Principles of Digital Technology (G5039)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

This module aims to provide a basic understanding of human perception and how this relates to the capture, display, storage and transmission of multimedia.

You’ll explore the technical principles and hardware underlying the capture, display, storage and transmission of:

sound
video
image
graphical based multimedia.

Teaching

50%: Lecture
50%: Practical (Laboratory)

Assessment

40%: Coursework (Peer-review exercise, Software exercise)
60%: Examination (Multiple choice questions)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 44 hours of contact time and about 106 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: