Angelica Vargas

Jason W. Ellis

ENG1101 D380

Due Date: 11/09/2015

 Communication Design Management

My name is Angelica Vargas, a college freshman attending New York City College of Technology. I am majoring in Communication Design Management for my Bachelors of Technology. Now I’m reflecting on my major and also thinking ahead for myself in the future. I would prefer to enter a specific career field within my major. My major is filled with many unique features. It offers careers in the field such as advertising, publishing, web design and corporate communications. This is the best career for me because I have a great personality and I am great at socializing with new people and it also pays great. After graduating from City Tech with  a  Bachelors of Technology in Communication Design Management, I will obtain a career in the Graphic Design Advertising field. I would rather get a career that my degree offers when I graduate from City Tech. When I applied to colleges, I made sure to look for a school that offered my major, as I know I wanted to pursue my career in graphic advertisement. It was when I first joined the editing program in my high school, Academy for Careers and Television in Film. I immediately became interested in majoring in Communication Design Management. During my Junior year in Academy for Careers and Television in Film, students had to choose a program that we were most interested in. I picked the editing program. I enjoyed the editing program because it was so much work and everyone depended on the editor to tell the right story. With that experience I want to continue communication with people by advertising things in the media. This helped me makeup my mind in choosing my major in college. The School of Technology and design within New York City College of Technology, helps students learn from computer–based tools for design and modeling to real-world materials and production processes. The School of Technology and Design is well known for their unique programs such as Graphic Communications and Digital Media, Architecture and Computer-aided Design, Live Entertainment and Interactive Event Technology, Computing Software, Networking, Security and Data Management, Electronic Systems, Optical and Wireless Telecommunications, Robotics and Automation and Construction and Building systems. Faculty members working in this major represent a broad range of technology expertise, from basic hardware and software to systems integration for design and production. When students graduate from City Tech they will be well prepared to enter positions in certain industries.

The Bachelor of Technology in Communication design is located in the school of Technology and Design. It’s part of the Department of Communication Design formerly advertising design and graphic arts. Within this program students will gain the knowledge and skills that are necessary to function as productions managers who are responsible for monitoring and are good at processing images for delivery on a wide variety of print and electronic media. According to the City Tech Catalog 2015-2016 there are many ways to enter the bachelor program at City Tech. One way is entering as a high school graduate student if meeting the general college admissions criteria. The students that do this must follow the Communication Design Management AAS curriculum for the first 60 credits and may earn the AAS on there way. Another way to enter the bachelor program is to transfer within City Tech meeting the college criteria for the transfer admission.

One of the Reasons why I would follow my short-term goal in staying in the major of Communication Design Management is I love the experience so far within the field. It’s difficult in so many levels and challenging. The software’s such as Photoshop and Illustrator were introduced. Judging from a classroom setting it takes a lot of questioning and understanding to really understand the material. Who ever is the best and puts in the work that is expected will be the one who would be successful in the future. Professor with in this major will never stop to look for perfection in the projects. The Professor will push you to extent you can’t take it for the best. That encouragement is really needed.

In my high school, Academy for Careers and television in film. Within my Junior year Students had to pick a program they wanted to pursue in future careers. Programs such as Production design/hair and makeup, lighting/set building, editing, and director/script writing . I ended up choosing editing because I wasn’t a good actor and I wanted to be a person that everyone depended on to get the finished product. Me being in this program I learned how to deal with customers and also learned to always give them my best work .The editing program my school used was called final cut or final cut pro. This program was, challenging learning the basics of the program was difficult as it was my first time being exposed to such thing. Becoming a member of the editing program in Academy for Careers and television in film was the first step I took, that made me decide what I wanted to focus on during my education in college and what I’m doing now.

Another reason why I decided on choosing the Communication Design Management major was when I entered New York City College of Technology, is that during my 7th grade in I.S 125 my art teacher had so much hope in me. Having someone to support you will really get you far. I learned that with him because every time I used to fail he was the one that told me to keep trying to do it and make it better than the last time. I  would always get angry when he asked me to redo projects but now I am thankful and proud of myself. Knowing that he had hope in me and never thought less about my skills and abilities took my drawings to other levels. Going from 8th grade through 11th grade I used my sketch book as my drawing journal. For me it was a way to express my feelings without bad behaviors. Everything has changed since I entered college because the course are driving me crazy.

So far, being a college freshmen pursuing Communication Design Management has been a great experience for me to analyze my future goals and achievements within. The major at New York City College of Technology, Communication Design Management is a very competitive field for any student to study. I appreciate what all the professors have done for me. What I have learned so far in this field and in my college experience is to take advantage with all of the resources that are given to you. If you really want to achieve something, you have to be determined and never give up. There may be hardships that I will face throughout my four years in college, but it’ll be worth it in the end when I get my Bachelors in this field.

Work Cited

New York City College of Technology- College-Catalog  2015-2016 (City Tech). New york:  New york City College of Technology, 2015 PDF.