DIGITAL MEDIA Visual, Applied, and Perfming Arts Division John Graulty, Division Dean Division Office, Room VAPA1007 Francine Van Meter, Department Chair, (831) 479-6191 Aptos Counsel: (831) 479-6271 f appointment Watsonville Counsel: (831) 786-4734 Call (831) 479-6464 f me infmation http://www.cabrillo.edu/programs Digital Publishing A.S. Degree The Digital Publishing program addresses communication design principles and processes f producing and publishing primarily printed materials. Students learn typography, graphic design, fmatting, file management, col pre-press, and proofing strategies f the design and layout of printed media. Principles of design and layout learned in digital publishing f pre-press and e- publishing can be applied to screen media, web publishing, multimedia, video, and other non-print uses. 1. Demonstrate the ability to research, evaluate, and rept on trends in the industry and the relative merits and qualities of print media and e-publishing examples. (Global Awareness, Critical Thinking, Communication.) General Education Requirements 21 Ce Courses (24 units) Digital Media Approved Electives (10 ) AP 6 Introduction to Digital Photography.......... 1-3 AP 9A Beginning Photography...................... 3 AP 14 Introduction to Video Art.................. 1-3 AP 15 Histy of Photography...................... 3 AP 45 Contempary Trends in Photography........... 3 AP 46A Digital Photography I........................ 3 AP 46B Digital Photography II....................... 3 ART 2A Drawing and Composition.................... 3 ART 4 Beginning Design: Design and Col........... 3 ART 27 Graphic Design............................ 3 ART 28 Lettering/Typography........................ 3 ART 33 Screen Printing............................ 3 BUS 50 Advertising f Small Business................ 3 BUS 89 Starting & Operating an ecommerce Business... 3 CABT 38 Introduction to Microsoft Office............. 3-4 CABT 110A Computer Keyboarding-Alphabet Keys........ 0.5 CS 1L Technology Tools........................... 2 CS 12GP Introduction to Programming Using Games and Simulations............................... 4 CS 12J Introduction to Programming Concepts and Methodology, Java.......................... 4 DM 3 Design in Society.......................... 3 DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 1 Cabrillo College Catalog 2015-2016 DM 35 Intermediate Video Production................ 4 DM 36 Video Fmats............................. 4 Web Publishing III: Servers, Scripts, and Advanced CSS..................................... 4 DM 190AZZ Special Topics in Digital Media............ 0.5-4 DM 199C Career Wk Experience Education........ 0.5-4 ENGL 49A The Language of Film: Film Histy............ 3 ENGL 49B The Language of Film: Special Topics in Film.... 3 ETECH 140 3D Animation............................. 3 JOURN 53 Newspaper Production................... 1-3 General Electives (5 units) Any course numbered 1-199................................... 5 Total 60 Digital Publishing Certificate of Achievement 1. Demonstrate the ability to research, evaluate, and rept on trends in the industry and the relative merits and qualities of print media examples. (Global Awareness, Critical Thinking, Communication) Ce Courses (24 units) Other (6 ) Total 30 Graphic Imaging Skills Certificate 1. Create and produce images f use in graphic design and media arts. Total 16
Motion Media Skills Certificate : 1. Create and produce time-based motion media f graphic design and media arts projects. Required DM 35 Intermediate Video Production................ 4 Total 16 Publication Design Skills Certificate 1. Design, layout, and produce professional graphic design and media arts projects f clients, ptfolios, and self-promotion. Required Total 16 Web Design Certificate of Achievement 1. Demonstrate the ability to research, evaluate, and rept on trends in the industry and the relative merits and qualities of web media examples. (Global Awareness, Critical Thinking, Communication) Ce Courses (28 units) DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 Other (6 units) Total 34 2 Web Development Certificate of Achievement 1. Apply practical, technical, and production competencies and accuracy in the use of current digital technology to develop and produce diverse web media projects. (Global Awareness, Critical Thinking, Communication, Professional Development) Ce Courses (28 units) DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 Other (6 units) Total 34 Web Media A.S. Degree The Web Media program provides instruction in the principles, concepts, tools, and techniques involved in the design, development, production, and publication of interactive web sites. Web Media courses are designed to prepare students f entry-level positions in the fields of planning, design, and production of websites and related interactive screen-based media. 1. Demonstrate the ability to research, evaluate, and rept on trends in the industry and the relative merits and qualities of web media examples. (Global Awareness, Critical Thinking, Communication) *A.S. General Education 21 Ce Courses (24 units) DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 Approved Electives (14 ) ART 4 Beginning Design: Design and Col........... 3 BUS 89 Starting & Operating an ecommerce Business... 3 DM 3 Design in Society.......................... 3 Web Publishing III: Servers, Scripts, and Advanced CSS..................................... 4 Electives: 1 unit (Any Course numbered 1-199)................................. 1 Total 60
Web Media Certificate of Achievement 1. Apply visual thinking skills to generate complete web media projects from idea stage, specifically assigned task, to the finished product. (Critical Thinking, Professional Development, Communication) Ce Courses (24 units) DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 Other (6 units) Total 30 Web Production Skills Certificate : 1. Use current techniques to develop and publish websites compliant with content and accessibility guidelines. Web Publishing III: Servers, Scripts, and Advanced CSS............................ 4 Total 16 Website Design Skills Certificate 1. Design websites using web development tools. DM 5 Design f Digital Media..................... 4 Total 16 Digital Media Courses DM 1 Introduction to Digital Media 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Introduces digital media from histical and contempary perspectives, emphasizing practical fundamentals of design, the production process, and creative technology applications. Topics include concepts, trends, content, methods, fms, careers, and delivery of digital media f print, screen display, and interactivity. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fees may apply. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU; UC. C-ID: ARTS 250 DM 2 Digital Publishing I 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Builds on InDesign basics taught in DM 1 covering page design and layout, typographic fundamentals, and precise fmatting to produce print-ready documents and publications. Taught on Macintosh. Adaptable to Windows. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fees may apply. DM 3 Design in Society 3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Studies design they and practice, emphasizing creative solutions f producing visual communication and useful objects f commerce, culture, and entertainment. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. DM 4 Digital Graphics 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Introduces creation and editing of digital graphics, illustrations, photographs, and applied col they f pre-press production and screen-based media. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fee may apply. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU; UC. DM 5 Design f Digital Media 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Exples the visual design process f digital media focusing on creative problem solving f both print and the web. Topics include understanding design principles and elements, expling fundamental typographic principles, and using industry standard graphic design software to visually express ideas. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. 3
DM 6 Digital Publishing II 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 2 and DM 4 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Builds on experience in prerequisite disciplines to apply advanced InDesign techniques f professional typography, graphic design, col they, page layout, imagery, and visual communication principles to create, design, and produce iginal promotional materials f diverse cross-media projects. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fees may apply. DM 11 Digital Illustration 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 4 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Presents use of vect-based illustration software f digital publishing, web graphics, and screen media projects. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fee may apply. DM 12 Photoshop Techniques I 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 4 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Covers intermediate Photoshop techniques and topics including: image manipulation, adjustment layers, resolution, masks, channels, retouching, and colization. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fee may apply. DM 13 Photoshop Techniques II 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 12 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Covers advanced Photoshop techniques and topics including: levels and curves, alpha channels, filters, vect masks, lighting effects, and perspective. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fee may apply. DM 34 Introduction to Video Production 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: DM 4 equivalent skills; Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Introduces video production processes and techniques f audio and video capture, editing, and delivery on current media, including the web. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Materials fee may apply. 4 DM 35 Intermediate Video Production 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 34 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Continues studies of the digital video production process at the intermediate level, addressing sty concepts, script, scenes, styboards, shooting, lighting, effects, editing, and DVD authing. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. DM 36 Video Fmats 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 34 equivalent experience. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Concentrates on production of video in fmats f delivery to diverse current and emerging online social media applications and displays. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. DM 60 Web Publishing I: HTML and CSS 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Presents planning and production of web sites including: Text, Graphics, Handcoded HTML, Basic Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and HTML and CSS Validation. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. DM 61 Web Publishing II: Graphics and CSS 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 60. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Presents planning, design, and production of graphics and page layouts f web sites using hand-coded HTML and CSS, including image creation and editing, col, conversion, compression, web typography, rollovers, tables, validation, and design considerations specific to online graphics. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. Web Publishing III: Servers, Scripts, and Advanced CSS 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 61 equivalent skills. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Teaches intermediate Web publishing techniques using hand-coded HTML and CSS, focusing on web standards, accessibility, dynamic HTML (DHTML), server side includes, using JavaScripts and CGI scripts, processing interactive fms, and search engines. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat.
DM 70 Web Design Basics 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1 and DM 60. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Applies Dreamweaver, WdPress, and other industry standard tools and methods f responsive web design and production, including design principles of infmation architecture, col, layout, and typography. Students must know HTML and be able to create and edit graphics. May be offered in a Distance- Learning Fmat. DM 72 Fundamentals of Animation 4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 2 hours Labaty Prerequisite: DM 1. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Teaches traditional and digital techniques used to create animated imagery, design, and narrative sties. Emphasis on movement, timing, and expression. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. DM 190A-ZZ Special Topics in Digital Media 0.5-4 units; 0.5-4 hours Lecture, 1.5-12 hours Labaty Recommended Preparation: Eligibility f ENGL 100 and READ 100. Presents courses designed to offer skill development and specialized knowledge in digital media, digital publishing and multimedia. The special areas will be announced, described and given their own course designations and titles in the Schedule of Classes. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Fmat. 5