Instructor:	Dr. Ze-Nian Li, TASC 8223 li@cs.sfu.ca, Phone: 778-782-3761 Office Hours: Mondays 2:30-3:20, Wednesdays 11:30-12:20
TA:	Chris McIntosh (cmcintos@sfu.ca) Office Hours: Tuesdays and Fridays 2:30-3:30 (in the Lab)

Objectives:	Multimedia has become an indispensable part of modern computer technology. In this course, students will be introduced to principles and current technologies of multimedia systems and gain hands-on experience in this area. Issues in effectively representing, processing, and retrieving multimedia data such as sound and music, graphics, image and video will be addressed.

Topics:	Introduction Issues in Multimedia Applications Design Multimedia Data Representations Image, Video and Audio Compression Other Topics

Prerequisites:	Completion of 60 credits including CMPT 201 or CMPT 225
Grading:	Assignments 20%, midterm 20%, project 25%, final exam 35%.
	Remarks on marking for Assignments and Project --->
Late Penalties:	Assignments are due at the beginning of the specified class time. For each day late, 10% of the total possible points will be deducted. No work will be accepted after two days late.

Textbook:	Ze-Nian Li and Mark S. Drew, "Fundamentals of Multimedia", Prentice Hall, 2004.