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Apr 29, 2024
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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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GAME 290 Portfolio and Job Search4 credits
This course covers the elements of portfolio preparation and the job search process for employment in the digital game, computer graphics, digital illustration, and interactive media fields. Students are also prepared to submit a portfolio for application to the LWTech Digital Gaming and Interactive Media BAS degree program. 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. Emphasis is placed on communication and personal presentation. This course will conclude with an interview-style presentation to a panel of industry professionals.
Prerequisites: GAME 101 , GAME 124 , and GAME 127
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Research and analyze industry job roles and local job market
- Identify job opportunities in chosen specialties and develop relevant career goals
- Customize resumes and cover letters to specific opportunities or target audiences
- Create personal branding identity and professional online and social media presence
- Complete the hiring process, including application, follow-up, phone interview, and onsite interview
- Develop an understanding of contract negotiations, business documents and human resource issues
- Create professional quality portfolio projects within chosen specialties
- Critically examine prior work to determine how to improve it
- Deliver a portfolio in multiple digital formats
- Present a portfolio that demonstrates an understanding of the current job market and reflects an awareness of industry work flow, production processes and requirements.
- Showcase career-oriented skills via portfolio presentation
- Prepare work for exhibiting at trade shows and job fairs
- Network to develop local and distance employment opportunities
Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40
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