C-DIT courses

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSES
1 PG DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION (PGDSDC)
2 PG DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (PGMMD)
3 PG DIPLOMA IN ANIMATION FILM DESIGN (PGAFD)
4 PG DIPLOMA IN E-LEARNING (NEW)

DIPLOMA COURSES
1 DIPLOMA IN DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
2 DIPLOMA IN WEBDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
3 DIPLOMA IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION
4 DIPLOMA IN CYBER JOURNALISM (NEW)

CERTIFICATE COURSES
1 CERTIFICATE COURSE IN DIGITAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
2 CERTIFICATE COURSE IN NON- LINEAR EDITING (NEW)

Applications are available at C-DIT's Communication training center, TC 24/1997. Opp. Police Ground, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuam-14
Phone: 0471 3293930



POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSES

1. PG DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION (PGDSDC)
Eligibility Any Degree
Duration 1 year Regular
Fees Total Rs.65,000/-First Semester Rs.30,000/-, Second Semester Rs.30,000/-Refundable Caution Deposit Rs.5000/-
Mode of Admission Entrance Test and Interview
Areas Covered Basics of Natural and Social Sciences, Introduction to Film/Video/TV,Visual language and Aesthetics, Science and Development Communication, Programme Research and Scripting, Production Techniques, Videography and Lighting, Direction, Post Production Techniques (analog and digital), Media Management and Programme Anchoring


2. PG DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (PGMMD)
Eligibility Any Degree
Duration 1 year (8 Modules in 2 semesters) Regular
Fees Total Rs.65,000/-First Semester Rs.30,000/-, Second Semester Rs.30,000/-Refundable Caution Deposit Rs.5000/-
Mode of Admission Entrance Test and Interview
Areas Covered Module1: Orientation to visual language and digital media
1- Fundamental concept of digital technology 2-Art history
3-Designing fundamentals 4-Visual language
Module2-: Programming and advanced topics in computer
1-HTML 2-C,C++,java,PHP 3-Java script 4-VB,SQL 5-ASP,XML,JSP 6-Lingo,Action script 7-Hardware
8-Networking
Module3-: Graphic designing
1-Designing elements and concepts 2-Images and Computer
3-Image processing and designing softwares
4-Project in Graphic desining
Module4-:Audio and Video
1-Sound-basic 2-Sound & Computers 3-Digital sound processing softwares 4- Moving images 5-Digital vedio production 6- Project in vedio production
Module5-:Animation and Special Effects
1- AnimationFundamentals 2-2DAnimations 3- 3DAnimations
4- Wraping and morphing 5- Special effects
6- Project in Animation
Module6-:Authoring
1-Authoring software 2-Authoring with programming languages
3- Multimedia Authoring in Linux 4-Project in Multimedia
Module7-:Web designing and Engineering
1-Designing concept for the web. 2-Techniques of web designing 3-Introduction to server technologies 4-Project in
web developement
Module8-:Game developement
1- Fundamentals of Game developement 2-Algorithms and Mathematics for Gaming 3-2D Game programming in Actionscript 4-3D Game programming in Lingo script
5-Game programming with DirectX and C++

After the successful completion of accademic learning, the students have to go through internship in a reputed multimedia firm and finish the multimedia project.


3. PG DIPLOMA IN ANIMATION FILM DESIGN (PGAFD)

Eligibility Graduate with talent in drawing. Preference to BFAs
Duration 1 year Regular
Fees Total Rs.65,000/-First Semester Rs.30,000/-, Second Semester Rs.30,000/-Refundable Caution Deposit Rs.5000/-
Mode of Admission Assessment of hand drawn drawings and other creative works and written test
Areas Covered Drawing and design, personality and character design, story boarding and visual scripting, clay motion/material/model/cutout animation, production design, art direction, music and sound design, 2D and 3D animation tools and non linear editing

4. PG DIPLOMA IN E-LEARNING
Eligibility Any Degree (Preference to B.Ed Students)
Duration 6 Months Regular
Fees Total Rs.30,000/- Refundable Caution Deposit Rs.3000/-
Mode of Admission Aptitude Test and Interview
Areas Covered Information Technology- Multidisciplinary perspectives, Foundations of education, IT and education, Interactive Multimedia design and development, Software Systems and tools, Internship, project and seminar.

DIPLOMA COURSES

1. DIPLOMA IN DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION Eligibility Pre Degree/ Plus Two equivalent
Duration 6 Months Regular
Fees Total fee: Rs.33,000/- Course fee: Rs.30,000Caution Deposit Rs.3000/-
Areas Covered 1.Introduction to Media Studies
Media Systems
Media Process
Media Functions
Media Gnegres

2. Media Production I
Visual Intelligence
Still Photography
Basics of Lighting
Videography
Image Processing & Editing

3. Media Production II
Production Methodology
Principles of Editing
NLE Systems
Combustion
Basics of SoundMixing

4. Design & Development
Design formats
Graphics in print visual & New Media
Interface Design
Design Tools

5. Writing for Media
Basics of Writing & Reporting
Script Writing
Content Architecture
Content Development
Corporate Presentation

6. Media Convergence
New Communication Devices
Insights into Emerging Technologies
Mobile phones as a communication Medium

2. DIPLOMA IN WEBDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Eligibility Pre Degree/ Plus Two equivalent
Duration 3 Months Part Time (Evening/ Weekend)
Fees Total fee: Rs.22,000/- Course fee: Rs.20,000Caution Deposit Rs.2000/-
Areas Covered I WEB DESIGNING
Module1. Basics
Basics of HTML, Using Tables, Giving Links, Inserting Images, CSS Basics
Module 2. Layout
Design in Photoshop, Layout basics, Designing Layouts, Image Slicing,& Optimization, Exporting Layout as HTML
Module 3. Introduction to WebManaging
Websites, Basics of Dream Weaver, Importing HTML from Photoshop, Inserting Flash Objects
Module 4. Designing and Scripting
Designing Layouts for Flash Websites, Basics of Flash, Web related Action Scripting in Flash

II WEB DEVELOPMENT
HTML
DHTML
XML
Basics of Java
JSP
Servelts
Writing for WebSearch Engines and Online Research, Basics of Online Writing and Reporting, Web Content Architecture, Content development for Websites and Portals, Uploading and Maintenance (FTP)

III Project

3. DIPLOMA IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Eligibility Pre Degree/ Plus Two equivalent
Duration 3 Months Part Time (Evening/ Weekend)
Fees Total fee: Rs.22,000/- Course fee: Rs.20,000Caution Deposit Rs.2000/-
Areas Covered 1. Introduction to Visual Communication
Visulisation: Aesthetic aspects, Visual Culture, Grammar of Visual Language, Semiotics
2. Layout
Layout, Colour principle, Font style, Balance, Composition, Text animation, Graphic Design
3. Interface Design
Introduction to Photoshop, Digital Still Photography, Dream WeaverDesign and Development : Cognitive and aesthetics of design Design Formats: Graphics in print, visual and new medium; use of Photoshop, Coral Draw: Contrast and balance in layout scheme; alignment, flow, image placement, typography, colour schemes logos and logo types; design principles for new media;Design tools(Photoshop, Image ready, Front Page, Dream Weaver, Flash)
4. Project Work

4. DIPLOMA IN CYBER JOURNALISM
Eligibility Any Degree
Duration 3 Months (Evening)
Time 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Fees Total fee: Rs.22,000/- Course fee: Rs.20,000Caution Deposit Rs.2000/-
Mode of Admission Interview
Areas Covered History and evolution of e-publishing
1.www, web 2.0, web communication in India, legal, ethical, piracy and security issues
2. Media convergence; online journalism; bandwidth issue; assessment and analysis of major online portals and websites

Software for e-publishing
Interface, navigation, internet tools, p2p, HTML, applets, Flash, CSS, Photoshop, Dream weaver, java script, shockwave, CGI

Design and layout in e-publishing
Types of sites, multimedia sites, use of video in sites, searchable sites, integration of writing and design, typography, backgrounds, colour scheme, layering.

writing for www
hypertexting, inverted pyramid style of writing, use of graphics in writing, search engine optimization, blogging, use of social networking site, theory and practice of citizen journalism. Collobarative writing.

After the successful completion of academic learning, the students have to jointly design and host a web project.
CERTIFICATE COURSES

1. CERTIFICATE COURSE IN DIGITAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY Eligibility SSLC with experience in photography or Pre Degree equivalent
Duration 5 weeks Regular
Fees Total fee: Rs.8000/- Course fee: Rs.7000Caution Deposit Rs.1000/-
Areas Covered Module1:
Fundamentals of Photography-Conventional & Digital
a. Basic Camera Controls; Exposure
b. Elements of Image Quality
c.Lighting–Natural & Artificiald. Composition
Module 2:
Conventional Photography
a. Conventional Cameras, Lenses, Filters & Accessories
b. Film & Print Processing
Module 3:
Introduction to Computers and Computer Graphics
Module 4:
Digital photography
a. Digital Image- Pixels, Resolution, Bit Depth, Dynamic Range, Noise
b. Digital Cameras – Types, Features & Operations
c. Digitising of conventional photographs and transparencies
Module 5:
Digital image processing
a. Overview of image editing software
b. Introduction to digital image processing tools
c. Layers, Channels and other features of image editing software
d. Tonal and colour corrections and enhancements
e. Composing, using filters and other effects.
Module 6:
Project.


2.CERTIFICATE COURSE IN NON- LINEAR EDITING

Eligibility Pre Degree/ Plus Two equivalent
Duration 3 Months Part Time (Evening/ Weekendr
Fees Total fee: Rs.22,000/- Course fee: Rs.20,000Caution Deposit Rs.2000/-
Areas Covered Session 1: Introduction to Video Production
Session 2: History of film, video editing
Session 3: Aesthetics of film, video editing
Session 4: Editing conventions and styles
Session 5: Technical aspects of digital editing
Session 6: Introduction to Non-Linear Editing and Digitizing Video
Session 7: Continuity and Creative Editing
Session 8: Adding Transitions, Filters, and Titles
Session 9: Trimming, Splitting, and placing Scenes in the Storyboard
Session 10: Recording and Inserting Audio
Session 11: Edit a video sequence to synchronize it to a musical sound track or dialogue
Session 12: Capture, edit and output short video projects, organizing the material and modifying it into a coherent sequence
Session 13: Exports projects to video tapes



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