DGN5604 Digital audio/video 2
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
DGN5604 Digital audio/video 2 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs DGN4604 or DIS4604.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before DGN5604
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After DGN5604
No unit lists DGN5604 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite, or approval from Chief Examiner
Overview
This unit provides you with exposure to the concepts and tools applicable to digital and audio production techniques. The unit offers you an opportunity to explore the potential of digital video and audio as a medium for inclusion in a wide range of communications and multimedia applications. Scripting, shooting video, sound recording, sound and other production methods are demonstrated.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Exercise 1Exercise30%
- Exercise 2Exercise30%
- Exercise 3Exercise40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand digital video and audio concepts;
- 2
Plan, acquire and digitise a video source;
- 3
Trim and edit a video source;
- 4
Plan and manage an audio recording session;
- 5
Acquire and incorporate audio and music tracks within a video source;
- 6
Assemble and output a complete digital audio/video production;
- 7
Understand the various applications of digital audio/video in multimedia;
- 8
Demonstrate knowledge of the various tools and techniques used for digital video effects and sound composition;
- 9
Analyse the effective use of digital video/audio in multimedia;
- 10
Demonstrate an individual understanding of an aspect of a specific application of digital audio and/or video in multimedia.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Robin Hely
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for DGN5604?
You need DGN4604 or DIS4604 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is DGN5604 offered?
In 2025, DGN5604 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does DGN5604 have an exam?
No. DGN5604 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.