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Oct 03, 2024
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2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Multimedia Communications, Associate of Applied Science
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The Associate of Applied Science degree in Multimedia Communications prepares students for careers in the fields of multimedia design and production. The program is interdisciplinary in nature, integrating specialized knowledge and skills from three academic areas at Raritan Valley Community College: computer information systems, communications and commercial art.
Graduates are able to:
- define multimedia and relate its components to traditional presentation techniques
- identify hardware and software used in multimedia
- discuss the features of well designed multimedia presentations
- discuss the use of text, graphics, sound, video, and animation in multimedia
- create and present multimedia presentations in multiple mediums using appropriate text, graphics, sound, video and animation software
- identify the system resources required for various types of multimedia presentations
- interpret current copyright laws concerning multimedia
- locate resources on the Internet that are used in creating multimedia presentations
- open, convert, and electronically transfer computer files with various file extensions and sizes
- demonstrate proficiency in using the computer to collect, prepare and present documents that summarize and synthesize information used in making decisions
- apply knowledge of other disciplines to problem-solving and decision-making
- recognize the ethical issues surrounding the use of computers in creating multimedia presentations
- analyze data and create presentations and other documents that communicate ideas effectively
- recognize the commonalities and differences in values, perspectives and behaviors of diverse people in the development of multimedia presentations
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Curriculum – A.A.S. Degree
Third Semester
- General Education 3 Credits 1
Total Credits 60 - 62
1 Select a course from the appropriate category of the General Education list.
2 Choose from the following: ARTS 132 Color Theory , ARTS 248 Two-Dimensional Animation , ARTS 249 Digital Artmaking , ARTS 274 Web Page Design for the Graphic Artist , ARTS 112 Introduction to Digital Photography , ARTS 284 News Production for the Web , CISY 106 Fundamentals of Game Design , CISY 227 Extensible Markup Language (XML) , CISY 244 JavaScript , CISY 292 Computer Science Cooperative Education I , COMM 101 Speech , COMM 251 Writing for the Media , or COMM 120 Introduction to Mass Communication .
3 Art of the Movies: FILM 101 Art of the Movies: Film Appreciation and Analysis is recommended.
4 Students who are focusing on an art emphasis are recommended to take CISY 102 Computer Literacy . |
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