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3.00 Credits
This course gives students the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and philosophies in organizational communication through lectures, research, readings, discussions, application, and written assignments. Emphasis is placed on verbal and nonverbal communication, cultural communication, interpersonal relationships within organizations, leadership styles, organizational environments, crisis communication, and dealing with the future and change.
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3.00 Credits
Students will continue gaining hands-on production experience and will increase their knowledge of video theory, aesthetics, and techniques. Video will be approached as a creative visual communication tool for the exploration of abstract concepts, creative endeavors, and the human condition. Emphasis will be on writing, lighting, sound design, directing, editing, and production management. Students will attend lectures and technical demonstrations, view work of various video and film directors, and produce creative projects individually and in groups.
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3.00 Credits
This hands-on technical course provides training for the use of Adobe After Effects, the industry standard software utilized for animation, visual effects, and motion graphics in film, video, multimedia, and the Web. Students will be attending lectures and technical demonstrations, viewing various After Effects creations, completing exercises, and producing short projects with After Effects. Given the breadth of possibilities open to the After Effects artist we will focus our efforts on learning the objectives listed below.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced-level course combines the study of the documentary genre with hands-on documentary video production. Through film viewings, readings, and discussions, students will explore the issues and obstacles that have faced documentary filmmakers through the years. They will then explore these issues through their own creative practice in the documentary genre. Students will write and defend documentary project proposals, and will work in groups and individually on documentary projects.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced level, hands-on course provides additional technical training for video production, and assists the student in learning what is involved in setting up a video production business, or working in the commercial/corporate video production industry. Topics could include electronic field production(EFP), working with clients and talent, audience and market considerations, purchasing equipment, producing budgets, maintain production records, gaining music rights, video graphics, video streaming and conferencing, and careers in the industry. Students will be attending lectures and technical demonstration, viewing various productions, completing production planning and coordination, and producing commercial/corporate projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as the capstone experience for communication majors. Students synthesize past coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiences in order to research and plan a scholarly applied communication study and/or campaign to solve a problem for a 'real world' client. Specific project requirements are tailored to meet students' planned career paths or areas of focus in the communication discipline. In-class sessions focus on enabling students to become effective independent researchers, while regular individual conferences with the instructor focus on project planning, charting progress, and addressing contingencies. The course results in each student producing a final written product - a research thesis or professional project report - along with a public oral presentation of the thesis/project.
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3.00 Credits
Students may use three, six or 12 credit hours of free electives for placement in a supervised, career-related work experience. Students report on the experience as required by the cooperative education syllabus. The Career Development Center administers the experience and the program coordinator/department chair provides the academic evaluation.
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3.00 Credits
This internship experience, for Digital Media majors, enables students to use 3, 6, or 12 credit hours of free electives for placement in a supervised, career-related work experience. Students report on the experience as required by the co-op education syllabus. The Career Development Center administers the experience and the program coordinator/department chair provides the academic evaluation.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys child growth and development from birth to age 12 years. Theories pertinent to individual stages are provided and the sociological, cultural and psychological aspects of child growth and development are included.
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3.00 Credits
The student is exposed to the historical, cultural and philosophical foundations of child development theory and practice. The work of Rousseau, Freud, Proebel, Montessori, Pestalozzi, Devey, and others are examined. The history of early childhood programming as a distinct field outside of formal educational institutions as well as the role of programming within formal education is covered. Tensions in educational philosophy and approach between the early childhood community and the larger educational community are examined in depth. Students begin to develop the necessary skills for a scientific and dynamic understanding of child development. Such skills will assist students in the formation of informed independent opinions and a well integrated perspective. Students have the opportunity to examine the nature of early childhood through field-based experiences.
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