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Digital Media Technology
Course Descriptions:
Digital Media Technology students will learn basic business a practice that will enhance the high tech world we live in. Students begin with a basic curriculum and then choose one of three career paths including Office Technology, Multimedia Technology, and Web Design. They will take those concepts one step further to learn more about computer software, digital cameras, video production, and electronic commerce.
Students' hands-on learning will include working on a digital portfolio, producing marketing presentations through PowerPoint, designing web pages using Front Page, editing photographs with Adobe PhotoShop and creating videos with Pinnacle Studio.
DMT students are encouraged to attend post-secondary schools. Community and four year colleges, along with business and technical schools, offer a wide variety of majors in administration, advertising, broadcasting, communication, ecommerce, graphics, multimedia production, public relations, video editing, and web designing. Students have the option to become IC3 and/or Microsoft Office Certified.
Career Paths
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Multimedia Technology |
Web Design |
Office Technology |
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Video Production |
E-Commerce |
Microsoft Word – Level 2 |
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Video Editing |
Multimedia for the Web |
Microsoft Word – Level 2 |
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---Adobe Premiere |
---Dreamweaver |
Microsoft Word – Level 2 |
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Digital Photography |
Digital Photography |
Microsoft Word – Level 2 |
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Digital Image Editing |
Digital Image Editing |
Microsoft Word – Level 2 |
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---Adobe Photoshop |
---Adobe Photoshop |
Business Communications |
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Entrepreneurship |
Business Communications |
Entrepreneurship |
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Desktop Publishing |
Business Plan |
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Entrepreneurship |
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Certifications:
MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist)
IC3 (Internet and Computer Core Competency)
Career Opportunities:
Earnings Potential Earnings Potential
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Audio/Video Equipment Tech |
$21,000-$42,000 |
Multi-Media Artists |
$31,000-$49,000 |
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Accountants |
$31,000-$60,000 |
Office Clerks |
$14,000-$27,000 |
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Audio/Video Equipment Tech |
$21,000-$42,000 |
Photographers |
$16,000-$35,000 |
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Bookkeeping & Accounting |
$18,000-$32,000 |
Public Relations |
$25,000-$54,000 |
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Broadcast Technicians |
$17,000-$40,000 |
Purchasing Managers |
$40,000-$81,000 |
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Camera Operator, TV/Pictures |
$19,000-$47,000 |
Retail Salesperson |
$13,000-$24,000 |
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Clerical Supervisors |
$26,000-$49,000 |
Sales Representative |
$27,000-$62,000 |
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General Managers |
$39,000-$98,000 |
Secretaries |
$16,000-$29,000 |
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Graphic Designers |
$23,000-$44,000 |
Shipping Clerks |
$17,000-$30,000 |
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Marketing Managers |
$44,000-$97,000 |
Writers and Editors |
$25,000-$56,000 |
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