This project is supported under the Flexible Delivery Programme of the University of Southern Queensland. Dr Mehryar Nooriafshar , Unit Leader, Faculty of Business, USQ Ms Shirley Reushle , Instructional Designer, Distance Education Centre, USQ Mr David Grant , Computer Systems Officer, Distance Education Centre, USQ It should be noted that this multimedia system is not intended to be an alternative method or means of delivering the unit. The main objective of this project is to provide supplementary and additional components which enhance and complement the existing material and teaching methods. Hence, the external students , who miss out on the lectures and tutorials, will benefit from that additional explanation which is provided during a traditional face to face lecture. Educational Philosophy Audio is used when a lecturer enters a lecture room and starts talking to the students.
Text is used when a reference to a section of a book is made.
Therefore, a number of different types of media are utilised in delivering a lecture. Multimedia can offer all of the students the same opportunity with added features such as the ability to allow the learners to sit in the driver's seat and steer the way towards the goals they wish to set. In the case of this particular product, a prescribed route or series of routes are incorporated into the system for the benefit of those users who wish to have more guidance. To achieve this, instruction needs to move from the linear or hierarchical arrangement of content to a knowledge representation involving networks of associations, an aim which the team believes can be achieved through a well designed multimedia program. Decisions about the design and development of the program have been based on current theories of learning and instruction.