Course Schedule. Course Descriptions. Pricing. Course Transfer to Degree

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1 Course Schedule Course Descriptions Pricing Course Transfer to Degree

2 Course Schedule Class Title Term Start & End Dates Class No. Subject Catalog No. Section Credits Introduction to Project Management FALL 1 8/26 10/ BUSI Readings in Mass Media FALL 1 8/26 10/19 TBD COMM 713 TBD 3 Special Topics: Games and Learning FALL 1 8/26 10/ PROF Engineering of Systems 1 FALL 1-2 8/26 12/14 TBD ISEE 771 TBD 3 Advanced Project Management FALL 2 10/21 12/ BUSI Introduction to User Experience Design FALL 2 10/21 12/ TCOM Visual Communication FALL 2 10/21 12/14 TBD COMM 710 TBD 3 Crafting the Message FALL 2 10/21 12/14 TBD COMM 706 TBD 3 Special Topics: Games and Learning FALL 2 10/21 12/ PROF

3 Course Descriptions Introduction to Project Management Addresses project management from a multidisciplinary perspective, covering the fundamental nature of and techniques for managing a broad range of projects public, commercial, and non-profit. Topics include Project Environment, Planning, Conflict Resolution, Budgeting, Scheduling, Resource Allocation, Monitoring /Controlling, and Project Termination. Addresses the behavioral and quantitative facets of project management. Incorporates the use of spreadsheets, project management software, and simulation for risk analysis software. Introduces the Framework and 9 Knowledge Areas of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Students should have elementary management experience. Readings in Mass Media To introduce students to a broad range of important texts. Students will gain an understanding of how theory and research developed in the study of mass media and communication. The course is historical but focuses largely on the literature of the twentieth century. Students will analyze and present key films to the class. Students will also be introduced to writing in American Psychological Association style and will conduct secondary research. Special Topics: Games and Learning Games are changing the way we think about learning and knowledge acquisition in a number of ways. The impact that digital media has had upon current and future generations is only now beginning to be examined in detail, and our current understanding of games and interactive media, and the ways in which these experiences can transform education, is not yet well understood. This course compares formal learning theories such as constructivism, behaviorism, constructionism, zone of proximal development,

4 Gestalt Theory and similar topics with in-game examples and experiences that (knowingly or unknowingly) use these methodologies in a game based context. An examination of human motivation and desire to learn will also be included. This course will also explore current games, apps, and media pieces that succeed (or fail) in formal and informal educational contexts, and will include discussion of how games and media are beginning to be re-examined in light of the national discourse on education. Students in the course will be expected to read, play and discuss relevant theories, games, and interactive media and participate in class discussions, papers, exams, and projects. Engineering of Systems I This course covers the principles of product, manufacturing process and supply chain development in an integrated fashion. It will examine the methodologies and tools to systematically define, develop and produce world-class products. Students will work on a project to put these methodologies and tools into practice. Major topics include: product planning and definition, characterization of user value, lean product development, product requirements and benchmarking, concept generation, design for "X" (manufacturing/ assembly/ service/ environment, etc.), sustainable design, design for lean six sigma. Advanced Project Management Course covers the advanced project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. It deals with turning the principles and theory of project management into practice. Addresses the best practices for project management in the world; project portfolio management and ROI; the project office and Six Sigma; project risk management and integrated projects; corporate cultures, behavior, and cultural failures; informal, adaptive, and extreme project management; and critical chain project management. Integrates aspects of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide).

5 Introduction to User Experience Design This course introduces students to the design process for researching, identifying and implementing a user experience strategy for online web and app development. Students will learn to gather needed source material and organize, write and formulate crossplatform information architecture and wireframe solutions across various platforms based on graphical user interface requirements and trends. The user experience workflow will cover; client problem solving, audience identification and needs, content organization, information architecture processes, wireframing methods and basic UX validation. Students will complete a simulated UX solution based on personal professional experiences and content. Course is restricted to online students only. Visual Communication This course explores visual communication, the process through which individuals--in relationships, organizations, and societies-- create and interpret visual messages. A variety of theories from the disciplines of art history, psychology, communication theory, and graphic design will be discussed to develop methods for analyzing mediated messages. Students will analyze visual messages from the following media: print photography, video, film and the Internet. Crafting the Message This course will focus on the creation of written and visual messages appropriate to a targeted audience and a specific medium including print, broadcast, interactive, digital and online technologies. Case studies of effective and unsuccessful messages from, for example, advertising, public service, education, and technical communication will be examined. Students will create and execute a variety of messages using various writing styles and images, and with varying purposes, and they will plan, create, and execute a communication campaign for an RIT event.

6 Pricing $880/credit $2,640 per 3-credit class Special pricing of $880/credit pertains to all RITOnline courses noted on chart above and does not apply to any other online or on campus course or program offered by RIT. Course Transfer to Degree Students interested to apply these courses toward an online graduate certificate or master s degree may apply them toward RIT s Advanced Certificate Project Management or MS Professional Studies program at standard RIT tuition rates (scholarships are available for qualifying applicants). Additional program transfer may apply depending upon specific online program of interest. Contact an enrollment advisor at for further details or to submit a transfer-to-degree request.