...Multimedia refers to any application that combined several elements of multimedia such as text, graphics, animation, audio and video. A combination of text, audio, animation, video, images/graphics, and interactivity define multimedia. Each appeals to a human sense. The degree and manner to which each is used has the potential to increase learning. The mix of video, audio, and high quality graphics afforded by multimedia may grab the attention of students, particularly poor readers, in ways that traditional approaches to instruction would not (Kenworthy, 1993). In multimedia environments, learners construct meaningful knowledge by "selecting words and selecting images from the presented material, organizing words and organizing images into coherent mental representations, and integrating the resulting verbal and visual representations with one another" (Mayer, 1997, p. 4). Sound The sound is used to provide emphasis or highlight the transition from one page to another. Sound synchronization screen, so that teachers can submit a lot of information. Creative use of sounds to become imaginative stimulus; improper use, it has become an obstacle or an annoyance. The distance between the two properties amount - the acoustic frequency in each peak height of these wave patterns - (sometimes referred to as pitch) peaks. The greater the distance, low voice. Representatives, through video visualization capabilities can be direct and powerful. While this is no doubt, it is how we see...
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...Technology Course: Multimedia (5402351) Semester and Year: Su/ 2011/2012 Pre-requisites: Object Oriented Programming 1 (5402211) Lecturer: Evon M. Abu-Taieh Course Description The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of multimedia including text, graphics, sound, animation and video. Multimedia related hardware and software issues are discussed. The students will be introduced to the development stages and the required skills (skill set) for producing multimedia titles. Methods and techniques required for delivering Web-based multimedia are also presented. Intended Learning Outcomes: The intended learning outcomes of this course are: A- Knowledge and Understanding: Students should … A1) Understand how multimedia titles are made and their development process. A2) Know the different types of skills required to make multimedia titles A3) Understand the basic principles for creating different types of multimedia elements including text, graphics, sound, animation and video. A4) Know about different types of hardware and software tools used for developing multimedia. B- Intellectual skills: with the ability to … B1) Distinguish between the tasks of different multimedia development team members B2) Distinguish between linear multimedia, nonlinear multimedia and hypermedia B3) Use production software tools to produce primitive multimedia elements B4) Use authoring software tools to produce a multimedia title C- Subject...
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...ICT IN MALAYSIA: POLICY, REGULATION & INDUSTRY PROGRESS (1996-2000) AND PROSPECTS (2001-2005) Presented by Gazali Abas at ITU-Waseda University Workshop for Regulators and Policy-Makers “New Trends in ICT” 13th-24th November, 2001 Waseda University Tokyo, JAPAN CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INTRODUCTION PROGRESS (1996-2000) PROSPECTS (2001-2005) ALLOCATION CONCLUSION 14 Nov.2001.Gazali A. 2 1. INTRODUCTION THE BIG PICTURE - Human Capital 23 m - Vision 2020 - Long-term Outline Perspective Plan - Five-year Development Plan - K-Economy - ICT policy, regulation and industry 14 Nov.2001.Gazali A. 3 2. PROGRESS, 1996-2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Utilization of ICT National IT Agenda Development of the Multimedia Super Corridor MSC Flagship Applications Development of Communications Infrastructure Electronic Commerce Human Resource Development for ICT Funding for ICT Industry 14 Nov.2001.Gazali A. 4 2.1.1 - UTILIZATION OF ICT: ICT Expenditure by Sector, 1995-2000 Total expenditure on ICT increased 9.2% p.a. in 1996-2000. Big spenders on ICT: 1995 2000 AAGR Banking & Finance 27% 15% -4% Manufacturing 13% 16% 19% Distributions 8% 10% 16% Government 10% 8% 7% Home 2% 8% 44% 14 Nov.2001.Gazali A. 5 2.1.2 - SELECTED ICT INDICATORS, 1995-2000 Indicator PC (units installed) PC per 1,000 pop. Tel.lines/1,000 pop. Tel.Subscribers Mobile Phones Internet Subscribers 14 Nov.2001.Gazali A. 1995 610,000 29.5 161.7 3,332,447 700,000 13,064 2000 2,200...
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...DARUL MUTAKIN 0825435 “ONE” SHORT FILM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 PREAMBLE The project is to produce the first motion graphic short film telling about the Muslims in the future. For information, most of the motion graphic film that is shown in the television, cinemas as well as the new media “Internet” is based on the Western way of life and perspective. The film is produced with the combination of real world videography and CGI (Computer-generated Imagery) technique that will enhance the storyline development. The story is about the revival of Muslims in the future whereby a group of Muslims will be united facing the cruelty of the Zionist. The concept of story that is trying to be highlighted almost similar idea with the film, “Valley of the Wolves : Palestine”, where the Muslims taking down the Zionist. But the different is that, it will take place in different environment, different looks and technology used. 1.1 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION 1.1.1 Background of the problem Based on our research and observation, there is a need in producing a film that can give a great impact on how we live our life and think. It is part of instrument or mechanism to attract people, whether it is a positive message or vice versa. People nowadays depends heavily to the Western sources when it come to this issue, whereas in our perspective, the message that was brought against the Islamic teachings. It somehow leads us to rebel and astray from the right path. Eventually, that...
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...information to guarantee that it is important. Organizations are faced with pricing and pricing for the new products and the competitive products. There are several issues that affect the manufacturing expenses like the opponents, consumer anticipation, and the lawful obligations as the legitimacy of greedy charges and biased charges. (AIU Online Virtual Campus Multimedia, 2012) The division 2 of the Clayton Act is a correction called The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936, which identifies which cost distinction stipulation is illegitimate. Businesses can appeal to the Robinson-Patman Act by accomplishing two or more transactions, within an acceptable near era episode, and merchandise of condition and feature at a various cost by the identical vendor, or two or more various buyers that utilizes expenditure to resale to the United States, that argue in cutthroat damage. (Smith, 2004) There are some determined drawbacks on the usually applied discounted cash flow (DCF) process with the price increases that results of dishonest actions in extended live assignments with extreme hazard modifications, which the hazard will weaken later on the stage of the assignment....
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...What is Project Cycle Management (PCM)? “Project Cycle Management” is a term used to describe the management activities and decision-making procedures used during the life-cycle of a project1. The image of a ‘project cycle’ assists applicants to understand how to organize their work so that it is based on real needs, is well planned, monitored and evaluated, and allows involved parties to learn from every project to improve their future work. The cycle represents a continuous process in which each stage provides the foundation for the next. The generic project cycle has six phases. In practice, the duration and importance of each phase may vary for different projects. Identification Evaluation Identification Appraisal Evaluation Preparation Preparation Appraisal Implementation and monitoring Proposal preparation, approval , financing Implementation and monitoring Proposal preparation, approval , financing Identification – generation of the initial project idea and preliminary design Preparation – detailed design of the project addressing technical and operational aspects Appraisal – analysis of the project from technical, financial, economic, gender, social, institutional and environmental perspectives Proposal preparation, approval and financing – writing the project proposal, securing approval for implementation and arranging sources of finance Implementation and monitoring – implementation of project activities, with on-going checks on progress and feedback...
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...With regarding to the current situation and competition of doing business, we should take advantage of our online technology to further develop our company position. At the beginning of 2000, Sony attempted to expand their PDA market in the Australia market. PDA, short for personal digital assistant is a handheld device that combines computing, telephone/fax, and networking features. A typical PDA can function as a cellular phone, fax sender, and personal organizer. It is an existing product, which is in the growth stage of the product life cycle. Sony Japan assigned the subsidiary called Sony Australia Co., Ltd- PDA department to expand PDA sales in Australia with combining the electronic commerce technology into our traditional marketing strategies. SWOT analysis: Strengths • The backing of one of the worlds' most prominent companies; • Sony Clie is one of the worlds' most popular PDA; • Sony Clie PDA has fashionable design and the best multimedia functions. Weaknesses • High-end PDA with highest cost that leads to highest price. • High level of technical knowledge required by users Threats • The next generation PDA-mobile hybrid gadget, not only provides opportunities but also has market restructure threats Opportunities...
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...identified higher than budgeted costs related to emergency training on new systems. Furthermore, override approvals demonstrate the lack of new project training costs in the product development budget unless coded to the wrong cost centers. The director of human resources verified training was not incorporated into the project training costs. The executive board approved distance learning solution project to address these rising and unbudgeted costs. With an $80,000 budget this project leads training through teleconferencing. A systems development life cycle (SDLC) provides an organization with a process for success in meeting the strategic goals in phases (University of Phoenix, 2013). This is the simplest methodology to organize a project. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how an SDLC provides Riordan with the necessary tools to meet the organization’s needs in the timeframe and cost constraints outlined by the executive board. Project Planning The project identified by the controller is distance learning through teleconferencing. The project provides a solution to training costs excluded from the project budget. Additional rationale behind the project includes high travel costs associated with emergency training sessions. Project requirements that are accurate, clear, and concise from management are important to achieve project success within the time and budget constraints. This phase provides a solid platform through the identification of audits, budgets, resources...
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...Multimedia Architects 3D Virtual Reality Strategic Technology Plan Tony E. Rumford, Quincy Jones, Cheri Bennett, Ryan Shemer, Darren Roony CMGT/557 - EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & ISSUES 07/13/2015 TAMMY BORUNDA Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 3 Overview of Technology Plan........................................................................................................ 4 Organization Mission: ............................................................................................................... 4 Organization Description: .......................................................................................................4-5 Technology Planning Team: ..................................................................................................... 5 Organization Analysis .................................................................................................................5-6 Current Business Processes: ...................................................................................................6-7 Process Improvements: ..............................................................................................................8 Current State of Technology: .................................................................................................8-9...
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...Defining an Industry: What is the size and scope of the Australian Building and Construction Industry? By Gerard de Valence DEFINING AN INDUSTRY: WHAT IS THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? Gerard de Valence Construction Economics, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Introduction The traditional structure-conductperformance approach to industry economics originated in the US in the 1930s with the work of Mason (1939) and Bain (1959). This is now the standard framework for analysing the dynamics of an industry. However, the size and scope of the Australian construction industry at the turn of the millennium may be better understood using an alternative model that highlights the diversity of the industry and the range of actors involved. Industry analysis has traditionally focused on groups of firms with similar characteristics in their production processes, goods or services produced, and markets served in the wider economy. The distinction has been between firms and industries, and the analysis has emphasised the importance of economies of scale and scope (Sutton 1991) or organisational structure (Williamson 1979). One major difficulty in the standard structure-conduct-performance approach has been the definition of industries within the theoretical criteria of product homogeneity. Further, some analysts see the construction industry as a manufacturing system, similar to the automotive...
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...Ronghuai Huang Beijing Normal University huangrh@bnu.edu.cn Ding Ma Beijing Normal University mading70@126.com Abstract This paper proposes a conceptual design framework for mobile learning (mLearning) mainly based on the reflection and action research results of Nokia Mobiledu project, which was recently launched in China and is targeted especially for learning English. The framework involves five stages: mLearning activity design, requirement and constraint analysis, mLearning scenario design, mLearning technology environment design and mobile learner support services design, in which mLearning activity design plays a key role in a systematic design procedure for mLearning experience. 1. Background In China, there are more than 600 million mobile phone users and people are spending more time on the road or commuting. There is a big growth potential for mobile learning in China. Nokia recently set up China’s first interactive mobile learning service Mobiledu (www.mobiledu.cn), with the aim to enrich people’s learning experiences anytime anywhere in a most convenient way with their mobile phones. Reflecting on the design and development process of Mobiledu and other mobile learning projects, this paper describes an activity-oriented design framework for mobile learning experience, which focuses on strategies and practices to design the mobile learning experience in a systematic way instead of just dividing activity into several elements. The scope of systematic mobile...
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...INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary space agency of India. ISRO is amongst the largest government space agencies in the world. The prime objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. The Indian space programme was driven by the vision of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of Indian Space Programme ORIGIN Established in 1969, ISRO superseded the erstwhile Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR). Headquartered in Bangalore, ISRO is under the administrative control of the Department of Space, Government of India. The objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. Accordingly, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully operationalised two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources; also, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites. SATELLITES LAUNCHED Since its establishment , ISRO has achieved ...
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...Week Two Team Reflection Louis Blackshear, LaQthia Cooks, Jennifer DeWitt, Lisa Mariella, Tharthur Myers Economics ECO/561 Version 7 Ron Merchant September 10, 2012 Week Two Team Reflection Simplicity is achieved and true knowledge of business practices are obtained through the rigors of understanding terms and concepts such as: production levels, cost maximization, fixed and variable costs, opportunity costs, revenue and total costs curves, etc. These terms not only provide a basis for business operation, they also provide a competitive edge for the determined entrepreneur who seeks to understand the anatomy of business and its language. In hindsight, week two discussed many of the terms above and allowed team members to expand on experiences in both their personal and professional lives. Identify production level to maximize profits. Maximum profit is achieved when the greatest level of economic profit is obtained given the existing conditions of the market. This process involves the adjustment of the level of production in reaction to current market prices (Encyconoic, 2012). Explain how to balance fixed and variable costs. This objective is one that all of team “B” struggled with as the text doesn’t see to give a clear indication of exactly how to balance fixed and variable costs. All that could be extracted from the text as well as from online was that in the short run one should try and turn fixed cost into variable cost in order to create...
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...Taiwan Katrina Parker Student at AIU Introduction The investment building of Taiwan requires experiencing fast fluctuations in the later thirty years. Taiwan has moved seaward a work escalated industrial nation to a fare situated economy. With the convergence of capital and engineering, and the fast enhancement of howdy tech expert administrations, the organization of Taiwan commercial enterprises has likewise changed enormously since late 1970s. The sum twelve-month creation worth represented by engineering concentrated commercial enterprises has expanded from sixty out of a hundred in mid 1980s to seventy-five in each hundred in mid 1990s. These statistics are a reasonable implication of fruitful deliverance and cross cultural scenarios of Taiwan economy all in all. Through the boosted innovation and large scale manufacture of the PC equipment and programming, new issues made for social order by machine emerged. What's more, as the expense of PC fittings declined, the vitality of programming expanded: programming is the place the activity and the cash are nowadays. The aggregate planet market for programming is currently forthcoming $100 billion a year. Mostly subsequently, replicating machine programs, regularly eluded as programming theft, has turned into a real development industry. The center of the worldwide copyright issue, Taiwan is unique of the "lords" of user interface design theft in Asia. The Business Software Association evaluates that U.S. programming...
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...to narrow casting medium. Alternative newspapers emerge from counterculture voice to market threat, competing for advertisement revenue. Commercialization of the Internet and Web force “traditional” media to face the future and fight for advertisement revenue and consumer attention. The next generation of media, which is the DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), is now threatening the rest of the media. 2. What is DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)? According to the web-site scala.com, the definition of DMB is the process of broadcasting multimedia over the Internet, or satellite, to be tuned in by multimedia receivers, or players, capable of playing back the multimedia program. Through a process called multicast, a single broadcast can send programming to thousands of receivers, which can play back the content individualized to the location. This is one of the advantages of multimedia broadcasting over traditional video broadcasting. In other words, DMB is a new kind of Convergence Service that is a combination of the characteristics broadcasting to public or private which can be used as a means of strengthen functions of multimedia and entertainment of Cell phone. There are two types of DMB, Which is the ground wave DMB and satellite DMB. Ground wave DMB is...
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