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IMED 1211   Storyboard (2)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Introduction to the techniques of storyboarding including organizing a project’s content and arranging it in a visual format. (2 Lec.)

IMED 1343   Digital Sound (3)
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Prerequisite: ITSE 2413
Instruction in digitizing sound and incorporating it into multimedia titles for various delivery systems. Emphasis on compression issues, sampling, synchronizing, and resource management. (3 Lec., 1 Lab.)

IMED 1351   Digital Video (3)
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Prerequisite: IMED 1301 for Multimedia Program and IMED 1343 for Internet Development Technologies Program.
Skill development in producing and editing video and sound for multimedia productions. Emphasis is placed on the capture, editing, and outputting of video using a desktop digital video workstation. This course is cross-listed as IMED 1451. The student may register for either IMED 1351 or IMED 1451, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

IMED 1451   Digital Video (4)
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Prerequisite: ITSC 1401.
Skill development in producing and editing video and sound for multimedia productions. Emphasis on the capture, editing, and outputting of video using a desktop digital video workstation. This course is cross-listed as IMED 1351. The student may register for either IMED 1451 or IMED 1351, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

IMED 2313   Project Analysis and Design (3)
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Prerequisite: Completion of two semesters of multimedia coursework.
Introduction to the multimedia planning process including costing, preparation, production legal issues, and guidelines for pre-production preparation. Creation of a comprehensive design document including target audience analysis, purpose and goals, objectives, content outline, flow chart, and storyboard. Emphasis is placed on content design and production management. This is the capstone class for the Level I multimedia certificate. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

IMED 2345   Interactive Multimedia II (3)
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Prerequisite: IMED 1345.
Instruction in the use of scripting language to create time-based interactive multimedia projects. Topics include building a user interface, writing script, using commands and functions, testing, and debugging. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

IMED 2349   Internet Communications (3)
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Prerequisite: IMED 2315.
Advanced seminar in web server design and maintenance. Topics include scripting, web site planning, testing, security, production, and marketing. Topics include developments in the field of Internet communications. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

IMED 2409   Internet Commerce (4)
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Prerequisite: None.
An overview of the Internet as a marketing and sales tool with emphasis on developing a prototype for electronic commerce. Topics include database technology, creating web sites in order to collect information, performing online transactions, and generating dynamic content. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

IMED 2415   Web Page Design II (4)
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Prerequisite: None.
A study of hypertext mark-up language (HTML) and interesting layout techniques for creating engaging well designed web pages. Emphasis on identifying the target audience and producing a web site according to physical and technical limitations, cultural appearance, and legal issues. This course is cross-listed as IMED 2315. The student may register for either IMED 2415 or IMED 2315, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.