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  • FILM 4800: Advanced Digital Film Post-Production

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of Digital Film majors. Post-production skills are developed hands-on, integrating audio design, sweetening, and composited sequences by using non-linear editing protocols for Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify text and motion graphics, FX and live action footage, advanced color correction techniques, 3D camera tracking and warp stabilization, chroma keying techniques. 2. Critique assigned projects to problem solve various VFX issues. Course fee required. Prerequisites: FILM 3680 (Grade C+ or higher). Corequisites: FILM 4805. SP
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  • FILM 4805: Advanced Digital Film Post-Production Lab

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Lab portion of FILM 4800. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply and modify text and motion graphics, inverse kinematics, FX and live action footage, planar tracking and basic rotoscoping, advanced color correction techniques, 3D camera tracking and warp stabilization, chroma keying techniques and solve VFX issues through various assigned projects. 2. Examine, differentiate and compare text and motion graphics and other advanced post-production technics. Course fee required. Prerequisite: FILM 3685 (Grade C+ or higher). Corequisite: FILM 4800. SP
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  • FILM 4900R: Digital Film Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of all Digital Film majors. Designed to integrate students into a professional environment to increase competencies and initiate networking. Potential environments include film production and distribution. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire knowledge and gain real world experience by working in a professional environment of the digital film industry. 2. Demonstrate understanding of professional customs and practices. 3. Organize and maintain information during internship. 4. Identify and apply professional standards. 5. Evaluate and improve personal performance. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. FA, SP, SU
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  • FILM 4920R: DOCUTAH: Dimensions of Documentary Film

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Open to all students. Explores the theoretical and conceptual communication foundations of documentary film, as well as the sources, types, technology, and outcomes of this film genre from the learner's perspective. Designed to create participatory, active learning in seminars with documentary filmmakers and discussions after film viewings. Repeatable up to 4 credits subject to graduation requirements. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze film screenings and panel discussion at the DOCUATH Film Festival. FA
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  • FILM 4980: Senior Capstone in Digital Film

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of all Digital Film majors. Students will work with an instructor to create an approved Capstone project and accompanying Capstone Journal documenting the projects Pre-production, Production, Post-Production and Marketing process. Grade for this class includes Capstone Journal, Final Project and presentation of completed project. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply skills and knowledge learned in digital film courses to an approved senior project. 2. Construct the senior project as a representations of skills learned throughout the completion of the Digital Film Bachelor degree. 3. Present senior project as part of their production journal to be used as a portfolio for future employment. Prerequisites: FILM 3660 and FILM 3680 (Grade C+ or higher). FA, SP, SU
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  • FIN 1750: Personal Finance: Financial Citizenship in Social and Economic Systems (SS, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. Society is placing increasing responsibility on individuals for their financial well-being (e.g., retirement, health care). This course is devoted to building quantitative skills associated with individual financial decision making and analyzing the connection between individual decisions and societal well-being. This course seeks to address the "how" and "why" in personal financial decisions. Topics covered include credit/debt, property insurance, saving, and investing. The course will draw on multiple disciplines. Economics, finance, and applied mathematics are directly addressed. Public financial policy in areas of political science, law, and psychology are also discussed. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of financial literacy in the context of overall economy. 2. Identify the benefits of a properly designed personal financial plan and be able to discuss its relationship to economic conditions and personal goals. 3. Construct and implement a well-planned personal financial plan. 4. Explain the techniques of successful budgeting and asset management including the meaning and purpose of specific financial statements and records. 5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of checking accounts and savings plans. 6. Identify the types of credit available to consumers and be able to discuss the pros and cons of using credit verses savings and cash when purchasing consumer goods. 7. Explain the factors that influence the availability of financial services and list the types of services and financial institutions commonly used by consumers. 8. Discuss factors that influence consumer-buying decisions and identify strategies for effective purchasing. 9. Describe basic consumer rights and responsibilities. 10. Describe the role of planned borrowing in personal financial management. FA, SP
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  • FIN 3001: Finance Intermediate Career Strategies

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of students pursuing a major in finance. Intermediate career strategy course with the emphasis on successfully completing a focused career search in finance. Target career industry sector(s) and specific opportunities and/or career tracks within preferred sector(s) will be identified. Emphasis is placed on creating a professional career strategy and career portfolio. It is recommended that students take this course by their junior year. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify current career related skills, interests, and values. 2. Identify potential career tracks and opportunities in finance. 3. Identify key skills, knowledge and competencies necessary for successful career in finance. 4. Conduct personal career SWOT analysis in the context of desired career tracks. 5. Create a career strategy for successfully entering the job market after graduation, including developing a professional portfolio, updating resume, improving interviewing skills, and building a professional network. Prerequisites: SSC 1010, or BUS 1050, or BUS 2000. FA, SP
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  • FIN 3100: Financial Planning for Professionals

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    This course is designed as an introductory course for students who have an interest in or who are currently pursuing a career in the Personal Financial Planning profession. In addition to covering an overview of the profession and the process, the course will focus on using tools such as the financial calculator, personal financial statement analysis, cash and debt management, housing, and education funding. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and apply the financial planning process and CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct. 2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Personal Financial Planning profession. 3. Create and analyze personal financial statements. 4. Apply the time value of money to calculate saving needs for various goals. 5. Propose appropriate cash management and debt-related recommendations that meet specific needs and goals. 6. Classify consumer laws that impact clients, including bankruptcy, banking, credit, privacy regulations, and other relevant laws 7. Compare and contrast strategies for education funding and make recommendations based on analysis. FA
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  • FIN 3150: Managerial Finance I

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of students pursuing majors and emphases in the School of Business. Covers fundamentals necessary to analyze financial statements, including statement of cash flows and financial ratio analysis, identifying financial management goals, time value of money, valuation, risk and return characteristics, and capital and cash budgeting. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define the role of finance within a firm. 2. Analyze financial statements. 3. Apply time-value-of-money as financial analysis tool. 4. Appraise and interpret the value of financial assets (bonds & stocks) using time value of money. 5. Identify and quantify financial risk and its role in financial decision making. 6 Analyze and appraise capital budgeting projects. 7. Synthesize financial analysis results to make managerial and financial decisions. 8. Assess ethical issues in finance. Prerequisites: ACCT 2010; and MATH 1040 or STAT 2040; and ECON 2010. FA, SP
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  • FIN 3200: Money, Banking, & Credit

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of students pursuing a major in Finance; open to other interested students in the School of Business. Covers monetary standards, organization and functioning of the credit system and the Federal Reserve System, problems of money, prices, and credit control, while emphasizing recent monetary and banking trends. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the essential vocabulary and concepts that relate to the financial system, monetary system, monetary policy, interest rates, and various financial securities traded in the financial markets. 2. Evaluate the effects of various economic events and central bank policies with regard to interest rates, the bond market, the money supply, inflation, and real GDP. 3. Discuss various ethical issues and conflicts of interest in financial markets. 4. Analyze a financial market and make a professional group presentation on the various aspects of the market and its participants. 5. Define and evaluate various Derivatives. 6. Explain how financial markets, institutions, and instruments allow (and restrict) various risk shifting strategies. 7. Analyze various financial markets (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, the Treasury market, the foreign exchange market), and financial institutions (e.g., commercial and investment banks, brokerages, mutual fund companies). Prerequisites: FIN 3150 (can be concurrently enrolled). FA
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