COMP3033J Computer Graphics

Academic Year 2024/2025

Introduction to modern computer graphics. Course material includes basics of human vision, imaging and display technologies, Cartesian coordinate systems, linear algebra and analytic geometry, digital representation of images, mathematical representations of lines, curves and filled objects in 2D and 3D, lighting & shading models, textures, matrix representation of geometric transformations, projective transformations, homogenous coordinates and perspective projection, the projective pipeline, animation, blending and compositing.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The Student will acquire knowledge of fundamental graphics techniques and gain experience in programming graphical applications.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

44
Lectures

32
Practical

24
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning;
lectures;
lab/studio work;
case-based learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:
This module is delivered overseas and is not available to students based at the UCD Belfield or UCD Blackrock campuses.


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): 3 small step by step assignment building up students experience and confidence to develop CG scene using OpenGL Week 3, Week 5, Week 7 Graded No

15

 No
Individual Project: Project in OpenGL to create a 3D animated scene. Week 12 Graded No

25

 No
Exam (Online): Final Online exam covering all the material covered during the course End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded Yes

60

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback in general from assignments, Feedback on project work in the lab before summative grading. Project 1 builds directly into Project 2, so Project 1 is both formative and summatively assessed, while Project 2 treated as just a summative assessment.