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May 04, 2024
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DSGN 290 Portfolio/Job Search5 credits
This course covers the elements of portfolio preparation and the job search process for employment in the multimedia field. Best practices for portfolio creation and delivery will be examined, including critical decision-making about which pieces to include based on target audiences or desired careers.
Prerequisites: ART 252 and DSGN 247 or DSGN 268
Corequisites: DSGN 216
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Create a variety of quality portfolio projects within their chosen fields of specialty
- Present themselves to a potential employer in a confident, professional manner
- Critically examine prior work to determine how to improve it
- Deliver a portfolio in multiple digital formats
- Identify job opportunities in their chosen area
- Customize resumes and cover letters to specific opportunities or target audiences
- Showcase design skills via portfolio presentation
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- be prepared for entry-level jobs in digital publishing, web design and mobile content design
- create, edit and integrate vector and raster graphics within a variety of layouts for web, mobile device, print and interactive projects
- describe the historical significance and current design standards for typographic design, and effectively use type in print and screen-based publications
- apply basic coding skills to projects using HTML, CSS and other scripting languages
- demonstrate an understanding of content management systems through use in projects
- describe the importance of site navigation and usability in web and mobile design
- prepare project deliverables for commercially printed materials, interactive documents and ePublications
Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of intercultural appreciation.
Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20
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