Animation Specialist

Introduction-Expectation

In this course students will review, address, understand and execute the importance of expectations and succeeding expectations in achieving your certification

Learning How to Learn

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.

Understanding College and College Life

College can be confusing and intimidating, but U101 can help. If you were just admitted to college and are nervous about what the next step in life might look like, this course is for you. If you are the parent of a newly admitted college student and curious about what college life is like, this course is also for you.

Microsoft Office

In this course, you will learn how to use all the basic and advance features of Excel, Word, Word Advance, PowerPoint and Outlook.  This course will help prepare you to succeed in presenting professional documents in the real world and your studies.

Introduction to Computers and Office Productivity Software

In this course, you will learn how to use all the basic and advance features of Excel, Word, Word Advance, PowerPoint and Outlook.  This course will help prepare you to succeed in presenting professional documents in the real world and your studies.

Introduction to Computers and Operating Systems and Security

This course forms part of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in cybersecurity.  It will help you gain knowledge and skills related to Computers and Operating Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Security, including Business Systems Applications. This course gets you one step closer to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, which requires no degree or prior experience.

Entertainment Business I

In this master course, students will learn the entire lifecycle of the Film & T.V. entertainment industry from an Executive Producer lenses. This class covers the details of accounting, finance, film industry, t.v. industry, global marketing, the movie business and much more.

Entertainment Business II

This master course, students will learn the Business of Art and Production from an Executive point of view. This class covers the details of pre-production, production, post production, entertainment marketing, and low budget film making.

Algebra

This specialization is intended for students looking to solidify their algebra and geometry necessary to be successful in future courses that will require precalculus and calculus.  Quantitative skill and reasoning are presented throughout the course to train students to think logically, reason with data, and make informed decisions.

Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic network security.  You will learn the about Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, the OSI Framework and routing basics.  You will learn how networking affects security systems within an organization.  You will learn the network components that guard an organization from cybersecurity attacks.

In addition to networking, you will learn about database vulnerabilities and the tools/knowledge needed to research a database vulnerability for a variety of databases including SQL Injection, Oracle, Mongo and Couch.

English Composition 1

You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others’ ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose.

Creative Writing Specialization

This Specialization covers elements of three major creative writing genres: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will master the techniques that good writers use to compose a bracing story, populated with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a fresh descriptive style. You will analyze and constructively evaluate peer writing. In the Capstone, you will draft, rewrite, and complete a substantial original story in the genre of your choosing.

Copywrite Law

Copyright law is unique in the greater intellectual property regime, as it protects original expression that is fixed in a tangible medium and is the product of authorship. This course is designed for creative professionals — such as screenwriters, musicians, documentary filmmakers or artists — who want to understand the scope and limits of which works can enjoy U.S. copyright protection. The course will introduce students to the workings of copyright law through an examination of the system’s basic principles, rules, and institutions. Topics will include; the justifications for copyright law, copyrightable subject matter, authorship, the nature and scope of copyright’s exclusive rights, fair use, and remedies for infringement.

We will also explore real-world examples of legal battles surrounding copyright law from the recent litigation over Robin Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” to more peculiar cases such as the infamous “monkey selfie” case. By understanding what copyright does and does not protect, producers of creative expression will be able to protect and maximize the commercial value of their works.

Final Draft

In this course you’ll learn Final Draft. Master Hollywood standards for screenwriting.
This software is the definitive guide to Screenwriting with Final Draft – the leading screenwriting software in film, television, and entertainment.
This course aims to demystify Final Draft’s complexities and offers an extensive overview of important tools, techniques, tricks, and tips to enhance your workflows and efficiency with the software. This course offers logical step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of the Final Draft. From planning scripts to correctly formatted writing, spec scripts and shooting scripts, advanced techniques to working in production, and even protecting your finished screenplays. Explanations of the features and utilities will empower you to be confident when working with the software, while practical hands-on scenarios will increase your skill set. These approaches to learning are bundled into production-ready methods as you work through the creation of short film scripts.

Guilds & Union

Students will learn in this advance master course the benefits, guidelines, structure, responsibilities and much more of the major industry guilds and unions.

Trademark Law

Intellectual property is the currency of the tech world. The pharmaceutical patent for Lipitor generated over $100 billion in revenue, the copyright for the Harry Potter franchise has generated over $25 billion to date, and the trademarked brands of the world’s largest tech companies now eclipse $100 billion in value. But what makes these intangible assets so valuable?

Through the courses in this specialization, you will learn the differences between the various forms of U.S. intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and their various applications to human innovations. Drawing from that knowledge, you will then work to develop a trademark strategy for a company, analyze a patent document, and address a copyright cease-and-desist request. After completing these hands-on projects, you will have the necessary framework to craft integrated intellectual property strategies tailored to an organization’s core business goals.

Graphic Design Specialization

Graphic design is all around us, in a myriad of forms, both on screen and in print, yet it is always made up of images and words to create a communication goal. This four-course sequence exposes students to the fundamental skills required to make sophisticated graphic design: process, historical context, and communication through image-making and typography. The sequence is completed by a capstone project that applies the skills of each course and peer feedback in a finished branding project suitable for a professional portfolio.

The goal of this specialization is to equip learners with a set of transferable formal and conceptual tools for “making and communicating” in the field of graphic design. This core skill set will equip learners for formal studies in graphic design, and a starting point for further work in interface design, motion graphics, and editorial design.

Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice

This course is an introductory programming course that combines programming with animation, using the programming environment Alice. You will first learn to tell 3D animated stories by programming Aliceʼs 3D objects. In particular you will learn how to set up a scene, to tell a story using storyboarding, to move the camera, and how to move and rotate objects. You

will learn programming concepts such as writing your own instructions, repetition, making decisions, and grouping similar objects together.  In the second half of the course you will learn how to combine the topics you have learned with event programming to build 3D games you and your friends can play.

Capstone

Final project to be submitted. (TBD)