Course Title: Digital Photography
Title Abbreviation: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: MIT
Course #: 213
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5
CIP: 110801
EPC: 524
REV: 2018
Course Description
Introduction to digital photography. Includes basic camera techniques. Covers camera features and functions, software, downloading, enhancing, transferring files and making photo-quality images.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Strongly recommended: computer literacy and file management skills.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 55
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process. 7.2 Demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles.
10. Technology
Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 10.3 Use technology appropriate to the context and task to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication.
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