1.6 Revision of Course Summary Checklist X to chang e the course name or number: CURRENT COURSE ID/NAME COMP9519 Multimedia Authoring and Cooperative Agents NEW COURSE ID/NAME COMP9519 Multimedia Systems

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X to amend the Handbook description X to vary the pre-requisites or co-requisites No to vary the contact hours No to vary the unit of credit value No to offer the course by alternative means eg. distance education. No Other (specify) When using dig itised material, consult with the University Librarian on 9385-2662 to make appropriate arrang ements reg arding COPYRIGHT LAW. 1.7 Justification of Proposal It has been more than four years since COMP9519 (also known as Multimedia Systems) was introduced. The field of multimedia technolog y has developed rapidly in the past few years. Multimedia compression, streaming and presentation technolog ies have matured, whilst multimedia annotation, archiving and retrieval technolog ies have made important prog ress. We have seen wide-spread applications of multimedia technolog y, from entertainment, information,