Professional and Technical Communication Dr Russell L Kahn

Professional and Technical Communication Dr. Russell L. Kahn, Associate Professor russ@sunyit. edu SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 1

Skills developed in the program o o o 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 http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 2

Core Courses o o o o Desktop Publishing Online or print manual design Technical Writing Presentational Speaking Communication Theory Senior Practicum Portfolio Development http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 3

Graphic Design Courses o o o Digital Photography Advanced Digital Design Advanced Web Design Animation Video Production Designing Print and Online Help Systems http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 4

Writing Courses o o o Newswriting Public Relations Technical Editing Usability Testing Media and Communication Writing Computer Documentation http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 5

Graduate Program o o o o Design Theory Animation Techniques Technology Evaluation Instructional Design Advanced Web Development Human Factors in Information Design Seminars in Emerging Technologies http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 6

Technologies o o o Pentium IV Publishing Lab - Color printing Group Work Rooms Macintosh G 4 Lab - Parallel processors Most courses limited to 20 students Digital video cameras Digital cameras http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 7

Software o o o o Dreamweaver Flash Fireworks Shockwave HTML Photoshop, i. Movie Java, Javascript o o o Illustrator Power. Point Macromedia Director Adobe Acrobat Quark. Xpress, Page. Maker/In. Design http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 8

Career Fields o o o o o 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) http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 9

Alumni Locations o o o o o People. Soft (Pleasanton, CA) Mentor Graphics (Wilsonville, OR) Litton Data Systems (San Diego, CA) PAR Technology, Media Arts (Utica) News 10 Now (Syracuse) IBM (Poughkeepsie) Rome Labs (Rome) Heidelberg Digital (Rochester) American Express (NYC) http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 10

Faculty o o o Mona De. Vestal - 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, Ph. D - Cornell http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 11

Alumni o o o o o 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 http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 12

The job outlook o Excellent job placement rates o Salaries: Median Salary 1970 -2004 o Technical Communication: 2004: $60, 130 o Graphic Design 65, 158 http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 13

Supplemental Courses Advertising u Electronic Commerce u Marketing u Public Relations u Drawing u Business Law u Design Testing (Visiting Professor - PC Magazine) Computer Science u Operating Systems u Programming Foundations u Java Programming u Unix Programming Environment http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 14

The program includes o o Graduation in 1 -4 years Internships, Newspaper work Master’s program in IDT Professional Portfolios o 2000 Kevin Norris o 2003 Christie Brower o 2004 Graduating Seniors http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 15

Tuition and Academics o o o o $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 http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 16

Facilities o o o Yahoo Internet Life’s 100 Most Wired Campus Pool, gym, indoor track Nature trails, athletic fields Close to the Adirondacks New fitness center - just opened http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 17

How Students Get in o o Undeclared as freshmen Joint Registration Agreements with o MVCC o HCCC o SUNY Cobleskill o Fingerlakes Articulation agreements Transfers from other schools http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 18

Sports u u u National Collegiate Athletic Association (Div III), ECAC SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). Intercollegiate athletic sports teams include u Men’s baseball u Women's volleyball and softball u Basketball u Bowling u Golf u Soccer u Cross-Country http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 19

Question and Answer Dr. Russell L. Kahn, Associate Professor russ@sunyit. edu SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome www. sunyit. edu http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu Admissions: 315 792 -7500 1 -800 SUNY TEC http: //protechcomm. sunyit. edu http: //idt. sunyit. edu 20