Courses: Digital Media (DIGM)College: Technology

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

DIGM 2350: Graphics for Digital Media (formerly GRTC 2350)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: demonstrated computer proficiency or ITEC 1301. Pixel-based and vector graphics for use in print and digital media.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
DIGM 2351: Web Design (formerly GRTC 2351)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2350 or approved equivalent and Digital Media Major or Computer Graphics Minor status. Web page design, site planning, interface design, and site implementation. Students must pass a Photoshop pretest during the first week of class to continue.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
DIGM 2351: Web Design (formerly GRTC 2351)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2350. Web page design, site planning, interface design, and site implementation.

DIGM 2352: Digital Photography (formerly GRTC 2352)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2350. Digital cameras; photographic principles; image organization, meta-data, evaluation, and correction; digital asset management; creating image portfolios for the Web; use of color management to soft/hard-proof finished photographs.

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DIGM 2353: Page Layout and Design
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2350. Using page layout software to create effective static and personalized documents that follow established principles of design, typography, color, photography, and ethics.

DIGM 3152: Graphic Production Process Control II Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in DIGM 3252. Laboratory activities and experiments related to graphic communications production control.

DIGM 3350: Digital Media Materials and Processes (formerly GRTC 3350)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or 1304. Digital media processes and ancillary operations. Materials used in digital media production.

DIGM 3351: Graphic Production Process Control I (formerly GRTC 3351)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Graphic communication production control emphasizing job engineering; techniques used to reproduce varying types of original images; tone capture and correction; proofing; platesetting; and final output.

DIGM 3252: Graphic Production Process Control II (formerly DIGM 3352)
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: DIGM 3351. Using graphic communication production control techniques to produce single- and multi-page documents. In-depth study of page layout, imposition, and static and variable-data printing technologies.

DIGM 3353: Visual Communications Technology (formerly GRTC 3353)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or 1304. Use of technological systems in visual communications including design principles, typography, use of color, photography, pixel- and vector-based graphics, print and electronic delivery, and ethical considerations.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
DIGM 3354: Video Production I (formerly GRTC 3354)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2352 or approved equivalent. Introduction to digital film and video production from concept development and planning through post-production to delivery. Students must pass a digital photography pretest during the first week of class to continue.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
DIGM 3354: Video Production I (formerly GRTC 3354)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 2352. Introduction to digital film and video production from concept development and planning through post-production to delivery.

DIGM 3356: ePublishing
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 2352, 3351, 3353 and ITEC 3325. Design for tablet and mobile device delivery; information technologies for eMedia workflows; use of XML for ePublishing; digital asset management. Technologies to facilitate print-to-web, social media, and personalized internet experiences.

DIGM 3374: Video Production 2 (formerly DIGM 4374)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 3354. Advanced techniques of digital video production from concept to delivery.

DIGM 3399: Senior Honors Thesis (formerly GRTC 3399)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Independent work in digital media with faculty supervision. May be repeated for credit.

DIGM 4198: Independent Study (formerly GRTC 4198)
Cr. 1 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

DIGM 4298: Independent Study (formerly GRTC 4298)
Cr. 2 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

DIGM 4372: Costing in Digital Media (formerly GRTC 4372)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 3351, and 3354 (DIGM 2351 and 3354 waived for Graphic Communications Technology Minors). Principles and techniques of cost estimation for digital media production.

DIGM 4373: Graphic Production Process Control III (formerly GRTC 4373)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: DIGM 3252. Using graphic communication production control techniques to produce full-color documents. Includes an in-depth study of color theory, measurement, correction, modification, management, and separation techniques.

DIGM 4375: Package Design
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: DIGM 2350 and 4373. Package design from the perspectives of aesthetics, form, manufacturing processes, sustainability, utility, and commercial and governmental requirements. Creating prototypes. Field testing.

DIGM 4376: Integrated Media
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 3353 and 3374. Computer media capstone class that integrates vector- and pixel-based graphics, web design, photography, videography, and animation into media-rich websites.

DIGM 4378: Senior Project (formerly GRTC 4378)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 3374, 4372, and 4373. Directed research project.

DIGM 4390: Current Issues in Digital Media (formerly GRTC 4390)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 3252 and 3374. Issues and topics in digital media.

DIGM 4394: Selected Topics in Digital Media (formerly GRTC 4394)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

DIGM 4396: Internship in Digital Media (formerly GRTC 4396)
Cr. 3. (0-9). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

DIGM 4397: Selected Topics in Digital Media (formerly GRTC 4397)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
DIGM 4398: Independent Study (formerly GRTC 4398)
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
DIGM 4398: Independent Study (formerly GRTC 4398)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
DIGM 4399: Senior Thesis (formerly GRTC 4399)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: DIGM 2351, 3351, 3354, and 4372. Directed research project.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
DIGM 4399: Senior Honors Thesis (formerly GRTC 4399)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Independent work in digital media with faculty supervision. May be repeated for credit.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: May 2, 2013