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VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS VT 1300 - Communication Design This is an entry class for the visual technologies and CIT programs. Explores the elements of design from which advertising, computer graphics, and graphic arts are structured. Builds awareness and skill in creating designs, using the concepts of composition, proportion, alignment, contrasts, repetition, proximity, white space, typography, eye movement, and element control. Emphasis is placed on the value of these concepts to creatively communicate ideas. Includes lecture and lab. Prepares students for more advanced design projects using computer-based tools. No pre-requisites. VT 1400 - Introduction to Internet Development Entry course for the visual technologies and CIT programs. Provides a hands-on experience for students interested in Internet development. Teaches fundamental web development skills including writing html code, planning and organizing web sites, storyboarding, internet development environments, and creating and optimizing graphics for multiple types of online use. Also examines competitive online markets, technical issues, legal framework, as well as production issues associated with Internet development. No pre-requisites. VT 2500 - Computer Illustration For students pursuing a certificate in either visual technology or a baccalaureate CIT degree. May also be used as an elective in an Associate Degree. Provides a hands-on introduction and overview of advertising design and illustration techniques using the computer and popular PostScript-based computer illustration software (software: Adobe Illustratorª).Prepares students to create original artwork usable in multimedia, Internet publishing, or desktop publishing. Course is three hours of lecture per week. Homework assignments require access to computer with the designated software installed. May use Macintosh or PC-compatible computer. No pre-requisites, but VT 1300 is recommended. VT 2600 Computer Graphics Companion course to VT 2500. May be taken before, concurrently, or in linear sequence with VT 2500. For students pursuing a certificate in Visual Technologies, an Associate Degree, or a CIT four-year degree. Provides a hands-on introduction and overview to computer-based photo-manipulation and designing graphics on the computer. Emphasis is on tools and techniques used for editing and retouching photographs and creating original images with photo-like qualities for use in advertising. Prepares students to create original artwork usable in multimedia, Internet publishing, desktop publishing, or video effects. Course is three hours of lecture per week. Homework assignments require access to computer with the designated software installed. May use Macintosh or Windows-compatible computer. No pre-requisites, but VT 1300 is recommended. VT 2990 - Seminar in Visual Technologies For students wishing instruction that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in this discipline. Occasionally, either students request some type of non-traditional instruction or an unanticipated learning opportunity presents itself. This seminar-style course provides a variable-credit context for these purposes. As requirements, this seminar course must first be approved by the department; second, it must provide for a minimum of nine contact hours of lab or lecture time for each credit hour offered; and third, it must include some academic project or paper, i.e. credit is not given for attendance alone. This course may include traditional lectures, travel and filed trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other non-traditional instruction methods. Note that this course is elective and does not fulfill general education or program course requirements. Pre-requisite: instructor permission. VT 3000 - Internet Publishing and Design Upper level curriculum for students pursuing a degree in Computer and Information Technology (CIT) or advanced skills in visual technologies or web development. Teaches Internet publishing and design principles and concepts. Topics include interface design, PHP scripting, intermediate and advanced HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) techniques, Cascading Style Sheets, XML (Extensible Markup Language), JavaScript, Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR), and other advanced web publishing tools. Emphasis is on interface design and appropriate use of technologies in Internet development. Pre-requisites: VT 1300, VT 1400, VT 2500, and VT 2600. VT 3100 - Interactive Multimedia For students interested in authoring interactive multimedia presentations. Introduces the hardware and software used to integrate text, sound, graphics, animation, and video into rich-content multimedia projects. Course includes lecture, hands-on step-by-step examples, and assignments to be completed as homework. Students learn the process of creating multimedia projects through the use of various computer-based disciplines, including graphic design, digital video, interface architecture, and lightweight OOP-structured programming. This is an upper division course in the CIT baccalaureate degree program, but it may also be used as an elective in an Associate Degree or the Visual Technologies certificate. Course is three hours of lecture per week. Homework assignments require access to computer with the designated software installed. May use Macintosh or Windows-compatible computer. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to create interactive multimedia presentations with professionally designed interfaces and rich content that are capable of delivery via a web browser or in a stand-alone application. Prerequisites: VT 1300, VT 2500, and VT 2600. CS 1400 is highly recommended. VT 3200 - Advanced Design Advanced design course for the Visual Technologies program. Students will be taught advanced design principles to solve a variety of design problems. The emphasis in this class is the designing for commercial media. Including proper typography, and the use of type as graphic element. The successful students will be prepared to deal with design issues and project management problems likely to be found in a work environment. VT 3300 - Introduction to Digital Video Editing Upper division course in the CIT baccalaureate degree program. May also be used as an elective in an Associate Degree or the Visual Technologies certificate. This course introduces students to essentials of editing video and audio with computers. Concepts are taught that may be applied to TV & video production, multimedia authoring, and/or Internet video streaming. Techniques are presented for digitizing video and audio from standard analogue sources or digital sources, selecting footage from source clips, constructing transitions, titling, creating and using alpha channel or other matte techniques, and other special effects as needed. Current hardware requirements/limitations and future technology developments will also be discussed. Course is three hours of lecture per week. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to editing and assemble professional-grade video in either QuickTime or MPEG formats that will play on any computer or that will output to videotape. Prerequisites: VT 1300, VT2500, and VT 2600. VT 3600 - 3-D Visualization I Introduces student to three-dimensional modeling and rendering on the computer. Techniques for creating 3-D models, defining and applying textures, assembling scenes and rendering images will be. Gives students an additional computer-based tool to create realistic package and product designs, as well as exciting graphics for desktop or Internet publishing projects. This is an upper division course in the CIT baccalaureate degree program. It may also be used as an elective in an Associate Degree or the Visual Technologies certificate. Course is three hours of lecture per week. Homework assignments require access to computer with the designated software installed. May use Macintosh or Windows-compatible computer. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to create 3-D models of various complexities, then render still images and/or animation sequences for video, multimedia, or Internet web page content. Pre-requisite: VT 2500, VT 2600, and VT 3300. VT 4000 - Dynamic Web Development Upper level curriculum for students pursuing a degree in CIT or for individuals seeking advanced skills in visual technologies or web development. This course teaches dynamic web development using PHP, an open source server side scripting environment, and MySQL, an open source database application. Topics include basic scripts and functions, variables, form processing, server side includes, web database integration, database design, database driven web sites, security, and web management systems. Prerequisites: VT 1400. VT 4100 - Advanced Multimedia/Internet Integration Upper division course on the integration and application of multiple media with appropriate delivery systems. This course is for advanced students in the CIT baccalaureate degree program. Emphasis is on real-world projects using the full repertoire of graphics software that has been learned through previous courses in the Visual Technologies program. Portfolio-grade projects developed through this course will add credibility to studentsÕ job skills. Course is three hours of lecture per week, with significant homework assignments from which there will be a high expectation of quality work. Upon completion, students should have a solid grasp of how to develop and deliver content-rich projects with high production value. Prerequisites: VT 2500, VT 2600, VT 3000, VT 3100, and VT 3300. VT 4600 - Integrated Visual/Information Systems For advanced CIT and visual technologies students with interest in creating professional commercial-grade projects. Emphasis is on applying skills learned in the CIT program to commercial projects in the workplace. Students will have opportunity to design or contribute to various private sector (contingent on availability) projects as well as campus Internet, print, and multimedia projects. Many high-end commercial art applications, programming projects, techniques, and technologies will be practiced. Portfolio development will be emphasized. Course is an individual workshop format with one-on-one meetings with the instructor(s) to review project progress. Upon completion, students will have real-world experience and a higher expectation of their own creative talents. Prerequisites: VT 3000 and VT 3100 VT 4900 - Independent Research Independent research or readings in areas not fully covered by core or elective courses. Pre-requisite: instructor permission. VT 4920 - Internship Internship course in Visual Technologies. Pre-requisite: instructor permission. Back to the top Send questions and comments to |