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Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation (ACAD)
- Many ACAD courses with D-Clearance are open to Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation majors only. Students may contact us at iovine-young@usc.edu or visit our website for information about course availability for non-majors.
Leaders in diverse disciplines, industries and the arts present and discuss problems facing society and critique real-world projects that challenge the concept of innovation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10200D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Monday | 46 of 50 | Doug Thomas,Davina Wolter | IYH210/211 | PDF (362956 KB) |  |
Techniques, methods, concepts, tools, and materials that are used to quickly visualize and communicate ideas and develop problem-solving skills.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10202D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 32 | Stephen Child | IYH111 | Word (170930 KB) | |
Basics of industry-standard creative, analytical and presentation software. Applications include design, illustration, presentation and publishing.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10203D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 40 | Stephen Child | IYH210 | Word (166565 KB) | |
Basics of industry standard software for motion graphics, visual effects, animation design, generative art and interactive visual experiences.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10206D | 508 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 44 of 45 | Aaron Siegel | IYH210/211 | PDF (291709 KB) | |
Critical approaches to social and cultural changes stemming from disruptive innovations in the arts, science, technology, communications, new media, politics and business. Open only to Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10209D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Mon, Wed | 15 of 32 | Wade Cleveland | IYH212 | |
Employing a case-study methodology, students analyze the artistic, technological, and entrepreneurial factors and address the conceptual, ethical, and logistical issues that lead to disruptive innovation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10211D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 40 of 42 | Phil More | IYH210 | Word (191736 KB) | |
An investigation of the tools and techniques specific to intermediate CAD design and design improvements, focused on the ideation and development new products.
- Corequisite: ACAD 188
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10217R | 648 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 30 | Adam Hughes | IYH111 | Word (85177 KB) | |
Examines cultural institutions, ideologies, artifacts, and productions; role of culture in everyday life; cultural studies as methodology; culture and power.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in COMM 206.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20388D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 71 of 75 | Cristina Visperas | ASC204 |  | |
| 20389D | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 22 of 22 | Pamela Perrimon | ANNL116 | | |
| 20390D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 9 of 22 | Maria Fernanda Soria Cruz | ANN406 | | |
| 20391D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 19 of 22 | Maria Fernanda Soria Cruz | ANN406 | | |
| 20392D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 21 of 22 | Christopher Persaud | ANNL116 | |
An introductory course in learning how to design physical products, including the processes for determining consumer need, market opportunity and competitive product analysis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10229D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 30 | Grant Delgatty | IYH213 | PDF (525144 KB) | |
Employing a human-centered design framework, students research and develop novel solutions to experience, collaboration and culture issues that pervade newsrooms worldwide.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10231D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 2 of 7 | Laura Davis, Stephen Child | IYH214 | PDF (177533 KB) | |
Introductions to various health innovations, including pathways, technology, techniques and outcomes. A framework for innovation in healthcare and overview of tools for health innovators.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 10235D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 8 of 32 | Armine Lulejian | IYH212 | PDF (242475 KB) | |
Web page design and creation, web objects, scripting and interactivity. Includes developing skills to design and build interactive websites.
- Note: Sections 10239 and 10240 are for majors. Section 10242 is for non-majors.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10239D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 23 | Patrick Dent | IYH210 | PDF (397296 KB) | |
| 10240D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 21 | Patrick Dent | IYH210 | PDF (552536 KB) | |
| 10242D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 30 | Aaron Siegel | IYH211 | PDF (266050 KB) | |
Designing elegant and powerful interfaces and experiences for the ways people interact with data, devices, systems and digital environments.
- Prerequisite: ACAD 275
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10245D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 32 | Aaron Siegel | IYH211 | PDF (301720 KB) | |
Experience-based solutions for the design of branded environments and the development of prototypes that are entertaining, informational and inspirational.
- Prerequisite: ACAD 176
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10247D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 29 of 30 | Davina Wolter | IYH212/213 | PDF (477534 KB) | |
Explorations of innovation in the entertainment business. The effects of digital mobile media on TV, movies, music, advertising, social networks and art.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in COMM 306.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20480D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:50pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Concepts of computer-aided design in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions. Creating advanced parts using extrusions, surfaces, and equation driven sketches. Forming assemblies, and sub-assemblies, for motion analysis
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 308.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31843R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 17 of 29 | Raymond Kim | ONLINE | PDF (297893 KB) | |
An in-depth look at the art, politics, and cultural impact of several Japanese filmmakers including Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10252D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:50pm | Wednesday | 113 of 160 | Doug Thomas | SGM101 | PDF (135710 KB) | |
Fundamental concepts, techniques, practices, workflows, and tools associated with the practice of user experience and interaction design in web and mobile applications.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 310.
- Note: Watch this introduction video bit.ly/itp310 for a two minutes overview of the course. If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32020D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 37 of 40 | Mikaila Weaver | THH118 | PDF (1537809 MB) | |
| 32068D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 45 of 45 | Chris Swain | RTH115 | |
Mechanical behavior of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Structure-process-property relationships. Mechanical testing, stress-strain relationships, microstructural characteristics and analysis. Material failure (fracture, fatigue, creep) and degradation.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in MASC 310.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32120D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 33 of 35 | Lessa Grunenfelder | DMC211 | PDF (235065 KB) | |
| 32121D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 30 of 50 | Lessa Grunenfelder | WPHB28 | PDF (230084 KB) | |
| 32123R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 12 of 12 | PCE201 | | ||
| 32124R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 4 of 10 | PCE201 | | ||
| 32125R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 11 | PCE201 | | ||
| 32127R | 001 | Lab | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 12 of 12 | PCE201 | | ||
| 32135R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 12 of 12 | PCE201 | | ||
| 32138R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 12 of 12 | PCE201 | |
History and application of proven collaborative design processes and methodologies as they relate to ideation and innovation.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10256D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 30 | Lisa Krohn | IYH213 | PDF (265328 KB) | |
Introduction to the Swift programming language, various frameworks, and design patterns needed to develop applications for iOS mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 342.
- Note: If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32022D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Mon, Wed | 54 of 60 | Bennett Lee | SOSB46 | PDF (394917 KB) | |
A professional, collaborative and multidisciplinary consulting approach to diagnosing problems and applying design-based solutions on behalf of organizations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10265D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 32 of 32 | Matthew Manos | IYH212 | PDF (160999 KB) | |
| 10266D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 30 | Yihyun Lim | IYH213 | PDF (318690 KB) | |
Data structures in C++ including vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables, graphs, and parallelism.
- Prerequisite: ITP 265
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 365.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31880D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 33 of 42 | Nathan Greenfield | GFS207 | PDF (301761 KB) | |
Oral and written communication skills demanded in the workplace including informative and persuasive speeches; interviewing; team communication; and training material preparation. Recommended preparation: COMM 204
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in COMM 375.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20576D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 18 of 19 | Michael Wissot | ASC240 | PDF (320097 KB) | |
| 20577D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 18 | Karen North | ANN305 | |
Advanced application of skills and concepts learned in ACAD 376.
- Prerequisite: ACAD 376
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10271D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 33 of 33 | Yihyun Lim | IYH210/211 | PDF (323778 KB) | |
Methods and frameworks for active and inclusive storytelling across and within disciplines. Students will learn to strategically align their story with entrepreneurial vision and enterprise.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10275D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 30 | Velina Houston | IYH212 | PDF (764057 KB) | |
An understanding of bringing a product to market through the process of determining consumer pain points, competitive analysis, marketability, feasibility, and the supporting business model.
- Prerequisite: ACAD 345
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10279D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 30 | Grant Delgatty, Adam Hughes | IYH111 | Word (93501 KB) | |
Practicum in which student teams serve as design strategists for industry collaborators; advanced methods and processes to solve problems in collaborative, field-specific environments.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| Exhibiting IYA | |||||||||
| 10282D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Friday | 12 of 16 | Davina Wolter | IYH212/213 | PDF (420530 KB) | |
Skills to plan, analyze, build, and launch professional Web sites with actual clients. Includes project management, documentation, technology assessment, security, UI, Q/A, and various methodologies.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 303 or ITP 304 or ACAD 276)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 460.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32077D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Tuesday | 15 of 30 | David Tang | KAP148 | PDF (240568 KB) | |
Continuation of ACAD 475a. Students refine and perfect outcomes, leading to a pitch/presentation to faculty and industry experts for funding or validation, and critical networking.
- Prerequisite: ACAD 475A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10286D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 32 | Trent Jones, Tina Sharkey | IYH110 | PDF (293823 KB) | |
Technologies, concepts and strategies in the emerging online advertising ecosystem. Strategies and tactics to drive traffic to a website and measure efficacy. Students will work with a real client and budget to craft and execute an online marketing plan.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in ACAD. To register, enroll in ITP 476.
- Note: If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32025D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 31 of 35 | P.J. Leimgruber | DMC256 | PDF (957136 KB) | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10287D | 001 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Patrick Dent | OFFICE | | |
| 10288D | 001 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | Doug Thomas | OFFICE | | |
| 10289D | 001 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | Doug Thomas | OFFICE | | |
| 10290D | 648 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 2 | David Beier | OFFICE | |
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of art, technology and the business of innovation.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| The Community and Web3 Playbook for Brands and Businesses | ||||||||||
| 10296R | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Monday | 21 of 30 | Tina Sharkey | IYH111 | PDF (220670 KB) | |