Course Overview
The practical, business side of design: Getting organized and staying on-track through all the timeline projections, cost estimates and workflow charts in order to ensure success and profitability. Study the essential paperwork - estimates, memos, model releases, change orders, and contact reports and look at contracts and copyright issues. When to get legal and accounting help.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.5
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Define and identify the main characteristics of project management.
- Describe the key roles, skills and techniques in new media project management.
- Identify the main responsibilities of a new media project manager.
- Be able to scope out a project, identifying the key components, resources, timeline and budget.
- Write a contract for a new media project.
- Develop a production schedule for a new media project.
- Formulate a budget for a new media project.
- Recognize the main stages of team/group formation and functioning.
- Recognize signs of slippage or potential programs in a new media project and propose appropriate problem-solving techniques and methods.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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