Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Students who successfully complete this course will have a job marketing portfolio that will include but not limited to: 1) promotional materials such as business cards, web page, etc., 2) job contracts, bids, and proposals,3) copyright guidelines, and 4) entrepreneurial capabilities.
 

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Create a working resume and a position targeted cover letter.
2. Articulate individual professional background and qualifications verbally in under a minute.
3. Describe the role social media has in the new millennium as it applies to finding and acquiring employment in the multimedia industry.

Course material will be presented in a lecture format. This course is designed to maximize learning through the use of strategies such as outcome based instruction, collaborative learning, contextual application and performance based assessment. Lecture material will consist of discussion, diagrams, multimedia, and other educationally sound practices. Other activities will include hands-on utilization of multimedia software. Demonstration and handout materials will be provided.
 

Assessment is designed to indicate achievement of the course outcome and performance tasks. The instructor will outline the methods used to assess student progress and the criteria for assigning a grade at the beginning of the course. Assessment will be based upon a combination of in-class participation, attendance, examinations, and quality of the multimedia project(s). Determination of problem solving skills, team work, and communication skills may also be included.