Welcome to CGA 250

Week of:	This Week in CGA 250 - Thursday
January 21st	Week 1: Class Meeting Introduction to the Course,Job and Art College Preparation What is a Hybrid Class? What does it mean - Face to Face Class verses Online Classes. Purchase Paper Calendar System for next class ! Time Matrix
January 28th	Creating PDF Files, Creating a Digital Portfolio in Adobe Acrobat Portfolio Expectations Portfolio requirements Calendars and notes for workflow ! Pyramid Bring ALL your artwork from all CGA and Art classes to determine what is to be placed in your portfolio.
February 4th	Due to my son being sick, we will be meeting online this week. You will be working on creating your resume. Lab will not be open in the morning but will be open from 3 PM to 5 PM. Please read these articles: http://www.bestsampleresume.com/ http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-write-a-resume http://www.how-to-write-a-resume.org/ http://www.howtowritearesume.net/en/page/en/8-Resume-Writing-Tips-.aspx http://thetravelersnotebook.com/writing-support/how-to-craft-a-writing-resume/ http://www.vooshthemes.com/blog/design-tutorial/how-to-design-a-clean-and-professional-resume-cv-website/ http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-job-career-job-hunt.html http://www.misterstevenson.com/ http://lifehacker.com/5042344/rebuild-your-resume-with-five-simple-fixes http://www.dailywritingtips.com/resume-writing-tips/ See Susan's example.... Resumes - What should be included on your resume: Education Technology/Software Work Experience Community Service/Volunteer Services References available on request Portfolio and references available on request Resume should have a design look and feel that matches your 5 by 7 cards and business cards.
February 11th	Online Class - Finish your Resumes, Business Cards and Marketing Cards. Prepare all files in PDF format for your CD-ROM
February 18th	Bring ALL your artwork from all CGA and Art classes to determine what is to be placed in your portfolio. Portfolio Presentation Prep Putting your Paper and Electronic Portfolio together Creating Resumes - Layout and Design See Susan's example.... Resumes - What should be included on your resume: Education Technology/Software Work Experience Community Service/Volunteer Services Portfolio and references available on request Resume should have a design look and feel that matches your 5 by 7 cards and business cards.
February 25th	Bring ALL your artwork from all CGA and Art classes to determine what is to be placed in your portfolio. Portfolio Presentation Prep Putting your Paper and Electronic Portfolio together Creating Resumes - Layout and Design
March 4th	Copyright Creating an online web based portfolio and a CD-ROM based portfolio Putting your Paper and Electronic Portfolio together Creating Resumes - Layout and Design See Susan's example.... Resumes - What should be included on your resume: Education Technology/Software Work Experience Community Service/Volunteer Services Portfolio and references available on request Resume should have a design look and feel that matches your 5 by 7 cards and business cards.
March 11th	GCC Open House - This is a Thursday evening ! 5 to 8 PM - this is a mandatory event for this class...you must attend to pass this course
March 18th	Spring Break
March 23rd	Get your Electronic Version of your Portfolio together on a CD-ROM
April 1st	Get your Electronic Version of your Portfolio together on a CD-ROM
April 8th	Why you should use Twitter, Delicious and Facebook? Web 2.0/3.0 technologies are the wave of the future. Online Portion of the Class This will serve as the online discussion area for the questions and answers for CGA 250. To post your answer go to GCC Elearning, under Discussion Question One Focus Questions: The Reading assignment is from “Who moved my Cheese” pages 13 to 68. Please read these pages and while thinking about this question: Thus far, How does this story apply to me? How does this story apply to Computer Graphic Art? Who do I resemble – Haw, Hem, Sniff or Scurry? Please answer these question by using the reply button. You need to comment on at least two others students postings. It is expected that you read the Chapters in the book and then reflect on the readings. After your reflections, you should carefully craft your answers. Please proof read your remarks. I would expect that each answer to each of the above questions would be a lengthy paragraph or two. Brief two or three sentence answers will received a poor grade. Please post your answer for by April 15th at 10 PM. If you have not posted by this time, you will NOT received credit for this assignment.
April 15th	Online Class: To post your answer go to GCC Elearning, under Discussion Question Two Today's assignment: Who moved my cheese - Finish the Book ! Now that we have read the entire "Who moved my cheese" and there is a "happy ending" what did you take away from the readings? What impact did the reading have on you? Did you share the lessons with anyone in your lives? I hope you realized you have to be a combination of four characters...but always be aware of your cheese pile and the status of your cheese? So the focus questions for this week are as follows: In the CGA industry, why is it important to stay current on the latest hardware and software? Do you realize that in the CGA industry, you will never be able to be cutting edge but you must develop a plan to stay up to date...what is you plan to stay up to date on CGA Software and Hardware? What type of changes do you see in the near future in the CGA industry that you need to set a goal to stay up to date? Finally, how do you think "Who moved the Cheese" lessons can be applied to our personal lives? Please post your answer for by April 22nd at 10 PM. If you have not posted by this time, you will NOT received credit for this assignment. To post your answer go to GCC Elearning, under Discussion Question Two
April 22nd	Face to Face Class CD-ROM Portfolios are due today!