Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Humanities • interactive meDia & weB DesiGn • INTErDISCIplINary COUrSESHUM 230 Studies in American CultureAn nterdscplnary course conducted on a semnar bass. Studentsand faculty members meet to research and dscuss areas ofAmercan culture. Three hours per week.[AS NEEDED]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: ENG 101 and one of the followng courses:ANT 142; ENG 207, 208 or HIS 101, 102.HUM 240 Studies in International CultureA course requrng mmerson n the hstory and culture of a partcularcountry, regon, or contnent. It may be offered n connectonwth a study abroad or resdent program. Readngs andvsts to dplomatc and cultural resources wll be used to complementcourse objectves. Three hours per week. Repeatable tosx credts f content dffers.[SPRING]3 creditsINTERACTIVE MEDIA ANDWEB DESIGN[Also see Computer Information Systems]Keyboarding skills are important to success in all CIS/IMD courses.For information regarding skill assessment, contact an academic advisoror the CIT Department Chair.IMD 165 Digital Graphic DesignCreaton of effectve vsual communcaton usng basc prncplesof desgn and computer applcatons nterfacng graphc arts.The applcatons and software most commonly used n computergraphcs arts for prnt and dgtal meda, ncludng multmedapresentatons and the Web wll be studed. Emphass wllbe placed on the fundamentals of desgn, creatve concepts, andgood typography usage, and mage manpulaton that lead tocreatve presentatons. Good keyboardng sklls and experencewith use of the Internet, a windowing operating system, and file/folder management s necessary for success n ths course. Threehours lecture per week.[SPRING]3 creditsIMD 171 Desktop Publishing and Graphics PresentationDesktop publshng ncludes graphc desgn wth emphass onterminology, layout, color and design. Students will create flyers,brochures, and newsletters usng ndustry standard desktoppublshng software. Consderable hands-on experence wll beprovded. Good keyboardng sklls and experence wth a wndowingoperating system, including file/folder management, arenecessary for success n ths course. Two hours lecture, two hourslaboratory per week.[FALL]3 c reditsIMD 175 Multimedia and Web Design IAn ntroducton to the use of the World-Wde-Web as a valuabletool for home or office. Students will create basic Web pages us-ng Web publshng software. Students wll create lnks, produceattractve layouts usng prncples of desgn, color, and text, andllustrate through the use of Web page authorng and multmedasoftware. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: CIS 109 or CIS 115.IMD 190 Digital Image ProcessingCreatng and edtng photographc and llustrated mages sutablefor multmeda and Web publshng; the preparaton ofmages and professonal-qualty graphcs; solvng problemsthrough the manpulaton of mages; and workng n an envronmentthat requres famlarty wth the equpment and softwareused n manpulatng mages. Other topcs nclude the use oftools, layers, and special effect filters. Considerable hands-on experencewll be provded. Good keyboardng sklls and experencewth use of the Internet, a wndowng operatng system, andfile/folder management are necessary for success in this course.Three hours lecture/laboratory per week.[FALL]3 creditsIMD 275 Multimedia and Web Design IIA contnuaton of the use of multmeda software to create customzedWeb pages and computer-based tranng applcatons.Students wll develop multmeda projects usng authorng toolsoftware to ntegrate sound, vdeo, graphcs, anmaton, and text.Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.[FALL]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: IMD 175.IMD 285 Special Topics in Graphics & MultimediaA course combnng n-depth theory, hands-on practce andrevew n multmeda and Webste desgn, development, andmplementaton. Ths ncludes creatng actve server pages, dscussongroups, ntegratng databases, and mportng and ntegratnggraphc software components nto multmeda projectsand Webste desgn. Students wll partcpate n case studesdemonstratng effectve multmeda and Web desgn proceduresand technques that work for small groups or larger teams. Thscourse revews everythng from conceptualzng the project tobudgetng expenses to managng clent relatonshps. Two hourslecture, two hours laboratory per week.[AS NEEDED]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: IMD 275.INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSESIDC 201 The Nature of Knowledgeg.ed.The way knowledge s acqured n dfferent dscplnes, cultures,and tmes. The course compares the acquston of knowledgen the socal scences, the humantes, and the natural scences.Emphass s on understandng, analyzng, dscussng, and evaluatngmethods of learnng used by promnent wrters n varousdscplnes and on applyng such methods to one’s own experence.Three hours per week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsPRE- or COREQUISITE: Completon of at least one of the elgblecourses from each category of the General Educaton LmtedDstrbuton Core and ENG 102.189