Facilities at Brunel - Wow! Brunel University
- BhavishaIndia
- Brunel University, United Kingdom
- BSc Multimedia Technology and Design
- Undergraduate Degree
- 2008
I liked the fact that the degree brought together loads of different aspects, mainly IT and Design. Other Universities have media courses, but on visiting Brunel and viewing all the facilities e.g. BITLAB, MAC Labs and PC labs, along with the displayed student work, I felt wow!! I could be doing that too! Another positive aspect was the integrated campus; all facilities were located in one place. There was no need to catch a bus from one area to another like many of the other universities required. The course itself has been challenging, but very exciting! For those who want a varied and hands on degree this is definitely the option to go for.
The course met my expectations. Yes, and perhaps a bit more. Essentially, because of the diverse ranges of modules taught at level 1 and 2, in addition to the range of software you learnt e.g. Photoshop, 3Ds MAX and Final Cut Pro, to mention just a few. My A Levels were IT and 3D Product Design. In year 1 we were taught the basic design principles in both lectures and studio workshops and this was reinforced by assignments. Additionally these were re-iterated with further expansion in year 2. Together these principles provided a solid foundation on which your own individual design styles started to develop. There were many assignments, thus they quickly helped you develop good time management skills. Some lecturers demonstrated their enthusiasm for the teaching material through their style of lecturing and delivery. In particular, the lecturer teaching Databases for Multimedia Applications was always enthusiastic and approachable for extra help if needed. I found this module helped me immensely with my final year project. My Final Year Project was called 'OCO - Office Colleague Orientation'. This was an online interactive induction application, which enabled new employees to explore their office environment and colleagues before starting work. The tool exploited MySql, PHP, Flash ActionScript, 3Ds Max and Video. The project idea arose whilst working in my placement company. It was here I began to realise that all employees had different experiences when first joining the company. Some came in to roles and were introduced to their direct colleagues, but felt rather isolated in respect to the bigger company picture e.g. other departments, and positions in those departments. After researching new employee data and turnover rates, I found that employees make a decision to stay within the company, within the first few months of joining. Thus, my idea was to produce an orientation package, which would be delivered to new employees via a web based application, as soon as they had signed their job contract. The specific programme I developed was created from the information I gathered on my placement year. Aspects making up the programme include the physical location of meeting rooms and facilities, departmental overviews and colleague introductions with pictures. On the whole this programme aimed to help new employees have a smooth and comfortable transition process when joining a new company. Therefore, in the long run helped companies reduce their new employee turn-over rates.
Well, many things to support why one should choose Brunel: one amazing aspect was the diversity of culture at Brunel and the broad range of students you could meet. Additionally all the facilities were available on campus and the university provided a great student life. It was very varied from the gym to dancing classes i.e. salsa to the nights out in the student union. Brunel has been memorable and is definitely an experience I will miss!
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