DART 101 - Introduction to Digital Arts as a Medium

2 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours:

Societies flourish when their citizens engage in meaningful conversations in public forums. This course will discuss Art, History, and Aesthetical Theory along with other important ideas that shape the human experience as it pertains to the visual communications of Digital Arts as a medium.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Understand how digital arts effect and shape society.

Discuss how advertising effects individuals.
Discuss how advertising effects society.
Describe the evolution of the digital age.
Discuss color theory.
Discuss the elements and principles of design.

Goal 2: Evaluate own artistic ideals.

Appraise digital images.
Compare artistic ideals with others.
Explain personal aesthetic values.

Goal 3: Examine how digital arts are used as a form of communication.

Compare various types of digital media.
Identify messages within digital media.
Describe the process for creating a message within digital media.