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=IMD 480 Spring 2010 Portfolio Prep and Professional Dev (Art Institute of Charleston)=

Course Description
Students identify projects and get them ready for inclusion in the portfolio. The review process involves examining design and technology decisions and being able to justify them. Students explore the job market and the trends in the field of interactive media. The students review the terminology, processes, roles, technologies and players in the field. Finally, the students present their projects in order to get approval to be admitted to the portfolio class. The requirements include a resume, business card, cover letter for a job application and a short-list of jobs.

Competencies/Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should:

Job research Personal branding Self-promotional pieces**
 * Career SWOT
 * Carry out a personal career oriented SWOT analysis
 * Identify a career goal and develop a plan for achieving it
 * Identify job resources
 * Identify at least two job postings that match personal career goal
 * Design branding and self- promotional pieces (business card, resume, branding for print packaging)
 * Establish a comprehensive list of online, print and other resources that could contribute to your professional success

Project modification plan Project review and feedback Quality assurance**
 * Project short-list
 * Identify the projects that will be included in the portfolio
 * Create an online portfolio which allows access to projects and related documents
 * Evaluate each project and identify quality issues that need to be addressed
 * Develop a schedule for making the necessary modifications to the projects
 * Obtain feedback on projects and systematically make modifications to address the feedback
 * Conduct systematic QA for each project (including crossbrowser/ cross-platform compatibility)
 * Prepare printed documentation for each project


 * Portfolio projects presentation and defense**
 * Discuss the process, design and technology for each project
 * Identify salient features of each project and discuss them in terms of personal career goals
 * Discuss trends in the field of interactive media design
 * Present and defend the interactive design portfolio

Course Links

 * Basecamp

Instructor Contact Info
Email: (send large files and general email) __pamela.berman@gmail.com__ Phone: 570 441 6770

Office Hours: Mondays 12 to 4 PM

Ai Email: __pberman@aii.edu__ Ai Phone: 727 3521