Program Overview

Program Overview

The Multimedia im Netz (MMN) program is a university course that focuses on multimedia services offered over data networks. The program covers various topics, including web technologies for interactive multimedia applications, content-related base technologies, and multimedia distributed services.

Program Details

• Lecturer: Prof. Hu羥ann
• Exercise Leader: Tobias Seitz
• Semester Hours: 3 SWS lecture, 2 SWS exercise
• ECTS Credits: 6
• Module: WP5, Multimedia im Netz (for Master Medieninformatik), P5, Multimedia im Netz (for Nebenfach Medieninformatik), P9, Multimedia im Netz / Online Multimedia (for Master MMT)
• Language: English

Course Content

The program covers the following areas:

• Web technologies for interactive multimedia applications
• Content-related base technologies
• Multimedia distributed services
• Multimedia services for individual communication

Target Audience

The program is suitable for:

• Students of Medieninformatik (Master)
• Students of Informatik (Master) with Medieninformatik background
• Students of Mensch-Computer-Interaction (Master)
• Students of Medieninformatik as Bachelor Nebenfach with 60 ECTS
• Students of Master MMT

Lecture Schedule

The lecture schedule includes the following topics:

• Introduction and motivation
• Interactive web apps
• Web paradigms and interactivity
• Technology evolution
• Communities, the web, and multimedia
• Digital rights
• Content description: metadata
• Electronic books
• Streaming technology
• Linear online multimedia
• Multimedia conferencing

Exercise Schedule

The exercise schedule includes the following topics:

• Organization, PHP
• PHP - sessions
• PHP - database access
• HF: jQuery basics, NF: PHP & MySQL
• HF: jQuery Ajax, NF: jQuery basics
• HF: Vanilla JS, NF: jQuery animation
• HF: NodeJS, NF: jQuery AJAX
• HF: DRM NodeJS code quest, NF: jQuery AJAX 2
• HF: Watermarks, NF: repetition, watermarks
• HF: Repetition, metadata, NF: repetition, metadata
• HF: e-books, Polymer, NF: e-books, responsive design
• HF: Polymer use case, NF: HTML5 media
• HF: Polymer Ajax, media capture, NF: repetition part 1
• HF: Repetition, NF: repetition part 2

Examination

• Date: 17.02.2017
• Time: 12:00 - 14:00
• Location: M118 & B101, Hauptgeb酳de, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
• Registration Deadline: 13.02.2017, 10:00
• Deregistration Deadline: 15.02.2017, 10:00
• Important:
  • The exam will be "open-book".
  • Allowed aids are notes, scripts, exercise sheets, and printed code.
  • Mobile phones, computers, and other communication technologies are strictly prohibited.
  • Please bring your valid student ID and a valid photo ID (e.g., passport or ID card).

Retake Examination

• Date: 20.04.2017
• Time: 10:00 - 12:00
• Location: A140, Hauptgeb酳de, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
• Registration Deadline: 18.04.2017, 10:00
• Deregistration Deadline: 19.04.2017, 10:00
• Important:
  • The exam will be "open-book".
  • Allowed aids are notes, scripts, exercise sheets, and printed code.
  • Mobile phones, computers, and other communication technologies are strictly prohibited.
  • Please bring your valid student ID and a valid photo ID (e.g., passport or ID card).

FAQ

• Can I take the MMN course as a deepening topic in my Bachelor's degree? No, this is not possible. You can attend the course and, with a passed exam, bring it into your Master's degree.
• In which language will the exam be held? The exam will be held in English, but you can answer in German or English.
• Will there be a retake exam? We try to hold the retake exam one week before the start of the semester. The exact date will be announced after the correction of the first exam.