Learners explore the purpose, practice, and ethics of consumer research within the design process as related to digital marketing. This course examines mainstream and emerging research processes and methodologies with an emphasis on data interpretation and analysis. Learners are challenged to integrate key findings into strategic components of a marketing plan addressing psychographics, information needs, and media preferences of target audiences. iterativo, los estudiantes desarrollarán una serie de respuestas creativas que demuestran una conciencia del valor del diseño y su capacidad para crear interacciones significativas para las personas, las comunidades y sus entornos.

This course introduces the principles of designing the user experience. These principles as well as design thinking are applied in the construction of effective solutions to business scenarios. Learners take a multi-disciplinary approach to integrating skills, concepts, and performance criteria within production teams. The course covers marketing content, layouts, usability testing, and visual theory, as well as introduces designing for emerging technologies.

This course introduces learners to current industry web design and development methodologies within a digital marketing context. Responsive design and the creative process are themes throughout the course. Learners employ development techniques using current industry programming languages and tools to address a marketing target. Learners employ project management principles in the completion of projects based on real business scenarios and aligned with integrated marketing plans.

In this course, learners create, manipulate, and complete images for use in media production to address business contexts. A combination of photography, typography, drawing, computer graphics, brainstorming techniques, and production methods are addressed, as well as interactive design and the sourcing of media. Learners use advanced techniques combining photographic and illustrative material using imaging software to produce complex visuals, collages, and conceptual mock-ups with both bitmap and vector elements.

In this course, learners apply the art and science of communicating in both online and offline environments as part of a marketing strategy. Learners design creative, targeted materials working with a variety of digital tools and platforms as well as evaluating the relationship between language, product, and audience. In keeping with professional practice, project materials are formally presented as they would be in the digital marketing workplace.