Course overview
This course will introduce students to key platforms for creating digital media. Through hands-on creation, students will explore the principles of digital tools including photography, web design, photo manipulation, vector graphics and social media analytics. Students will gain critical perspectives on the importance of these tools in society and will develop creative skills to enable them to combine different kinds of media in complex and compelling ways. As a foundational making course, Digital Platforms introduces important practical design skills and media communication strategies that will prepare students for a global media job market, and which are further developed in the program.
- Foundations
- Skills
- Design
Course learning outcomes
- Apply knowledge of the basic principles and concepts of digital photography, graphic design, interface design, and user experience design
- Sharpen their understanding of social and cultural influences on aesthetics, and to apply this understanding to the creation of digital media
- Demonstrate their creativity and originality in effectively ideating and presenting a digital platform project
- Communicate and critique project ideas with team members and peer learners
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 21425
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 21426
Section TU02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 21427
Section TU03
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 29008
Section TU05
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 29009
Section TU06
Size 20
Available 18
Class number 21428
Section TU09
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 21429
Section TU10
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 21430
Section TU11
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 21431
Section TU13
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 21432
Section TU14
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 21433
Section TU15
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 21434
Section TU18
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 21435
Section TU19
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 21436
Section TU20
Size 20
Available 20
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