Multimedia for Information Technology
Rationale
The Printing Management and Broadcasting programs jointly offer the Multimedia for Information Technology second discipline. This discipline is a synergistic curriculum for students who wish to fuse the skills of digital text and graphics manipulation with audio and video production. Students completing this discipline will be prepared for the increasingly hybrid multimedia industry that seeks employees who are not only message designers, but also communication content analysts, technicians, managers, and salespersons, all of which are informed by sophisticated computer acumen.
For more information contact Dr. Hans Mortensen in the Department of Arts at hpmort@GeorgiaSouthern.edu or (912) 478-5844, or contact Dr. Reed Smith in the Department of Communication Arts at rsmith@georgiasouthern.edu or (912) 478-0531 or Dr. John Thompson in the Department of Music at jthompson@georgiasouthern.edu.
Course Descriptions
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|---|
| Area F | ||
| GCM 1321 | Desktop Publishing (2 hours) |
This is a general course presenting the development, growth and influence of desktop publishing in today’s society. The course presents the various hardware and software used in desktop publishing, as well as technologies that have evolved from desktop publishing. Students are introduced to typography and typographic principles, digital photography, scanning, image resolution, photo editing, imposition and their correct use in the creation of both everyday and formal communications. Students learn what makes an aesthetically pleasing document in both formal and informal settings. Corequisite: GCM 1411. |
| GCM 1411 | Desktop Publishing Lab (1 hour) |
Through detailed instruction and problem solving activities, students use current desktop publishing hardware and software and apply various concepts learned in GCM 1321 (Desktop Publishing) including, drawing applications, page assembly, photo editing, digital photography, scanning, typography, aesthetics, image resolution and imposition. Corequisite: GCM 1321. |
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 2332 | Introduction to Mass Communication (3 hours) |
Introduction to print and electronic mass communications and media-related professions. Surveys the media’s historical development in the United States with particular focus on structure, social roles, and related theories. Also considers change factors that can affect the future of media. Prerequisite: ENGL 1101. |
| GCM 5332 | Multimedia Presentations (3 hours) |
Multimedia Presentations is the study of digital imaging applications for presentations. The course covers the creation of digital components for multimedia presentations, including sound, graphics, animation, and video technique, and their use in multimedia presentations for video, CD ROM, and the Internet. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to complete. Prerequisite: Successful completion of a college level computer course. |
| Select a minimum of 9 hours from the following | ||
| BRCT 3331 | Audio Production (3 hours) |
Introduces fundamentals of production principles and techniques, broadcast operations and announcing techniques. Focus is on production of laboratory projects with activities in various studio tasks that employ analog and digital equipment. Three semester hours. Corequisite: none. Prerequisite: BRCT or IT major status. |
| BRCT 3332 | Video Production (3 hours) |
Introduces production equipment and elements of studio operation. Analyzes the techniques, tools, materials, aesthetics, and problems of video processes. Students participate in studio roles while producing laboratory programs in analog and digital formats. Three semester hours. Corequisite: none. Prerequisites: BRCT or IT major status. |
| BRCT 3335 | Writing For Electronic Media (3 hours) |
Provides the principles and techniques necessary for writing effectively for a variety of electronic media formats. Students learn to employ various broadcast and corporate writing as well as Internet web site composition strategies. Three semester hours. Corequisite: none. Prerequisite: BRCT or IT major status. |
| GCM 4232 | Photo Preparation for Production (3 hour) |
A combination of traditional and digital photography techniques will be used to enhance the quality of the original photograph. The focus of the class will be on creating images which maximize resolution while reducing editing requirements. Students will choose and use various lighting arrangements and output techniques to improve final image quality. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in GCM 1131, ART 1335, JOUR 3333, or permission of instructor. |
| GCM 5234 | Color Reproduction (3 hour) |
An exploration of professional color reproduction concepts and procedures related to the graphic communications and information technology industries. Topics include color theory, copy evaluation, color separation methods, color reproduction variables, color separation hardware and software, and color management systems. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to complete. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in GCM 3745 (required for Graphic Communications Management majors only, IT second discipline students and GCM minor students should consult with the assigned GCM program advisor). Corequisite: GCM5314/5314G. |
| GCM 5314 | Color Reproduction Lab (1 hour) |
This is a hands on laboratory course. The laboratory activities include the following: test for abnormal color vision, color measurement and evaluation, color standards, color proofing, color scanning, color reproduction methods, color management systems, color reproduction techniques using Photoshop and other software. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to complete. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in GCM 3745 (required for Graphic Communications Management majors only, IT second discipline students and GCM minor students should consult with the assigned GCM program advisor). Corequisite: GCM 5234/5234G. |
| MUSC 1515 | Technology in Music (1 hour) |
Introduction to the uses of technology in music, including acoustics, hardware/software, digital keyboards and MIDI sequence recording and editing. Supervised lab work with digital synthesizers and computers. |
| MUSC 5530 | Digital Audio Montage (3 hrs) |
Explores digital audio theory and practice, sound recording techniques, sound and music representation, sound transformation, and compositional methods of morphological montage through the creation and performance of musical works in the electronic medium. Prerequisite: Music 1515 and Junior standing. | Certain GCM prerequisites are waived for students in Second Disciplines. Please contact the GCM Second Discipline advisor. |