Strategic Presentation Methods in Digital Media

Description:

This course examines theories and techniques for analyzing, producing, and disseminating messages.  Students will learn how to use web?based and multimedia presentation tools to connect with a variety of audiences and convey a desired message. Each student will craft a message to support some social change by developing and shaping the message into compelling digital media presentations in a range of formats.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and approach audience needs from a standpoint of communication and media theory.
• Acquire a basic proficiency with a set of digital multimedia tools.
• Understand, and design content for today's digital media environment.
• Apply key video editing, animation, and web design principles to create engaging digital media content, using a variety of tools and methods to communicate effectively.