Multimedia courseware for an introductory analog electronics course

Author

Mason, Ralph ; Keys, Rob ; Hawkesford, Colleen ; Golem, Mark

Author_Institution

Regina Univ., Sask., Canada

fYear

1997

fDate

22-23 May 1997

Firstpage

228

Lastpage

232

Abstract

The power of animation and video capture and the ability to precisely define multimedia courseware adds a new dimension to course content. This combined with interactive modules and the ability to view and review material anywhere, provides a very powerful new form of course delivery. An important limitation is the vast amount of work required to generate the multimedia content. It is estimated that for courseware which contains a significant amount of animation it requires anywhere from 400-800 person hours of work to generate one hour of multimedia content. A typical University course with 40 contact hours could require from 8-16 person years to generate a multimedia version. This paper outlines a project carried out to develop multimedia courseware for an introductory analog electronics course

Keywords

computer animation; courseware; educational courses; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; interactive systems; multimedia computing; University course; animation; course content; course delivery; interactive modules; introductory analog electronics course; multimedia courseware; video; Adders; Animation; Courseware; Education; Graphics; Guidelines; Image converters; Pixel; Power engineering computing; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX 97: Communications, Power and Computing. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Winnipeg, Man.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4147-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1997.627144

Filename

627144