Third Term


Directed Study I

Students are introduced to the key concepts and characteristics that enable effective communication through interactive media, beginning with a survey of interactive communications, including e-learning. The course progresses to an introduction to the key aspects of strategic planning as they relate to the design and implementation of interactive communications systems, focusing particularly on information design.

Advanced Web Authoring

This course provides students with the skills necessary to implement advanced, complex visual designs for distribution on the World Wide Web.

Applied Project Management

This course aims to provide students with an opportunity to apply project management skills and tools while producing an interactive project for a client. In this course, students choose from a list of pre-screened clients. They work towards the objectives of strengthening interpersonal communications and team approaches and developing effective client relations and are evaluated on the success of those efforts. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 24 100-level INTE course credits.

Vector Graphics

This course is an introduction to current tools for creating vector-based graphics for interactive media and print, with a focus on fundamental techniques that apply to all software tools in this category. In this course you will be using Adobe Illustrator.

Applied Database Design

This course teaches students to design, implement, and maintain information management systems and to create applications to use them.

Professional Alliance

In this course, with guidance and advice from faculty, students make contact with industry professionals in order to prepare for a professional career. Students update their SWOT analysis, identify market segments of interest, develop a career research strategy, and contact potential employers. Students document their career search and present the results.

Rich Media

This course provides a foundation in rich media production techniques for interactive design. Students will produce and integrate digital media including photographic, audio, and video elements within the context of an interactive presentation.

Advanced Interactive Vector Graphics

In this course, students build on the skills and techniques introduced in INTE 115. The course focuses primarily on Actionscript coding skills, exposing students to the techniques required to create more advanced interactivity and functionality. Students will explore topics such as programmatic animation, loading of external assets, communication with server-side scripts and databases, and controlling video and audio. In this course you will be using the software Adobe Flash.