Electronic Publishing on the Internet

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of the nature, effects of and future of electronic publishing, and to develop the knowledge, experience, and skills necessary for the creation of online multimedia Web pages.

Course content

Traditional publishing industry; nature and formats of electronic publishing; factors affecting the electronic publishing industry; standards; text integrity; copyright; distribution mechanisms and information centres; communication models and electronic publications; online databases; server and client-side scripting; hypermedia formats and authoring issues; creation of an online electronic publication.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of level 2 in the Bachelor of Media Arts program or approval of Course Coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online Study)	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Prototype Website, Report, Website

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.