CA100: Basic Drawing I (Syllabus)

Course Description:

In this class the student learns basic skills and techniques in drawing from observation. The Student draws from object in nature and still life concentrating on basic shapes, forms, light and dark, shading. Fundamental goals are to learn to judge proportion, space, depth, form space, and composition.

Text: 

None.

Materials:

Pencils

Eraser

Pencil Sharpener

Graphite Stick #4B

Charcoal

Conte Crayon

Felt Tip Marker

Ink

Brush

Paper Towels or Cleaning Rags

Paper

Sketchbook

Objectives:

Upon Completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Draw and sketch with confidence basic shapes, objects, and forms.
2. Quick sketch from observation.
3. Understand basic division of two-dimension space in composition.
4. Shade and gradate a drawing

MK230: Advertising & Promotion (Syllabus)

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITE:

Prerequisite: MK205. 

This course introduces advertising and promotion management, emphasizing the role of advertising and promotion in an organization's marketing and communications. Topics include regulatory, social and economic aspects of advertising.

TEXT/SUPPLIES:

Advertising and Promotion

Belch, 8e, McGraw-Hill, 2008

ISBN: 9780073381091


OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Analyze the target audience.
2. Create and effectively apply advertising and promotion objectives to meet organizational goals.
3. Describe the advantage and disadvantages of various media.
4. Develop an integrated marketing communications plan.
5. Identify and analyze the ethical, legal and social issues involved in advertising and promotion.
6. Demonstrate the creative process in developing an advertisement.

Meet Your Instructor: Jon Stanbaugh

I have worked for a number of large corporations the past 15 years. I have taught a variety of business related classes, both residentially and online for over eight years. I have an MBA from Metropolitan State University, in Minneapolis. My undergrad degree is in Marketing. I like you am a student, currently working on my Doctorate at St. Mary's University. I finished my course work in April and completed my comprehensive exam in September. I now need to complete my dissertation. The number listed above is for a voicemail service. If you leave me a message, it will prompt me on email that you have done so. I look forward to working with you this quarter as we learn about advertising and promotion. If you have specific questions during the course, please let me know. 

HU121: Film In Society (Syllabus)

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITE:

Prerequisite: None. 
Students develop an appreciation of film as a visual art, examining ways in which films impact our culture, our economy, and our society.

TEXT/SUPPLIES:

Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, 
Barsam, 3e, W.W. Norton, 2009

ISBN: 9780393934632

Pocket Guide to APA Style, 
Perrin, 4e, Cengage Learning, 2011

ISBN: 9780495912637

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Discuss the importance film plays in our society and culture.
2. Compare film to other forms of art.
3. Explain the relationship among characters, events and meanings.
4. Analyze different film genres and their effect on the audience.
5. Critically evaluate the overall message of the film applying the use of props, settings, costumes, lighting, acting, cinematography, and sound.
6. Demonstrate in writing or presentation, a knowledge of one or more of the above objectives.
7. Demonstrate research methods in a project/presentation involving a discussion of a film in its historical and theoretical context.