INFS 4381 Online Presence for the Arts
INFS 4381, Online Presence for the Arts, will be a hands-on, technologically-oriented course providing students with the tools and skills to design, build, protect, and maintain digital arts information and artifacts on the Internet. Both students whose primary interest is the arts, and those who are aiming at careers as IT professionals, can benefit from this course. Students will study examples of artists online with individual websites, sites for posting content, social media presence and career websites, and go on to create their own portfolio establishing a digital online presence. Topics will include: web and multimedia design principles, HTML and CSS, website hosting, characteristics of digital information goods, traditional and creative commons licensing, translating physical artifacts to digital forms, watermarking, digital rights management, intellectual property laws and practices, arts e-commerce, and generative AI.
Prerequisite
Junior level standing or permission of instructor. All students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration or a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from VCoBE, must apply for and be admitted to VCoBE before they are allowed to enroll in the Advanced Business Core and Major coursework for their degree. Prerequisites are waived for the students pursuing a minor in Arts and Entrepreneurship.