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Sur­vey of West­ern Art from 1300 to the Pre­sent

Survey of Western Art from 1300 to the Present

This is an in­ten­sive course in de­sign and de­vel­op­ment of dy­namic web­sites. The course of­fers a com­bi­na­tion of the­o­ret­i­cal and prac­ti­cal in­for­ma­tion on how to com­bine the PHP script­ing lan­guage with the MySQL data­base to pro­duce dy­namic web con­tent. Stu­dents are ex­pected to have in­ter­me­di­ate to ex­pert skills in HTML and CSS. The goal of the course is to give stu­dents the ex­pe­ri­ence of de­sign­ing dy­namic web con­tent and demon­strate tasks such as gen­er­at­ing im­ages dy­nam­i­cally, send­ing and man­ag­ing email, fa­cil­i­tat­ing user dis­cus­sions and man­ag­ing con­tent. The pur­pose is to learn a pro­fes­sional ap­proach to web­site con­cep­tu­al­iza­tion and ex­e­cu­tion.

This is an intensive course in design and development of dynamic websites. The course offers a combination of theoretical and practical information on how to combine the PHP scripting language with the MySQL database to produce dynamic web content. Students are expected to have intermediate to expert skills in HTML and CSS. The goal of the course is to give students the experience of designing dynamic web content and demonstrate tasks such as generating images dynamically, sending and managing email, facilitating user discussions and managing content. The purpose is to learn a professional approach to website conceptualization and execution.

In­tern­ship in Com­mu­ni­ca­tion De­sign As­sign­ment to field work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight to ten plus hours per week at a graphic arts-re­lated in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the de­part­ment in­tern­ship di­rec­tor. Sites may be in areas such as ad­ver­tis­ing, print­ing, cor­po­rate com­mu­ni­ca­tions or pub­lish­ing. Stu­dents keep a log/jour­nal to be shared in group sem­i­nars/dis­cus­sions. Su­per­vi­sion is by fac­ulty and by the job su­per­vi­sor. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open­lab.

Internship in Communication Design Assignment to field work/study situations of approximately eight to ten plus hours per week at a graphic arts-related internship site approved by the department internship director. Sites may be in areas such as advertising, printing, corporate communications or publishing. Students keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars/discussions. Supervision is by faculty and by the job supervisor. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab.

One’s suc­cess in the work­place de­pends al­most as much on what you know as how you com­mu­ni­cate with oth­ers. With­out the skills of writ­ing a va­ri­ety of doc­u­ments, speak­ing con­fi­dently to an au­di­ence, and per­form­ing mean­ing­ful re­search that en­riches your work and en­ables oth­ers to do their work, you will find your­self left be­hind while oth­ers with those so-called soft skills make strides in their own ca­reers. This class gives you op­por­tu­ni­ties to strengthen your work­place com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills through pro­jects and daily writ­ing ac­tiv­i­ties. It is through doing this work over time that you de­velop com­mu­ni­ca­tion acu­men.

One’s success in the workplace depends almost as much on what you know as how you communicate with others. Without the skills of writing a variety of documents, speaking confidently to an audience, and performing meaningful research that enriches your work and enables others to do their work, you will find yourself left behind while others with those so-called soft skills make strides in their own careers. This class gives you opportunities to strengthen your workplace communication skills through projects and daily writing activities. It is through doing this work over time that you develop communication acumen.

When the in­ter­net was first cre­ated the only place con­tent could be dis­played was on a small­ish, com­puter screen with a lim­ited color palette. Many peo­ple still de­sign and cre­ate their in­ter­ac­tive doc­u­ments to match this par­a­digm. The prob­lem is this is a com­pletely out­dated way of look­ing at the dis­play medi­ums for in­ter­ac­tive con­tent. There are three major phone and tablet op­er­at­ing sys­tems each with a wide range in the screen sizes of their re­spec­tive de­vices. There are two major com­puter op­er­at­ing sys­tems again with a wide range of screen sizes be­tween them. Add in wear­able de­vices, in­ter­net equipped ap­pli­ances, dig­i­tal sig­nage, and email as a com­mu­ni­ca­tion and de­sign medium and your con­tent has the pos­si­bil­ity of being seen on an ever in­creas­ing and dis­parate set of screens. To deal with this new re­al­ity Re­spon­sive De­sign was cre­ated. Re­spon­sive de­sign is more than just a se­ries of de­sign or lay­out tech­niques. It is a holis­tic process that be­gins in the de­sign and plan­ning phases and car­ries through into the de­vel­op­ment phase. To work well a re­spon­sive strat­egy isn’t some­thing you tack on at the end stages of a pro­ject, it has to be in the minds of the de­signer/de­vel­oper at the be­gin­ning.

When the internet was first created the only place content could be displayed was on a smallish, computer screen with a limited color palette. Many people still design and create their interactive documents to match this paradigm. The problem is this is a completely outdated way of looking at the display mediums for interactive content. There are three major phone and tablet operating systems each with a wide range in the screen sizes of their respective devices. There are two major computer operating systems again with a wide range of screen sizes between them. Add in wearable devices, internet equipped appliances, digital signage, and email as a communication and design medium and your content has the possibility of being seen on an ever increasing and disparate set of screens. To deal with this new reality Responsive Design was created. Responsive design is more than just a series of design or layout techniques. It is a holistic process that begins in the design and planning phases and carries through into the development phase. To work well a responsive strategy isn’t something you tack on at the end stages of a project, it has to be in the minds of the designer/developer at the beginning.