New Media Communication, A.A.S.

This program is designed to prepare students for career entry in the fields of multimedia design and production and desktop/electronic publishing. The course of study is interdisciplinary in nature, integrating specialized knowledge and skills from three academic areas at Sussex County Community College: computer information systems, communications, and graphic design.

The objectives of this program are to:

• Identify and analyze effective models of communication.
• Apply basic design and computer graphics concepts to create visually aesthetic multimedia presentations.
• Use vendor-supplied multimedia materials for the development of presentation documents.
• Design and produce original interactive multimedia presentations or courseware modules using advanced-level authoring tools and intermediate computer-based production software.
• Apply the presentation planning process, including audience assessment, identification of objectives, and determination of production budget and scheduling.
• Write scripts for multimedia presentations.
• Communicate effectively with both media specialists and non-technical clients.
• Work effectively as members of a design and production team.