The skills you are developing in

Computer Art Project
The skills you are developing in this class are highly marketable. Computer literacy and proficiency with Adobe Photoshop can open up job opportunities in several areas including digital photography touch up and restoration, graphic design, and website design. With a portfolio of your work in graphic design, you can be highly marketable, even if you choose to work for yourself and do contracted services for several companies.

This project is designed to help you see how you can put your artistic skills to work making money for you. You will accomplish five major objectives when you participate in this project You will learn how to:

· market your skills as a graphic artist as an entrepreneur, or individual business owner

· apply use of common business productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet resources and peripheral devices) to communicate with potential customers

· comply with customer requirements for specific projects meeting sand exceeding customer expectations

· calculate an appropriate hourly rate or job proposal based on reasonable return for time invested

· apply design and graphic art expertise in a real world predictable and unpredictable situation

By meeting the requirements of this project you will a technology credit required for graduation. In order to meet those requirements, you will demonstrate mastery of the following standards:

International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)

Technology
TECH 5.0 -demonstrates the ability to work with a variety of technologies and equipment
TECH 5.1- demonstrates computer literacy-uses key boarding skills, computer programs, and understands basic computer operations
TECH 5.2 - selects technology-chooses appropriate procedures, tools or equipment
TECH 5.3 - applies technology-understand overall intent and proper procedures for using selected technology and equipment
TECH 5.4 - uses technical information-interprets and uses data generated from a variety of technological devices

Workforce Communication
COM1.0 Demonstrates the ability to receive and relay information clearly and effectively.
COM1.1 listening-receives attends to, understands and responds to verbal and non-verbal messages.
COM1.2 speaking-clearly organizes and effectively presents ideas orally
COM1.3 reading-locates, understands and interprets written information in prose and documents to perform tasks
COM1.4 writing-organizes and effectively presents ideas and information in writing
COM1.5 interpreting-delineates and analyzes oral and written information and synthesizes information into a conclusion
COM1.6 negotiating-works toward agreement while maintaining position
COM1.7 persuading-communicates ideas to justify position, overcome resistance and convince others

Workforce Organization
ORG2.1 planning-devising and outlining a process to achieve a goal and timeline
ORG2.2 time management-applies appropriate time to task and manages multiple priorities
ORG2.3 using resources-identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources
ORG2.4 systems thinking-understands the nature of systems, develops and adapts systems to meet organizational needs
ORG2.5 evaluating-collects, evaluates and uses data to monitor and improve performance

Workforce Technical Skill
TECH5.1 demonstrates computer literacy-uses key boarding skills, computer programs, and understands basic computer operations

Workforce Thinking Skills
TS3.0 demonstrates the ability to use reasoning
TS3.1 problem solving-identifies and recognizes a problem, considers alternatives, devises and implements a logical plan of action
TS3.2 decision making-uses a process to identify goals and constraints, evaluate alternatives and reach a conclusion
TS3.3 creative thinking-generates new and innovative ideas
TS3.4 learning-uses efficient techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills
TS3.5 analyzing-identifies bias of information sources, evaluates contradictory information and effectively manages information

Workforce Quality
WQ4.2 team member-contributes to group effort through cooperation and consensus
WQ4.3 responsibility-follows through consistently with honesty and integrity
WQ4.4 flexibility-shows versatility and the ability to change
WQ4.5 leadership-creates a direction/vision for others to follow, aligns management methods with vision and implements a system of accountability
WQ4.6 works with diversity-accepts differences and works well with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and/or with divergent philosophies or ideas

Project Simulation

District 11 will function as your customer. In this scenario, the district has issued a Request for Concept or Request for Proposal. Businesses sometimes issue Requests for Concept or Request for Proposals if they know the service they would like performed but are open to ideas of how different vendors could meet the need.

When a company is interested in building a new building, they may invite several architect firms to respond to a Request for Concept/Proposal to see which firm is able to provide examples of what a finished building might look like according to the customer’s requirements. When a family or company is looking for an interior designer, they will often invite several designers to show their ideas about how they would approach the job. This gives customers the opportunity to see which designer best meets their requirements, and it protects the customer from paying a designer for work that they may not like or not satisfy their needs.

In this case the business (District 11) is looking for interested vendors (that would be you) to submit a response demonstrating what type and quality of services can be provided.