ANNEXURE III

COURSE TEMPLATE
1. Course Code & Title
Course Title : Open Source and Multimedia
Course Code :
Department/Discipline:
Pre-Requisite
Course Code
Learning Hours:
Student Quota
Course Type:
Course difficulty level:
Offered in Academic Year:

No. of Credits:
Faculty
Co-Requisite
Course Code
Lect./Lab./Tuto./Gr.Study/Pri.Study
Core/Elective/Foundation
O/A/S
Even/Odd Semester

2. Course Overview & Course Objectives

Course Overview/ Course Description: Cyber Laws
The Open Source and Multimedia due to its unique quality of openness economic efficiency and
anonymity of members of the virtual community reaches the masses much quickly as opposed
to earlier technologies there by breaking the jurisdictional boundaries and creating series of
challenges for the system. This program seeks to address fast the changing needs of
knowledge society in the area of Open Source and Multimedia.
Course Objectives:
1. Student should be able to develop skill of computer operations using Fedora Linux
Operating System and its application packages for Office Automation.
2. Explore multimedia Software Flash Package and its tool to design Brochure, Animated
Document, Movie, Video clips etc.

3. Course Content
Unit

Topics

Content/
Concepts

Fundamental Unit wise SLO

1.

2.

OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE:

OPEN
SUITE:

OFFIC

1. Introduction to
Concept of Open
Source.
2. Introducing The Fedora
Desktop.
3. Working With Files And
Directories.
4. Working
With
Applications.
5. Working with Slides.
6.

1. Overview of Internet and

Linux based Mozilla
Firefox.
2. Features of Mozilla
Firefox.
3. Interface of Mozilla
Firefox.
4. Browsing the Internet
with Mozilla Firefox.
5. Setting Preferences in
Mozilla Firefox.
6. Viewing the History of
visited Websites.
7. Use of Search Engine.
8. Creating Blog.
9. Introducing and working
with E-Mail and Chat.
10. Quitting Mozilla Firefox.
11. Introduction to Open
Office Suite.
12. Exploring an Interface of
OpenOffice.org Writer.
13.
Working
with
Document:
Saving,

1. Introducing Linux.
2. Exploring Features Of Linux.
3. Overview
of
Linux
Distributions:
Ubuntu,
Debian, Gentoo, Knoppix,
Suse And Opensuse, Yellow
Dog
Linux,
Slackware,
Mandrive, Freespire And
Xandros.
4. K Desktop Environment,
Gnome
Desktop
Environment.
5. Introduction To Linux File
And Directory Structure,
Basic Linux Commands,
Creating, Copying, Removing
Files, Linux File Permission,
Creating,
Removing
Directory,
Applying
Permission On Directories,
Working With Storage Media.
6.
1. Editing
Documents
in
Writer.
2. Find and replace feature,
Auto Correct.
3. Word Completion features,
Spelling and Grammar
Checker, Hyperlinks.
4. Merging
Documents,
Saving Changes to a
document, Formatting the
Document.
5. Page Margins, Header and
Footers,
Tables,
Formatting Text in the
Document.
6. Working with Graphics,
Templates, Printing the
Document, Exploring an
Interface of OpenOffice.org
Impress, Inserting New
Slides and text in Slide,
Saving the presentation,
Opening
an
existing
presentation,

Closing.

3.

4.

Introduction
FLASH:

to

Text, Gradients,
Symbols,
Animation,
Tweening,
Button:

1. Overview of FLASH,
FLASH environment,
Creating new FLASH
document,
User
interface of FLASH,
FLASH
workspace,
Menu bar, Time line,
Property Panel, Motion
Editor Panel.
2. Saving
files:
As
uncompressed XML
based
format,
As
Template.
3. Drawing Modes in
FLASH.
4. Drawing tools: Stage
and Pasteboard, Oval,
Rectangle
and
Polystar.
5. Line tool and its
Properties.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Text Tools.
Gradients.
Animation Techniques.
Multiple
Layers,
Buttons.

7. Formatting
Text,
Text
Effects, Inserting Objects
in a Slide, Applying the
Slide Animation Effect,
Slide Transition Effect,
Moving
and
Deleting
Slides, Running a Slide
Show.
8. Printing the Presentation
1. Basic steps in constructing
a publication.
2. Create, open, save & print.
3. Templates.
4. Page setup.
5. Master page.
6. Measurement system &
margin setup.
7. Layout design.
8. Numbering & rearranging
pages.
9. Headers & footers.
10. Pencil
tool
and
its
Properties,
Pen
Tool,
Brush tool, Lock skill, Align
tool, Eraser tool, Adding
Color, Stroke, Fill, Bucket
tool, Dropper tool, Gap
Controls,
Transform,
Magnifier tool, Hand Tool,
Zoom Control, Selection
tools: Lasso tool, Magic
wand, Arrow tool, Original
Fill,
Snap,
Straighten,
Rotate.
1. Expanding Textbox, Font,
Font size, Font Color, Effect,
Alignment, Paragraph, Text
field, Modifying Text.
2. Custom, Linear, Radial,
Creating a Static Symbol,
Tint, Alpha, Brightness,
Editing Symbols.
3. Basics
of
Animation,
Introduction to key Frames
and Tweens, Types of
Frames,
Motion,
Layer,

Skinning,
Controller,
Shadow, Motion Tweening,
Tween
Scaling,
Rotate,
Easing, Creating Shape.
4. Button Timeline, Up State,
Over State, Down State,
Introduction to Movie Clip,
Actions.
4. Course Learning Outcomes/Students Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Assess the ability of understanding
the uses of different DTP software.
2. Assess the ability of creating a
master page with DTP features.
3. Ability to construct a publication
using the basic DTP features.
4. Assess the ability of constructing a
professional document as per user
requirement.

1.

Aligned Programme Learning Outcomes

1. Ability to understand the uses of different
Desktop Publishing software.
Students would be able to create an
advertisement to promote the products online
also get aware to create websites with animated
graphics. Intensive interfaces.
2. Ability to create a master page with
Desktop Publishing features.
Opening, Creating, Saving, Closing Document,
Modifying An Existing Document, Add / Remove
Software Application, Opening PDF file using
Adobe Acrobat, Working with Music and Video,
Creating, Selecting and Modifying Objects using
Draw, Changing Outline and Fill properties of an
Object, Modifying, Rotating and Aligning an
Objects.
3. Ability to construct a publication using the
basic Desktop Publishing features.
Students will also learn the terminology,
procedures and production requirement to
effectively communicate with ad agencies,
design firms and commercial printers.
4. Ability to construct a professional
document as per user requirement.
Students will gain experience in preparing
documents that are professional in form and
content.

Course Teaching & Learning Activities

Lectures Interactive Laboratory Case

Field
(hrs)
Tutorial
(hrs)
Discussion Trip
In/out of
(hrs)
(hrs)
(hrs)
Class
In/Out

Projects Web
Oth
(hrs)
Based
ers
Learning (hrs)
(hrs)

M- Mandatory Activity for the course, O-optional Activity, NA-not applicable

6. Assessment Schemes (including rationale)

A break up of Internal assessment and Final examination should be provided

It should be clearly stated that what is required to pass the course and also the
requirement for progression
A breakdown of each of the component with their weight and it will be due should be
clearly stated

Task
1. Class
attendance
Participation
2. Group
Projects
Presentation
3. Assignments
4. Lab. work/ Field trips
5. Final Exams

Time

Description

Weight

&
&

7. Course Schedule
Class/Week

Date

Topic

8. Recommended learning Resources

1. Linux and OpenOffice Course Kit, Vikas Gupta, Dreamtech Press.

Requirements

2. Flash 3rd Edition, Michael Lennox, Techmedia.

3. FLASH CS5 in Simple Steps by Kognet, Dreamtech Press.
4. Computer Application IV, Vimal Pandya, HK Arts College Publishers, Ahmedabad [Gujarati
Book]
5. Flash web design-the art of motion graphics, BPB Publication.
6. Web Designing, Computer Jagat Publications.
7. Multimedia, Computer Jagat Publications.
9. Detail of the Course Website
10. Course Policy
What do I do if I need more time?
Policy for accepting & grading late work
Re-marks & Moderation procedure
Group work/Peer Assessment/Self Assessment
Referencing style required in the course
A statement relating to plagiarism and universitys dishonest practice regulations
11. Means/Processes for student feedback on the course
Assessment Criteria:
As this course is highly practical oriented, a twofold assessment procedure is
recommended as follows:
Continuous assessment during the course.
Final assessment at the end of course
It is also recommended that each participant has to be assessed individually.
12. Additional Course Information
13. Career Opportunities
1. Everything