DH100
Digital Creativity
0.5 Credit

Hours per week:
  • Lecture/Discussion: 3

A hands-on introduction in both theory and practice to computer hardware, software, and open access/source digital tools targeting such areas as research documentation, typesetting, and basic image manipulation. Ethics and aesthetic concerns in traditional and multimedia documents are also discussed, and students develop a digital research project for deployment through a content-management system such as WordPress as contributors within the context of a project team.

Additional Course Information
Notes
1. Previous experience in these areas is not required but access to a portable personal computer is absolutely essential.
a) The computer should be a recent model, e.g. no more than 2–3 years old.
b) It should have sufficient free disc space to install the digital tools used in the course.
c) The operating system should be a recent release of OS X, Windows, or Linux. In the case of Linux, however, be advised that support is likely to be limited.

2. Term project research areas are contingent upon the areas of expertise of the instructional staff.

3. This course affords entry to the Design and Application pathway of the Applied Digital Option. Students interested in pursuing this option are strongly encouraged to take this course.