This full paper outlines the role of the DEIS
Department, Cork Institute of Technology (DEIS CIT), Ireland
in the European project, Remote-labs Access in Internet-based
Performance-centred Learning Environment for Curriculum
Support (RIPLECS). The Multimedia for Information and
Communication Systems (ICS) module developed by DEIS CIT
for the RIPLECS project integrates the fundamentals of current
user generated web content with remote delivery over a cloud
infrastructure. The module provides students with theoretical
and technical skills in various areas of multimedia technology
and design, and incorporates assessment methods with these
practical elements. Students are offered a basic introduction to
four multimedia subjects; 3D animation, video editing, web
development using HTML5 and content management systems.
The students are then required to complete tasks as part of a
continuous assessment for each of the four subjects. This paper
outlines the design of the Multimedia module, describes the
structure and scheduling of the module for delivery, the set-up of
the remote laboratory in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and
the role of DEIS CIT in the delivery of the course, both
academically and administratively. It pays particular attention to
the planned piloting of the course and the remote labs
infrastructure, which is scheduled to take place in early 2013.