digital cultures and technologies
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The powerpoint presentation for high school students considering a major in Digital Cultures and Technologies at St. John Fisher College.TRANSCRIPT
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Digital Cultures & Technologies
at Saint John Fisher College
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OverviewTechnologists who understand how to create and the reasons behind their design decisions.
Artists/programmers who can work in all mediums.
Students interested in ‘modern jobs’: social media analytics, mobile app building, online corporate trainers.
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A MultidisciplinaryApproach to Education
Double-major required!Media and Communication (Communication/Journalism),American Studies, Math, Economics, English: Writing
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Digital Media.Social Media
social media & service learning
video and digital storytelling
android app building
Howard Rheingold’s “Net Smart”
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Programming (1 class)
Foundations of Computer Science I
Introduction to Media Computing (Data Visualization)
http://nytlabs.com/projects/cascade.html
Video Game Design
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Principles and practices (3 classes)
Web Design
Advanced Web Design
Visual Rhetoric
Writing with New Media (interactive storytelling)
Special Topics: Cyberactivism; Networks, Crowds, and Markets; Video Game Theory; 3-D Modeling
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Theory (1 class)
Emergent Media and Web Culture
Digital Literacies
online economics, privacy and surveillance, online identity,fan culture
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Track: Computer Science
Discrete Mathematics
Foundations of Computer Science II
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics
Databases
Programming the World Wide Web
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Track: Content Creation
Introduction to Video Production
Documentary Film, Writing as Social Practice, Picturing the Past (photo history)
writing/blogging; photography; advanced video production
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Track: Information Technology
Introduction to Databases and Applications
Networks
Media Technologies
Data Mining
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Track: Social Media Analytics
Statistics
Web and Social Media Analytics
Internet Marketing
Data Mining
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Other Tracks
Learning Technologies
Special Topics
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Senior Project
Consisting of the creation of a significant portfolio piece of a student’s choosing.
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Facilities
20 Macintosh computers, with Macs also located in Lavery Library and the 24-hour computer lab
Multiple PC labs
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Software/LanguagesInDesign
Photoshop/Lightroom
Final Cut Pro/After Effects
Coda for HTML & CSS
App InventorJQuery/JQuery Mobile/Java/PHP/Processing
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Graduate School
Information Technology
Video Game Production
Interactive Media
Information Science
Law & Business
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CareersWeb Designer
App Developer
SEO (social media optimizer)
Social Media Manager
Video Producer/Photographer
Educational Technologist/Trainer
Programmer
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New Jobs/New Opportunities
Digital Museum Curator (American Studies/Museum Studies certificate)
Online Trainer (with Psychology)
Social Media Manager (with Media and Communication)
Mathematician with speciality in Social Media/Data Mining (with Math)
Financial analyst with focus on technology investments (with Economics)
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Internships
Situated in second major.
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Benefits
small classes (typically 20)
highly personalized advising
liberal arts college environment
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Digital Cultures Website
http://dct.sjfc.edu
contact info on sheet
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Thank you.
Questions?