Spring 2008 IDST 165 - Multimedia Portfolio Development

Wednesday from 12:00 pm* to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Cyane Rollins Tornatzky  

cyanowski@yahoo.com   www.cyanowski.com

Office Hours by Appointment

Course Overview

This course assists students in the conceptualization and development of a multimedia portfolio, for gaining entry-level work in the multimedia industry.   Resumé writing, interviewing techniques, contracts, licensing issues and other areas of professional practice will be covered.

Goals:

Students should be able to:

1. Assemble and organize a portfolio in a manner appropriate to their desired area of employment.
2. Present their portfolio in a professional way.
3. Produce an appropriate resumé and discuss strategies for researching prospective employers.
4. Explain elements of an independent contract agreement

100 Total class points

Assignments

Researching Employment = 5 Resume = 10 Cover Letter = 5 Informational Interview = 10 Independent Contract Doc = 10 Portfolio Presentation =20

Please let the instructor know if they can do something to help you with a learning disability or other special need.

Computer Lab Access:

Assignments are to be worked on during the scheduled lab times. You may work outside of class on a computer with the necessary software.   You will also have access to Batmale Lab, please ask instructor about logon information.

Dropping Classes:

If you stop attending class, please remember to officially drop the class. It is your responsibility to DROP. If you simply stop attending, you may receive a grade of "F". You may drop per telephone or in person and you do not need the instructor's permission to drop.

Tentative Schedule:

The following is the general outline for the class.   Assignments are due two weeks after their introduction.    The topics will remain flexible and could change depending on interest and experiences of the class, speaker and presentation opportunities and freak acts of nature.

IDST 165 Spring 08 Schedule:

Week 1 -Jan 16: Review of Syllabus

                               Production Processes

                                 Defining your area of expertise/Researching Employment

Week 2 - Jan 23: Portfolio Game Plans: Students bring in Portfolios as is, design game plan for their portfolios. Portfolio format options, look at example sites.

DUE: Researching Employment

Week 3 - Jan 30:   Guest Speaker : Tom Eugene Green from Current.tv

Week 4 - Feb 6: Resumé Workshop/Work on Portfolios

Week 5 -Feb 13: Resumé Workshop/Work on Portfolios

Week 6 - Feb 20: Cover Letter Workshop/Work on Portfolios

DUE: Resumé

Week 7 -Feb 27: Check in on Presentation Package

DUE: Cover Letter

Week 8 - Mar 5: TBA - Field Trip

Week 9 -Mar 12: Field Trip Review/ Work on Portfolios

Week 10 -Mar 19: Interview Techniques/Work on Portfolios

Week 11 - Spring Break

Week 12 -Apr 2: No class , students should use this time for their Informational Interviews.

Week 13 -Apr 9: Getting Contract Work/Using Phases with Clients

DUE: Informational Interview

Week 14 -Apr 16: Writing Independent Contracts/Work on Portfolios

Week 15 -Apr 23: Guest Speaker : Tom Griscom

Week 16 -Apr 30: Licensing ( Possible Field Trip TBD )

DUE: Independent Contract

Week 17 -May7: Final Presentation Package/Work on Portfolios

Week 18 -May 14: Final Portfolio Presentations

DUE: Final Portfolio Package