Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

The primary goals of this course center on improving interactive design concepts and skills, improving concepts and skills using vector draw programs, and learning to work effectively in a team environment.

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

• Design user interfaces using industry standard tools.
• Design layouts for interactive multimedia applications utilizing features of information architecture, aesthetics, and human factors to targeted audiences.
• Evaluate digital media designs, identify items for improvement, and implement changes.

Course material will be presented in a lecture format. This course is designed to maximize learning through the use of strategies such as outcome based instruction", collaborative learning, contextual application and performance based assessment. Lecture material will consist of discussion, diagrams, images, multimedia," and other educationally sound practices. Other activities will include hands-on utilization of graphic software and hardware . Demonstration and handout materials will be provided.

Assessment is designed to indicate achievement of the course outcome and performance tasks. The instructor will outline the methods used to assess student progress and the criteria for assigning a grade at the beginning of the course. Assessment will be based upon a combination of in-class participation", attendance, examinations, and quality of the multimedia project(s). Determination of problem solving skills, team work, and communication skills may also be included.

Project planning

Terminology

Media layout,

Typography,

Color theory

Information architecture