📖Introduction

Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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📚About the Program

How do you improve a smartwatch jogging app so people go for more runs, or support online sales through a positive checkout experience? In Conestoga’s Interactive Media Management – Interaction Design program, you’ll pull back the curtain on digital interactions and create solutions to solve these and other modern challenges. Situated in Canada’s tech hub, this one-year graduate certificate program provides you with the opportunity to build a toolkit of practical user interface design skills and knowledge applicable to a wide range of business challenges – from supporting brand loyalty to increasing accessibility to boosting profits. Integrating the look, feel, and human experience of digital and physical products, you will learn how to create, analyze, evaluate, and simplify digital interactions for technologies such as websites, apps, wearables, smart products and AR/VR. Working individually and in teams in project-based experiential learning environments, you will combine the practices of visual design with research, writing, ethics, business, and IT elements to present evidence-based and human centered design solutions. To set you up for success, faculty with direct industry experience offer guidance as you build a portfolio of original work, and a field placement opportunity gives you the chance to directly apply your skills in the workplace. Don’t wait for better digital experiences – build them today with Interactive Media Management – Interaction Design. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

Courses
Level 1
Course details
Lean UX
BUS8530

Conestoga 101
CON0101

Digital Media Technology
DMED8160

Visual Design I
DSGN8130

Interaction Design I
DSGN8140

Emerging Technologies
DSGN8150

Social Media Strategy
MKT8270

Safety in the Workplace
OHS1320

Level 2
Course details
Immersive Experiences
DMED8170

Mobile Application Design
DMED8180

Visual Design II
DSGN8160

Web and Digital Prototyping
DSGN8170

Interaction Design II
DSGN8180

Portfolio Development and Presentation
ETR8100

Electives: Program Option
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Please note that all courses may not be offered in all semesters. Go to your student portal for full timetabling details under "My Courses".
Interactive Media Management Project
DSGN8340

Field Placement (Interactive Media Management Interaction Design)
FPLT8040

Program outcomes
Facilitate effective completion of both individual and collaborative interactive media projects.
Use and evaluate best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-media content.
Conduct and evaluate a thorough assessment of the requirements of a complex interactive media project
Coordinate the development, budgeting, planning and professional presentation of a complex interactive media project.
Design and coordinate a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
Manage the building of effective and dynamic complex Web sites and/or mobile applications.
Propose solutions to ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.
Apply research and conceptual skills to propose optimal solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems and facilitate these skills within the project team.
Provide creative leadership that results in the effective design, development and implementation of complex interactive media projects.
Evaluate the financial, technical and artistic success of a complex interactive media project and present recommendations for improvement.
Apply specific interaction design methodologies such as goal-oriented design, personas, cognitive dimensions framework, affective interaction design etc. to create interfaces adaptable to their target users
Use the relationships between the dimensions of interaction design (words, visual representations, physical objects, time and behavior) to develop interactions focused on the cognitive, behavioral, social and persuasive processes.
Integrate business, IT/programming and design elements into interaction design projects focused on the human aspect rather than the technology utilized.
Use market demographic experience and research for product user experience to design and enhance services and products.

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🏫About Conestoga College

Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1967 as the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology and currently offers over 200 certificate, diploma, degree, and post-graduate programs to over 16,500 full-time students and 30,000 part-time students. The college is known for its programs in engineering technology, health sciences, information technology, media, design, and community services. Conestoga College has several campuses in the Waterloo Region, including the Doon (Kitchener), Cambridge, and Waterloo campuses, as well as satellite locations in Stratford, Ingersoll, Guelph, and Brantford. The college also offers online courses and distance education programs. The college has a strong focus on applied learning and hands-on training, with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to support experiential learning. Conestoga College has partnerships with various organizations, including local businesses and industries, to provide students with co-op and internship opportunities, allowing them to gain practical work experience and develop industry connections. The college has also received recognition for its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

570 RMB

Tuition fee:

17,616 USD per year

17,616 USD in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • English Language Certificate
  • Your Highest Academic Transcript (in English)
  • Your Photograph
  • Your Graduation Certificate (in English)
  • Your Passport Copy

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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