COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES
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INTRODUCTORY
COURSE COM1005: VISUAL COMPOSITION
Students learn to employ fundamental elements and principles of design for various media and gain a strong foundational multidisciplinary experience in preparation for other Communication Technology courses.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOURSE COM1015: MEDIA
Students discover the impact of the media and develop fundamental skills to relay a message effectively using various forms of media; e.g., photography, print, Web, and audio or video production.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1025: TYPOGRAPHY
Description: If there is no type on the page, it isn’t graphic design, it is fine art. Students learn about the power of typography and its uses in today’s world.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1035: GRAPHICS TOOLS
Description: Students are introduced to the basics of computer graphics (vector and raster), and graphic computer programs.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1055: WEB DESIGN 1
Description: Students research the characteristics of effective Web page(s) and learn World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) conventions and accessibility concerns to construct a simple Web page.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1105: AUDIO/VIDEO
Description: Students acquire basic production skills, including planning, recording and editing, through the production of simple audio and/or video projects using basic equipment and techniques.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1145: ANIMATION 1
Description: Students are introduced to a variety of animation techniques and produce a simple animation; the focus is on basic skills, including planning, keyframing, stage set-up and production, used to create a moving picture.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1165: PRINTING 1
Description: Students are introduced to basic layout and design techniques as well as to various print reproduction processes using a positive or negative master such as digital, offset, screen, vinyl plotting, wide format and laser cutting.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1205: PHOTOGRAPHY – INTRODUCTION
Description: Students develop essential skills in camera use with a focus on basic composition, set-up and examination of exposure. Students operate a camera to capture images and produce final display proofs.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1215: PHOTOGRAPHY – EXPOSURE
Description: Students learn the technical and creative uses of aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and demonstrate how combinations of the three elements give very different results. Students also discover how a correct exposure is obtained through the combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO, which make up the photographic triangle.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1255: E-LEARNING & LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Description: Students explore the elements of e-learning within a learning management system. They explore the appropriate use of tools and skills required to successfully implement an e-learning plan and evaluate their readiness to form educational relationships that will cross time and distance.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOURSE COM1275: PHOTOGRAPHY – DIGITAL PROCESSING 1
Description: Students learn the fundamentals of consumer-based digital image acquisition, management, composition, manipulation and editing software to improve image composition.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM1910: COM PROJECT A
Description: Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsINTERMEDIATE
COURSE COM2015: MEDIA IMPACT
Description: Students explore different media forms and examine their impact on personal, community and national interests. Using various media, students plan, create and present a simple message.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM2025: ELECTRONIC LAYOUT & PUBLISHING 1
Description: Students develop skills and practical working knowledge of electronic publishing computer hardware and software and create well-designed documents and publications using desktop publishing technology.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM2035: RASTER GRAPHICS 1
Description: A raster format is commonly used in full colour images/graphics and photographs by using a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels or points of colour. In this course, students are introduced to the fundamental skills of raster graphics and their application.
Prerequisite: COM1035: Graphics Tools
See more detailsCOURSE COM2045: VECTOR GRAPHICS 1
Description: Vector graphics are commonly used in graphic design, page layout, typography, logos, sharp-edged artistic illustrations, technical illustrations, diagramming and flowcharting. In this course, students use vector editing software to create basic vector graphics.
Prerequisite: COM1035: Graphics Tools
See more detailsCOURSE COM2055: WEB DESIGN 2
Description: Students learn intermediate coding and software applications to produce a Web site.
Prerequisite: COM1055: Web Design 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM2105 AV PREPRODUCTION 1
Description: Students examine the value and need for audio and video preproduction, and explore strategies used to plan an audio and/or a video project using a variety of techniques. Students understand that preproduction is stage one in the audio and video process.
Prerequisite: COM1105: Audio/Video
See more detailsCOURSE COM2115 AV PRODUCTION 1
Description: Students expand on basic audio and/or video production techniques with an emphasis on following a production plan, capturing content to edit and ensuring that continuity is maintained. Students understand that production is stage two in the audio/video process.
Prerequisite: COM1105: Audio/Video
See more detailsCOURSE COM2125 AV POSTPRODUCTION 1
Description: Students expand on basic audio and/or video production techniques with an emphasis on following a plan, capturing content to edit and ensuring that continuity is maintained. Students understand that postproduction is stage three in the audio and video process.
Prerequisite: COM1105: Audio/Video
See more detailsCOURSE COM2145 ANIMATION 2
Description: Students explore the evolution of various animation styles and techniques (traditional and digital). Students apply planning, idea development and storytelling techniques to create an effective animation.
Prerequisite: COM1145: Animation 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM2155: DESIGN – BRAND IDENTITY
Description: Students are introduced to the value and importance of branding and the process of creating and establishing strong brands. Students work through the process of creating branding from planning, to the creation of a new, unique brand, through to creating touch points.
Prerequisite: COM1035: Graphics Tools
See more detailsCOURSE COM2165: PRINTING 2
Description: Students develop printing skills and create a finished product that demonstrates an ability to reproduce multicolour graphics for use on selected media; e.g., banners, signs, T-shirts, uniforms, posters, ceramics, plastics, decals.
Prerequisite: COM1165: Printing 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM2175: INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION
Description: Students refine presentation skills and develop and author interactive multimedia presentations using advanced presentation software tools and techniques.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM2205: PHOTOGRAPHY – COMPOSITION
Description: Students expand their photography skills including composition, exposure, basic lighting, camera operation, image processing and proofing, and display.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM2215: PHOTOGRAPHY – COMMUNICATION
Description: Students use photographic prints or digital images to communicate a message or tell a story.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM2225: PHOTOGRAPHY – DARKROOM TECHNIQUES
Description: Students are introduced to the creative use of the image-capture device and processing techniques in order to produce various photographic effects.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM2235: PHOTOGRAPHY – LENSES
Description: Students expand photographic concepts by using various lenses and applying depth of field in composition.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM2285: COM TECH CLIENT SERVICES 1
Description: Students are introduced to the principles and practices of client services.
Prerequisite: COM1005: Visual Composition
See more detailsCOURSE COM2910: PROJECT B
Description: Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOURSE COM2920: PROJECT C
Description: Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOURSE COM2950: INTERMEDIATE PRACTICUM
Description: Students apply prior learning and demonstrate the attitudes, skills and knowledge required by an external organization to achieve a credential/credentials or an articulation.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsADVANCED
COURSE COM3005: CREATIVE WRITING
Description: Students focus on honing the techniques and skills involved in story development, character pre-visualization and conceptualization for various genres of media production.
Prerequisite: COM2105: AV Preproduction 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3025: ELECTRONIC LAYOUT & PUBLISHING 2
Description: Students build on the knowledge and practice gained in Electronic Layout & Publishing 1 and continue to work with desktop publishing software and hardware. Students expand their publication design, layout and print production skills by planning and creating customized, professional, multipage documents for a client.
Prerequisite: COM2025: Electronic Layout & Publishing 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3035: RASTER GRAPHICS 2
Description: Students build on the knowledge and skills acquired in Raster Graphics 1 by using raster editing software to create advanced raster graphics.
Prerequisite: COM2035: Raster Graphics 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3045: VECTOR GRAPHICS 2
Description: Students build on knowledge and skills acquired in Vector Graphics 1 by using vector editing software to create advanced vector graphics.
Prerequisite: COM2045: Vector Graphics 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3055: RICH MEDIA – BASICS
Description: Students learn to create online animations and interactive Web elements and applications to enhance an existing Web site.
Prerequisite: COM2055: Web Design 2
See more detailsCOURSE COM3065: RICH MEDIA – PROGRAMMING
Description: Students develop programming skills for creating more complex interactive Web sites. Students also develop skills such as understanding the event model and object-oriented environment.
Prerequisite: COM3055: Rich Media – Basics
See more detailsCOURSE COM3075: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
Description: Students develop accessible and standards-compliant Web pages using current techniques for advanced cascading style sheets (CSS).
Prerequisite: COM2055: Web Design 2
See more detailsCOURSE COM3085: CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Description: Students expand their skills from Web Design 2 by learning how to install and administer a content management system (CMS).
Prerequisite: COM2055: Web Design 2
See more detailsCOURSE COM3105: AV PREPRODUCTION 2
Description: Students refine planning skills used in an audio and video project.
Prerequisite: COM2105: AV Preproduction 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3115: AV PRODUCTION 2
Description: Students expand on intermediate audio and video production techniques.
Prerequisite: COM2115: AV Production 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3125: AV POSTPRODUCTION 2
Description: Students expand on digital editing software skills to edit and process audio and video, and continue working with motion graphics and audio/video effects to enhance a product.
Prerequisite: COM2125: AV Postproduction 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3135: AUDIO TECHNIQUES
Description: Students expand on audio production techniques to plan, develop and produce specific audio projects.
Parameters: Access to audio equipment (e.g., microphones, mixer, amplifier, speakers), a basic studio facility and audio editing equipment/facility.
Prerequisite: COM2115: AV Production 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3145: ANIMATION 3
Description: Students apply production planning techniques to produce a sophisticated animation for a client that tells a story, communicates an idea or a message, and creates a mood or establishes a theme.
Prerequisite: COM2145: Animation 2
See more detailsCOURSE COM3155: DESIGN – ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Description: Students develop advertising skills through projects and activities in conceptualization, campaign development and copy writing. The delivery and presentation of an ad campaign is also a major focus. Students enhance their abilities to integrate various media for the purpose of producing a multimedia message for a target audience.
Prerequisite: COM2155: Design – Brand Identity
See more detailsCOURSE COM3165: AV BROADCASTING
Description: Students work through the sequential steps of audio/video production, including shooting, writing, editing and performance. Group work, peer-collaboration and deadlines make this a real-life experience culminating in a broadcast that is entirely produced by students.
Prerequisite: COM1105: Audio/Video
See more detailsCOURSE COM3205: PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTING
Description: Students apply various light sources, multiple lighting arrangements and metering techniques with an emphasis on flash and studio lighting.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM3215: PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOJOURNALISM
Description: Students develop skills and explore processes to present a story, primarily through the use of pictures and text.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE 3225: PHOTOGRAPHY - COLOUR
Description: Students are introduced to various techniques used to create high-quality colour photographs through understanding the process, parameters and issues that arise when working on colour photographs.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE 3235: B/W DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
Description: Students develop an understanding of various production and postproduction black-and-white digital techniques and the differences in mood and appeal between colour and monochrome.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM3245: PHOTOGRAPHY - OUTDOOR
Description: Students plan and respond to outdoor conditions to capture and produce high-quality outdoor images.
Prerequisite: COM1205: Photography – Introduction
See more detailsCOURSE COM3275: PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL PROCESSING 2
Description: Students acquire original digital images from a digital camera and extend and refine their knowledge of image-editing software. Students focus on composition principles and more advanced editing techniques to enhance images as well as ways to maintain and organize personal libraries.
Prerequisite: COM1275: Photography – Digital Processing 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3285: COM TECH CLIENT SERVICES 2
Description: Students apply the principles and practices of client services.
Prerequisite: COM2285: Com Tech Client Services 1
See more detailsCOURSE COM3910: PROJECT D
Description: Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOURSE COM3920: PROJECT E
Description: Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
Prerequisite: None
See more detailsCOM3950: ADVANCED PRACTICUM
Description: Students apply prior learning and demonstrate the attitudes, skills and knowledge required by an external organization to achieve a credential/credentials or an articulation.
Prerequisite: None
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