Digital Media Skills Certificate
The Digital Media Skills Certificate of Achievement equips individuals from the broader business community with fundamental skills in digital media, such as creating and editing newsletters, advertisements, technical illustrations, photographs, web sites, videos, and presentations. Those who work in real estate, sales, marketing, administration, education, science, engineering, healthcare, small business, and other industries will benefit from these skills, as they communicate with customers, management, investors, colleagues, students, patients, and the general public.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to
- Describe the types of communication problems that are best solved by a particular digital media tool.
- Demonstrate technical mastery of several digital media tools.
- Apply digital media skills to communicate effectively with constituents in their own industry.
| Complete a Minimum of 12 units from the following: | Requisites | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMA C102 | Digital Imaging with Photoshop (formerly MA C102) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C103 | Digital Photo Retouching with Photoshop | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 2.0 |
| DMA C107 | Computer Illustration with Illustrator (formerly MA C111) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C109 | Desktop Publishing with InDesign (formerly MA C121) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C111 | XHTML/CSS (formerly MA C115) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C130 | Introduction to Podcasting | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 1.5 |
| DMA C131 | Digital Video Production (formerly MA C127) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C133 | Motion Graphics with After Effects (formerly MA C180) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| CSCI C127 | Beginning PowerPoint | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 1.0 |
| CSCI C135 | Beginning Adobe Acrobat | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 1.0 |
| CSCI C136 | Advanced Adobe Acrobat | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 2.0 |
Program Prerequisites
Computer Competency
Upon entering the program, you should be strong in the following skills:
- Perform computer start up and shut down procedures correctly.
- Use computer input and output devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, stylus, trackball, or printer with proficiency.
- Access and manage login accounts and documents effectively. This includes downloading, creating, naming, retrieving, and decompressing files and folders with an awareness of file size, location of saved files and folders, and available space on storage media and a clear distinction between various campus, email, and course login accounts.
- Perform editing tasks, such as copying, cutting, and pasting of content and applying spell checking.
- Send an outgoing e-mail with an attachment, and open an incoming e-mail and its attachment.
- Search and navigate the Internet and other types of media and environments easily.
- Be aware of the need to evaluate Internet content for relevance, authenticity, authority, and currency.
If you are not comfortable completing the above tasks, you should complete CSCI C070 before taking any digital media arts courses.
Reading and Writing
You should also have college-level reading and writing skills including
- Comprehend central points of a variety of text sources.
- Write short essays without major grammar and spelling errors.