Creative Multimedia - Year 1 هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

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Introduction

This course provides the essential knowledge and skills to design and develop interactive digital media content. It appeals to a variety of applicants: graduates from other disciplines, those who would like to change their career path and those who need to up skill in the latest technologies.The main focus is to provide graduates with the relevant industry skills set.

This Creative Multimedia course is aimed at learners who have a creative ability and who enjoy working with digital technologies. Learners will acquire strong practical skills in web design, image editing, graphic design and digital marketing.

The course is modelled on the working environment, requiring learners to create various interactive multimedia designs to a given specification within a specific time frame. Our multimedia courses are lab based with a very practical approach to teaching and learning. This prepares and equips learners for a smooth transition into the digital multimedia industry.

The Creative Multimedia will equip participants with the skills to:

• Plan, design, and build websites based on the fundamental principles of usability, accessibility, information architecture and SEO optimisation using HTML 5, CSS3 stylesheets and Javascript.
• Design and manipulate photographs and vector graphics for web and print using Adobe Creative Cloud software.
• Understand the design process, distinguish between the elements and principles of graphic design and apply them to design briefs across different medium.
• Plan and create banner advertisements for websites using Flash.

Career Opportunities

Job opportunities exist in specialist multimedia and web design companies. There is also a range of exciting opportunities available in areas such as advertising, publishing, telecommunications, education and training.

Course Structure

The course is structured so that the student will develop expertise in two related areas: Creative Multimedia and Web Design.

Core Elements

• Computer Illustrated Graphics (Illustrator)
• Image Processing (Photoshop)
• Web Authoring (HTML 5, CSS3, Javascript, Dreamweaver & Edge Reflow)
• Graphic Design Skills
• Digital Marketing (Social Networking, Search Engine Optimisation & Google Analytics)
• Multimedia Authoring (Flash)
• Team Working
• Work Experience

Support Elements

• Study Skills
• Career Advice and CV Preparation
• eLearning
• Enterprise Workshops

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

• Five passes, including English, on ordinary level papers.

Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

• Applicants should submit details of achievements.

Mature Students (including VTOS and BTEA)

Applicants without the required Leaving Certificate requirements will be considered on the basis of experience, overall ability and aptitude.