Professional and Technical Communication

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Professional and Technical Communication

• Dr. Russell L. Kahn, Associate Professor
• russ_at_sunyit.edu
• SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
• http//protechcomm.sunyit.edu

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Skills developed in the program

• High-End Technologies - New Media
• Communications - oral and written
• Design Principles - Print and online, digital
  photography, color theory
• Web issues and concepts
• Video scriptwriting and production

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Core Courses

• Desktop Publishing
• Online or print manual design
• Technical Writing
• Presentational Speaking
• Communication Theory
• Senior Practicum
• Portfolio Development

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Graphic Design Courses

• Digital Photography
• Advanced Digital Design
• Advanced Web Design
• Animation
• Video Production
• Designing Print and Online Help Systems

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Writing Courses

• Newswriting
• Public Relations
• Technical Editing
• Usability Testing
• Media and Communication
• Writing Computer Documentation

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Graduate Program

• Design Theory
• Animation Techniques
• Technology Evaluation
• Instructional Design
• Advanced Web Development
• Human Factors in Information Design
• Seminars in Emerging Technologies

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Technologies

• Pentium IV Publishing Lab - Color printing
• Group Work Rooms
• Macintosh G4 Lab - Parallel processors
• Most courses limited to 20 students
• Digital video cameras
• Digital cameras

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Software

• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• Fireworks
• Shockwave
• HTML
• Photoshop, iMovie
• Java, Javascript

• Illustrator
• PowerPoint
• Macromedia Director
• Adobe Acrobat
• QuarkXpress,
• PageMaker/InDesign

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Career Fields

• Graphic Design Web Mgmt
• Advertising
• Video Production
• Animation - Streaming Video
• Technical Editing
• Teaching and Training
• Public Relations Journalism
• Computer Documentation (print and online)
• Newsletter production (print and online)

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Alumni Locations

• PeopleSoft (Pleasanton, CA)
• Mentor Graphics (Wilsonville, OR)
• Litton Data Systems (San Diego, CA)
• PAR Technology, Media Arts (Utica)
• News10 Now (Syracuse)
• IBM (Poughkeepsie)
• Rome Labs (Rome)
• Heidelberg Digital (Rochester)
• American Express (NYC)

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Faculty

• Mona DeVestal - Tisch School of Design, NYU
• Michelle Sammon - MFA - RIT Designer
• Mark Medici - MA Advertising Design, SU Northern
  Safety
• Russell Kahn, Ph.D. Information Science, SUNYA
• Patricia Dorazio, MA, MS RPI Consultant
• Walter Johnston, PhD - Cornell

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Alumni

• Jennifer Vella - Media Arts - Web Design
• Kevin Norris - American Express - Web Design
• Tara Markert - MFA program RIT Graphic Arts
• Jason Occhipinti - Design - BAE, Rome Labs
• Kelly Kennerknecht - Heritage Health Care - PR
• Christie Brower - Hartford Insurance - Designer
• Noel Benoit - Carrier Corporation
• Lynne Browne - SUNYIT Webmaster
• Harold Hewitt - Rome Research Corp.
• Blue Stanley - IBM Business Consulting

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The job outlook
Median Salary 1970-2004

• Excellent job placement rates
• Salaries
• Technical Communication 2004 60,130
• Graphic Design 65,158

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Supplemental Courses

• Advertising
• Electronic Commerce
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Drawing
• Business Law
• Design Testing (Visiting Professor - PC Magazine)

• Computer Science
• Operating Systems
• Programming Foundations
• Java Programming
• Unix Programming Environment

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The program includes

• Graduation in 1-4 years
• Internships, Newspaper work
• Masters program in IDT
• Professional Portfolios
• 2000 Kevin Norris
• 2003 Christie Brower
• 2004 Graduating Seniors

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Tuition and Academics

• 2175 per semester (in-state)
• Over 85 qualify for aid
• New 14 million library being built
• High Speed T-3 Internet Access
• Consortium with Hamilton, UC, MVCC, HCCC
• Freshmen core - Humanities, Arts, American
  History, World Civilizations
• Basic Drawing Classes

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Facilities

• Yahoo Internet Lifes 100 Most Wired Campus
• Pool, gym, indoor track
• Nature trails, athletic fields
• Close to the Adirondacks
• New fitness center - just opened

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How Students Get in

• Undeclared as freshmen
• Joint Registration Agreements with
• MVCC
• HCCC
• SUNY Cobleskill
• Fingerlakes
• Articulation agreements
• Transfers from other schools

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Sports

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Div
  III), ECAC
• SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC).
• Intercollegiate athletic sports teams include
• Mens baseball
• Women's volleyball and softball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Golf
• Soccer
• Cross-Country

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Question and Answer

• Dr. Russell L. Kahn, Associate Professor
• russ_at_sunyit.edu
• SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
• www.sunyit.edu
• http//protechcomm.sunyit.edu
• Admissions 315 792-7500
• 1-800 SUNY TEC