011

fDate

7-8 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

169

Lastpage

175

Abstract

The typical undergraduate student of today is accustomed to receiving information on a daily basis in a variety of formats, i.e. multimedia channels. This paper reports on a recent research carried out to design and develop a multimedia earning application in Wide Area Network (WAN) Protocols, a topic from Data Communication & Networking, which is part of a syllabus for undergraduates in Computer Sciences. Learning heories such as cognitive and constructivist approaches were applied in the multimedia application, along with a unique metaphor, animation, games and tutorial. A usability test was conducted on 30 computer science students from the faculty and the results are discussed in the paper.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer science education; further education; multimedia systems; protocols; wide area networks; WAN protocols; computer science; data communication & networking; multimedia learning application; undergraduate student; wide area network protocols; Animation; Multimedia communication; Switches; Usability; Wide area networks; Multimedia application; animation; computer science; usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Education (ICEED), 2011 3rd International Congress on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1258-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEED.2011.6235383

Filename

6235383