Maricopa Community Colleges  MMT216   20042-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/25/03
MMT216 20042-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Multimedia Project Management
Interactive video and multimedia project management including defining, analyzing, designing, and validating interactive/multimedia applications; building and managing development and production teams; planning, budgeting, and scheduling; interactive/multimedia authoring; project implementation; and writing RFP's (Request For Proposal).
Prerequisites: CIS/MMT140, or permission of Instructor.
Cross-References: VPT216
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MMT216   20042-20086 Multimedia Project Management
1. Define and analyze interactive video/multimedia applications. (I)
2. Create a development model to illustrate activities, end products, and checkpoints. (I)
3. Identify and use the skills required at each stage of the application to build a project team. (I)
4. Prepare a project plan. (II, IV, V)
5. Describe and implement the basic components and methods of content analysis. (II, IV, V)
6. Design the treatments, flowcharts, and strategies of the multimedia project. (III, IV, V)
7. Develop detailed documentation. (III, IV, V)
8. Implement the basics of authoring and integrate audio, video, text, and graphics media elements to produce a fully functional multimedia program. (III, IV, V)
9. Validate the finished product. (III, IV, V)
10. Plan, contract, and monitor the development and production teams. (IV, V)
11. Apply industry-standard management techniques to individuals and teams. (I, II, V)
12. Manage details of project activities to stay within deadline and budget constraints. (V)
13. Write a Request For Proposal (RFP) for an interactive video/multimedia project. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MMT216   20042-20086 Multimedia Project Management
    I. Orientation/Overview
        A. Definition/analysis of video/multimedia applications
        B. Development model
          1. Activities
          2. End products
          3. Checkpoints
        C. Project team
          1. Project management
          2. Media specialists
          3. Authoring/programming
      II. Preparation of Project Plan
          A. Budget planning
            1. Media rationale
            2. Hardware/software requirements
            3. Wages/expenses
          B. Content analysis
            1. Components
              a. Content Outline
              b. Content Outline
            2. Methods
              a. Objectives/outcomes
              b. Audience
              c. Setting
        III. Construction
            A. Application design
              1. Logic flowcharts
              2. Production timeline
            B. Design development and documentation
              1. Treatments
              2. Storyboards
              3. Script
              4. Strategies
            C. Media production
              1. Text
              2. Graphics
              3. Audio
              4. Video
              5. Animation
            D. Authoring
              1. Basic components
              2. Media element integration
            E. Application validation
          IV. Implementation
              A. Packaging
              B. Beta testing
              C. Tryout report
            V. Management
                A. Techniques
                B. Deadlines
                C. Budget constraints
              VI. Project Manager's Resources
                  A. Checklists
                  B. Super storyboards
                  C. Application design matrices
                  D. Components of multimedia documentation
                  E. Writing the RFP
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