SWE 423 Multimedia Systems Section 01

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SWE 423Multimedia SystemsSection 01
1000-1050am 24108
Fall Semester 2007 - 2008 (071) King Fahd
University of Petroleum Minerals Information
Computer Science Department
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Important Preliminaries

• Instructor Dr. Wasfi Al-Khatib ???? ??????
• Office (22) 133-1
• Office hours
• SM 1100am 0100pm, W 1100am 1200pm.
• Appointment.
• Phone 1715
• email wasfi_at_kfupm.edu.sa

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Important Preliminaries (Cont.)

• Prerequisite Senior Standing
• Resources
• (Required Text) R. Steinmetz, K. Nahrstedt
  Multimedia Fundamentals, Vol. 1 Media Coding and
  Content Processing. Prentice Hall 2002, ISBN
  0-13-031399-8.
• Ze-Nian Li Fundamentals of Multimedia. Pearson
  Prentice Hall,2004
• Handouts (Lecture Notes, papers, ...etc.)

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Course Learning Outcomes

• At the end of this semester, I hope that you
  will
• Identify various properties of audio, image,
  video and animation data and how different they
  are from text.
• Describe some compression techniques of various
  media types.
• Write programs that process raw audio and image
  data.
• Develop a multimedia presentation.
• Describe basics and latest advances in multimedia
  databases.

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Course Contents (Very Tentative)

• Introduction Chapter 1
• Media and Data Streams Chapter 2
• Optical Storage Media Chapter 8
• Audio Technology Chapter 3
• Graphics and Images Chapter 4
• Video Technology Chapter 5
• Computer-based Animation Chapter 6
• Data Compression Chapter 7
• Content Analysis Chapter 9

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Grading Policy
Homeworks Programming Assignments 15
Quizzes 10
Pop Quizzes and/or Class Work 5
Project 20
Two Major Exams 30
Final Exam 20
Absences -4.5
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Important Dates
Task Date and Time Location Weight
Quiz 1 Saturday September 22, 2007 In class 2.5
Quiz 2 Saturday October 20, 2007 In class 2.5
Major Exam I Saturday November 3, 2007 530-730pm TBA 15
Quiz 3 Saturday November 17, 2007 In class 2.5
Major Exam II Wednesday December 12, 2007 530-730pm TBA 15
Quiz 4 Wednesday January 9, 2008 In class 2.5
Final Exam Saturday January 26, 2008 730-930am In class 20
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Final Important Remarks

• Homeworks
• Late homeworks are not accepted.
• Discussing homeworks with others (especially on
  WebCT) is highly encouraged. However, copying
  homeworks is NOT permitted and will be considered
  CHEATING.
• Quizzes ?15 minute. Each covers material given
  since the last quiz or major exam.
• Pop Quizzes 5-10 minute. Each covers material
  given during the same lecture.
• Exams HWs, quizzes are generally CHALLENGING.
• MAKE USE of my office hours.

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Attendance

• Attendance will be checked each class.
• A bonus of 0.5 point (out of the maximum 100)
  will be given for each additional hour attended
  above the 45 lectures
• This shall come from the help sessions conducted
  for the two major exams and the final exam.
• Unexcused Absences Policies
• The first four absences are FREE of charge.
• The fifth absence is worth 2.5 of your maximum
  100 total.
• Each subsequent absence, up to the ninth absence,
  is worth 0.5.
• The tenth absence will result in an automatic DN
  grade.
• An unexcused absence can become an excused
  absence ONLY by an official letter from the Dean
  of Students office.

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Your 24-Hour Right

• One has 24 hours to object to the grade of a
  homework, pop quiz or a major exam starting
  from the end of the class time in which the
  graded exam papers have been distributed.
• i.e. if you were not present in class during the
  distribution of exam papers, you loose this
  right.
• If for some reason you cannot see me in person,
  within this period, send me an email requesting
  an appointment. The email, though, should be sent
  within the 24-hour time period.

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Cairo Envelopes

• Examples
• Slept after Fajr
• Checkpoints long lines
• I got married / I had a divorce
• I am graduating and the job is waiting for me

• How much can they increase your letter grade?
• NONE..even if you bring an elder!

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So, What Can Increase my Grade?

• Active participation
• In Class
• On WebCT
• In my office hours
• The bottom line is Trying

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Cheating Policies

• Cheating in one category will result in a zero
  for the whole category. For example, if cheating
  is confirmed in homework 3, this will result in 0
  out of 10 which means that there is no need to
  submit any additional homework.
• An additional 5 will be deducted from the
  overall total (out of 100).