Sophmore Digital Portfolio

Final Project

Course Description

This course is a review and preparation of individual portfolios. The students will work on the packaging and presentation of various projects developed in other upper-level courses. Students will finalize their resume and sample sheet to begin their industry networking process.

Main Topics Covered

• Soul Search
• The Importance of "Making the Deadline"
• The Almighty Schedule
• The Art of Storytelling
• Review, Revise, Rework!
• Revisiting Art 101
• A Quick Look at Copyright
• Reviewing the Digital Artist's Toolkit
• Gazillions of File Types!
• Broaden Your Design and Technology Base
• Discovering Your Professional Niche
• The Art of Self-Promotion
• A Winning Résumé
• The Art and Craft of E-mail Cover Letters
• Tame That Paperwork Pile!
• Build that Biz Plan!
• Artist Support Materials and Intellectual Property
• So You Wanna Be an Info Architect!
• The Good, the Bad, and the Truly Ugly
• Reviewing the Situation …
• Your Portfolio On CD
• Become a Natural Networker
• Digging Deeper—Being a Free Agent
• The Never-Ending Story!
• Don't "Just Do It"—Do It Better!
• Commissioning Your Works
• Creativity 101!
• Collaboration and Other Fine Nuances of Networking
• The Grand Finale Or Just the Beginning?

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate effective production skills in planning and organizing materials for CBT application.
• Use an authoring tool to produce an example of computer based training.