The Digital Design and Communication pathway includes workers involved in the creating, designing and producing of interactive multimedia products and services, including development of digitally-generated or computer-enhanced media used in business, training, entertainment, communications and marketing.
Digital Media (0.5)*
Digital Imaging (0.5)*
Video Communications I (1.0)*
Web Design (0.5)*
Digital Publishing (0.5)*
Total credits required: 3.0
*Course required to earn pathway
Number of credits: 0.5
The Digital Media (semester) course is an introductory course that provides students an opportunity to explore many areas of the digital world. This course includes topics such as photography, design principles, audio, video, typography, image processing and graphic effects, web animations and development, and presentations.
Course Note: This course satisfies either the Career Technical Education (1 of 1.5 credit) graduation requirement or Career Technical Education - Computer Technology (.5 of .5) graduation requirement.
Number of credits: 0.5
The Digital Imaging (year-long) course provides students with he opportunity to develop professional level skills in imaging software. Students successfully completing this course may be eligible to take an Adobe Certified Associate level certification exam.
Course Note: This course satisfies either the Career Technical Education (1 of 1.5 credit) graduation requirement or Career Technical Education - Computer Technology (.5 of .5) graduation requirement.
Number of credits: 1
The Video Communications I (year-long) course is designed to introduce students to the concepts and equipment related to video production. Topics include filming, composition, non-linear insert editing, lighting, storyboarding, audio, and computer graphics/effects.
Course Note: This course satisfies either the Career Technical Education (1 of 1.5 credit) graduation requirement or Career Technical Education - Computer Technology (.5 of .5) graduation requirement.
Number of credits: 0.5
The Web Design (semester) course prepares students with work-related web design skills for advancement into post-secondary education and industry. They will follow the steps to create/manage a website by planning, developing, and deploying website projects. Students will learn and use different scripting technologies to prepare images and animations to create more dynamic and interactive websites.
Course Note: This course satisfies either the Career Technical Education (1 of 1.5 credit) graduation requirement or Career Technical Education - Computer Technology (.5 of .5) graduation requirement.
Number of credits: 0.5
The Digital Publishing (year-long) course provides students activities using Adobe InDesign software. Topics include Basic Graphic and Layout Designs; Graphic and Layout Design; Imaging Process and Creating Publications. Students successfully completing this course may be eligible to take an Adobe Certified Associate level certification exam.
Course Note: This course satisfies either the Career Technical Education (1 of 1.5 credit) graduation requirement or Career Technical Education - Computer Technology (.5 of .5) graduation requirement.