KICKOFF Overview

Thanks for joining us over the term of this class.

Introduction/Handshake
"Hey, How Ya doing Stuff"
This is a Design and Creative based course; it is NOT a course intended to teach software.
Learning occurs through a PATH^TM lifecycle to D1SCOVER^TM, D2FINE^TM, D3SIGN^TM, D4VELOP^TM and D5LIVER^TM a project.
Software applications are introduced as a tool.
Provided or required software is used to realize and make tangible your design and creative vision.
Software requires a significant amount of learning time and will be the student's responsibility to learn.
Introduction/Handshake
Basic Skills
Visual Thinking
Art, Design and Communication
What Works/What's Memorable
Grading and Attendance Policy
I don't nickle and dime you with a dozen excercises you'll never see again.
Everything you do in this class builds to something relevant in a potential media related career.
Miss an assignment, you still have to go through the process anyway.
I don't take missed assignments personally either.
A student submits by deadline you get points; miss the deadline and you you don't get points. Simple.
Unfortunate, students miss classes and at end of semester write they didn't get enough software instruction?
I use YouTube. It's better than standing here talking to you - show you the real thing. Then we discuss.
Hard to believe students COMPLAINED about YouTube's use... it's a TOOL. Pay attention. It's relevant.
Good luck!