COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN
IMD 400 Interactive Media for Training and Instruction (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Graphic Design (GRPH 310), Technical Communication (MIS 320), and completion of IMD Technical Credit area.
This upper-level Interactive Media Design course provides practical application and experience in the creation of digitally mediated communication for training and instructional purposes. Students work individually and within teams to produce professional quality media used for interactive training and instruction. The course provides hands-on experience in conducting a training needs analysis, followed by the design of a suitable innovation, and ending with the implementation of a solution. Students use computer software and technology to present text, graphics, video, audio, and animation in an integrated way to produce interactive training and instruction.
IMD 430 Interactive Media for Entertainment (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Graphic Design (GRPH 310), Technical Communication (MIS 320), and completion of IMD Technical Credit area.
This upper-level Interactive Media Design course provides practical application and experience in the creation of digitally mediated communication for entertainment. Students work individually and within design teams, filling the necessary roles to produce professional quality entertainment media. The course provides hands-on experience conducting a needs analysis, followed by the design of a suitable innovation, and ending with the implementation of a solution. Students use computer software and technology to present text, graphics, video, audio, and animation in an integrated environment that produces an interactive and engaging media product.
IMD 450 Interactive Media for Advertising (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Graphic Design (GRPH 310), Technical Communication (MIS 320), and completion of IMD Technical Credit area.
This upper-level Interactive Media Design course provides practical application and experience in the creation of digitally mediated communication for advertising purposes. The course provides students with the knowledge and experience to design interactive media used in advertising to satisfy marketing objectives. The course provides hands-on experience conducting a needs analysis, followed by the design of a suitable advertising innovation, and ending with the implementation of a solution. Students utilize computer software and technology to present text, graphics, video, audio, and animation in an integrated way to produce interactive marketing materials.
IMD 490 Interactive Media Design Practicum (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Project Management (AMGT 390), Human Computer Interaction (COMP 325), and two of the following: Interactive Media for Training and Instruction (IMD 400), Interactive Media for Entertainment (IMD 430), or Interactive Media for Advertising (IMD 450).
In this course, students create interactive media products for actual clients, thus gaining the most practical experience possible in an education setting. The practicum is organized like an actual design firm with the instructor as the organizational leader and students filling different roles in the organization. Students are placed in design teams based on their experience and talents. Within the teams, they collaborate to design and develop solutions to practical problems that require interactive media solutions. These problems may be training, marketing, or entertainment oriented or a combination of all three.
IMD 495 Interactive Media Design Capstone (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Interactive Media for Training and Instruction (IMD 400), Interactive Media for Entertainment (IMD 430), Interactive Media for Advertising (IMD 450), and Interactive Media Design Practicum (IMD 490).
This is the final course in the Interactive Media Design major. Students at this level have completed all of the instructional elements of the curriculum. The capstone prepares students to find employment in the interactive media industry. The course completes the practicum sequence, requiring students to take on management roles in the assigned projects. In addition, students will assemble their portfolios and prepare for final presentations. Finally, they will present their work and receive feedback, preparing them for the interview process.
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
IDST 100 Introduction to Portfolio (1 cr. hr.)
Prerequisite(s): Learning Strategies (PF 321).
This course will introduce students to the concept of portfolio as a means of communicating ideas to a range of audiences. Using LiveText, a leader in e-portfolio software, students will design their own portfolios, learn about criteria for excellent portfolio design, share and critique portfolios, and discuss the importance of tailoring portfolios for particular audiences. The goal of the course is to empower students to use the portfolio tool to reflect academic and personal growth, illustrate the interconnection of personal and academic knowledge, and ultimately to create and maintain an effective electronic curriculum vita.
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