NIIT ZIMBABWE

NIIT- ALWAYS THE FIRST IN INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGIES, NOW ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE MAXIMEDIA CURICULLUM IN ZIMBABWE………

Introduction

The arrival of the Internet followed by the escalating growth of Animation Industry leading both on the Entertainment and the Edutainment sides. The Multimedia trends are in perfect accordance with the changes taking place in the global markets.

Rapid migration to a digital economy is expected to result in a paradigm shift in the economic contours of countries globally at a macro as well as at micro level. This transition would certainly help the industry that can use this technology, which has made great strides in this field contributing to an increase in the rate of production. Talented professionals, equipped to handle new technologies is what the industry is looking for. The visual communications industry- as it is broadly termed as, is all set to woo top class talent with big bucks. These are some of the reasons driving optimism in this sector.

Filmmakers and film studios, animation houses, multimedia studios, corporate, websites, advertising agencies and digital game makers have a great use for Multimedia and animation Professionals in their work. While films and advertising use 3-D animation, others like web sites make use of 2D static and animated graphics. Many Internet Service Providers, who want lots of traffic to their site, do so, by hosting animated games on it. In short there is a huge demand for professional training to handle animation and multimedia software.

Keeping in line the growing significance of Multimedia in the world today, The NIIT’s MAXIMEDIA curriculum courses are meant for all those individuals who would like to endeavor a career in Graphic’s Design, Visual Arts, and Digital Film Animation. During this course students would be exposed to various aspects of the Multimedia Industry, using portfolio as a basic building block, which would give them an opportunity to move in the various fields of Visual media. Portfolio preparation involves market-entry preparation, industry expectations will be presented from time to time during the course, and Students will be encouraged to visualize on all the design aspects for all the categories relating to the blue print of their own design plan which would lead to strict industry compliance in all the aspects of the portfolio. Students will accumulate design work for possible inclusion in a final portfolio and create a written plan for its timely output, which would lead to their own unique portfolio.

CURRICULUM : MAXIMEDIA (MMC)

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Prerequisites: The interview should aim at checking the English communication of the student. Student should be able to read, write and understand English.
You will learn……….
To format pictures and text to create print items, Format pictures and text to create print items, Learn to explore an image editing application, Enhance visuals, Create animation sequences, Work with digital audio and video files, Work with multimedia presentations, Create a simple Web page, Package the portfolio

Then you can learn to……
Create page layouts from a sketch for products like, Stationery, Posters, Books, Brochures, Newsletters, and Dairies

And more…….
Learn about terms and concepts used in, layout and design, image creation, typography, Grids, Color, Types of printing , Change visuals by touching up and editing visuals , Tackle pre-press tasks like, creating camera-ready artworks, using imposition, creating dummies, creating files for printing

And more……
Create analysis document,Create storyboard for interactive presentation,Create an video log and edit video footage,Develop graphical user interface,Integrate media with lingo programming,Record and edit sound for presentation,Develop interactive shockwave games,Create animation for the presentation, Create Web graphic elements, Create Web animation, Create Interactive shockwave websites and applications, Create websites using forms and active links

Diploma in Digital Film Animation…
Is a high profile curicullum for which the duration is 300 hours
This would cover topics such as:
Format pictures and text to create print items, Learn to explore an image editing application,Enhance visuals, Create animation sequences, Work with digital audio and video files, Work with multimedia presentations, Create a simple Web page, Package the portfolio, Understand various kind of animation techniques used in the industry, Acquire basic skills in drawing, Create characters based on human and animal anatomy, Create animated sequence, Understand background and scene composition, Write a script for the animation and transform it to storyboard, Create 3D models and apply them photo realistic textures.

NIIT’s unique methodology…………..

This course in multimedia emphasizes hands-on learning through an open ended task-based approach. The approach focuses on exercises, demos and discussions, not lectures that work towards creating a portfolio of work. The student creates a portfolio, which truthfully reflects the student’s ability and understanding about the profession he has sought to enter - Digital Print and Publishing, Interactive Multimedia and Digital Film Animation.

Multimedia applications
The student will learn to use a variety of multimedia applications starting with basic applications like Microsoft Office, Sound recorder, Web Authoring to Digital Illustrations, Image Editing, Page Layouting, Multimedia Authoring, Web Publishing, Animation for the Web, Video Editing, Composting and Visual Effects to carry out tasks rooted in the different multimedia industries.

The approach to learning
Each course is divided into a number of portfolio tasks. The student starts with pre-session reading before attending the class to understand concepts and acquire the necessary knowledge to tackle the task. In class, the student learns about different software tools and methods on how to create the portfolio item. After creating the portfolio item the learning culminates in evaluating the final portfolio item through peer discussions. Concept learning is shared with the class in the form of presentations and reports, again followed by discussions.

Self-learning: Our belief that teaching is not as important as learning is borne out in our approach. There is an uncomfortable emphasis on self-learning.

Guidance: Guidance is provided in the courseware in the form of printed tool books, demos, tutorials, films, online learning. The small batch size and a high student-faculty ratio ensure individual guidance, where absolutely essential.

Working in groups: Learners are encouraged to tackle tasks, learn and work in groups as they would in the real world.

Each activity can be done alone, but working in partnership with a colleague generates its own energy and increases the pace of learning tremendously. Students are encouraged to interact.

Resources and facilities: A rich library of resources and resource samples will allow the student the freedom to create and realize their potential.

Emphasis on soft skills:
The soft skills essential in this industry are:
The ability to adjust to unfamiliar software and tools. In the workplace, the student will be challenged by constantly changing software. The courses are conducted to minimize learning time to use unfamiliar software, and get rid of the fear to tackle a new application.
The ability to communicate to co-workers and clients. The courses emphasize discussions and peer reviews.

Why This Methodology

This course aims to give the student a basic understanding of concepts, tools, techniques and methods of working in print and publishing, website development Interactive Designs & Digital Film Animation and various multimedia jobs like image, audio and video editing and authoring. The student will make a smooth transition to becoming a professional because the course is task based. The tasks are based on real life scenarios in the professional field. This increases the students’ chances of placement in the industry.

The soft skills essential in this industry are:
The ability to adjust to unfamiliar software and tools. In the workplace, the student will be challenged by constantly changing software. The courses are created to minimize learning time to use unfamiliar software.
The ability to communicate to co-workers and clients. The module emphasizes discussions and peer reviews.
Listen to others around you and improve your work as a result. This will come about when students collaborate, communicate and listen.

This course in multimedia emphasizes the creation of a portfolio, which truthfully reflects the student’s ability and understanding about the profession. Learning in every session is given direction by a portfolio task and culminates in discussions relevant to the portfolio, evaluation of the portfolio item through peer review and evaluation of the assignment specific to the portfolio by the faculty.

The course is divided into a number of portfolio tasks. The student is advised to do the session reading before attending the class to understand concepts and acquire the necessary knowledge to tackle the task. In class, the student learns about different software tools and methods on how to create the portfolio item. After creating the portfolio item the learning culminates with a class discussion and a home assignment or report writing.