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majors with experience in a professional environment, helping to prepare them for entry into the job market. Status updates will be submitted to an advising instructor during the internship. ICM 461 2-D Animation and Tools (3 credits) Prerequisite: ICM 311 This course allows students to strengthen existing animation skills by emphasizing illustrative style and technique. Through lectures and practice, students explore the influence of the visual arts in independent production and develop a personal aesthetic. Students will also learn to develop a better sense of timing, staging and fluid movement while continuing to develop sequential drawing skills. ICM 462 3-D Animation and Tools (3 credits) Prerequisite: ICM 311 Students are challenged to integrate, both technically and aesthetically, 3-D character and background elements in a project-based environment. Students master match-moving and compositing techniques, as well as exercise character animation and modeling skills. Students will also explore basic tools and apply them to various anatomical problems to find modeling and rigging solutions for character motion. Major emphasis is placed on proper identification of controls for the end user. ICM 471 Cooperative Education (6 credits) Prerequisite: ICO 301 The study of actual working processes in a realworld establishment in the capacity of an employee to prepare the student for future careers in the most systemic manner possible. The student will be assigned to a full-time position at an establishment for a minimum period of one educational term or sixteen weeks. The job is one of quality which offers the possibility of relevant work-integrated learning or project-based learning and contributes to the benefit of the entity. The student will be evaluated for their performance by the faculty and the establishment. As well, the student will be required to deliver a report summarizing their performance following the conclusion of their cooperative education work assignment. ICO 301 Pre-Cooperative Education (3 credits) IBA 111 Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship (3 credits) The study of concept behind the cooperative education system and the development of readiness and various capabilities such as job application letter writing, employer screening, job interview techniques, communication skill improvement, personality, teamwork, organizational culture, creative thinking techniques, report writing and presentation techniques, as well as entrepreneurship skills, recommended practices at work and workplace safety. This course studies introduction to business knowledge alongside with creative and innovative managerial practices of successful entrepreneurship and new venture creation. The course explores the entrepreneurial concepts of business management, including planning, raising capital, using business information, managing employees, and marketing products and services. Fundamental business concepts in major areas, such as business environment, marketing, accounting, finance, management, production and international business are included. Students will be challenged to apply principles and concepts to create new business venture and develop the skills necessary for entrepreneurial success. Building entrepreneurial spirit in making business decisions and enhancing long-term business success through innovation in management and understanding business ethics, character development, social responsibility, organizational culture, and special issues in a global economy. BANGKOK UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE 123