skunk·works: A small, loosely structured research and development unit or subsidiary formed to foster innovation.
That’s what HONR-398 (‘Skunkworks for Media Innovation’) is all about. We’ll develop prototypes for innovative media products. Our partner in this course is Media General, which owns newspapers, TV stations and Web sites throughout the Southeast.
What kind of prototypes? Well, maybe:
- a Web-based solution to help match college students with the right employers
- a politcal mega-site bout the 2008 presidential elections- a "Rock the Vote" for Virginia
- an online sound stage where local bands introduce themselves--and users can remix their music
- a self-service tool that lets small businesses design their own newspaper ads.
For this course, we need creative thinkers and resourceful problem solvers. You'll work with faculty from VCU's School of Mass Communications and leaders from Media General to generate ideas--and make them reality. The course will meet on Mondays & Wednesdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Forget sitting at a computer table or being crammed into a lecture hall; the class will meet at The Work Factory, a few blocks from campus (1113 W. Main), in a space where you can let your creative juices flow.
Need more information? Contact Mass Comm faculty members:
- Scott Sherman: 827-3777 sfsherman@vcu.edu
- Jeff South: 827-0253 jcsouth@vcu.edu
