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📘 DDP 106: Generative AI for Creatives Syllabus

Semester: Fall 2025
CRN: TBD | Dates: Sept 29 – December 19, 2025
Units: 3 (2 Lecture + 1 Lab)
Modality: Hybrid (In-Person + Online)

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👋 Welcome!

Welcome to Generative AI for Creatives!
I’m Professor Kent Kay, and I’m excited to guide you through this cutting-edge course where creativity meets artificial intelligence. Whether you're an artist, designer, marketer, or curious innovator, you’ll learn how to use tools like ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, and more to create original content—text, images, video, audio, and beyond.

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💡 This is a hands-on, project-based class that builds your creative portfolio. Let’s make something amazing together! You can call me Kent or Professor Kay.

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📍 Class Details

• In-Person Meetings: Tuesdays, 10:30am–1:00 PM
  📍 Indio Campus – Room B302, 45524 Oasis St, Indio, CA 92201

• Zoom Office Hours: Wednesdays, 7–9 PM or by appointment

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📬 Contact Info

• Preferred: Canvas Inbox (Fastest response)

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🗓️ Important Dates

• First Day: September 29, 2025

• Last Day: December 19, 2025

• COD Academic Calendar: View Calendar

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🎯 Course Structure

• Duration: 12 weeks

• Modules: 8, each opening on Mondays

• Workload: ~9–10 hrs/week

• Due Dates:

  • Initial Discussions: Fridays

  • Activities & Replies: Sundays @ 11:59 PM

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📁 Weekly modules include lectures, creative exercises, AI tools, and discussion forums. Your final project will be a portfolio-ready creative campaign using generative AI.

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🌟 Teaching Philosophy

“Take the job you’re offered and make it the job you want.”

I believe learning should be meaningful, inclusive, and applied. Your background, culture, and goals matter. This course is designed to empower your voice while giving you technical skills you can use right away in the real world.

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🧠 What You'll Learn

• Understand how to ethically and legally use AI tools.

• Create content across mediums: text, image, video, and audio.

• Apply prompt engineering and design thinking.

• Build a final project that showcases your unique creative voice.

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💼 Resume-Worthy Skills

• Prompt Engineering (Text + Visuals)

• AI Campaign Strategy

• Content Creation with Firefly, ChatGPT, RunwayML & More

• AI Ethics & Responsible Use

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📚 Required Tools & Materials

• ✅ Adobe Creative Cloud (free for COD students – includes Photoshop, Firefly, etc.)

• ✅ ChatGPT, Midjourney, RunwayML, Ideogram, ElevenLabs, Pika (Free/trial versions OK)

• ✅ LinkedIn Learning (access provided by COD)

• 📘 Recommended Book:
  Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI for Beginners by David Patel

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🤖 Meet SOPHIA: Your AI Assistant

Need help any time, day or night?

Use SOPHIA, your custom chatbot trained

on class content, lectures, and creative tools.

🔗 Launch SOPHIA › (Link to Chatbot)

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📊 Grading Breakdown

GradePercentage

A. 90–100%

B. 80–89.9%

C. 70–79.9%

D. 60–69.9%

F. Below 60%

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You’ll be graded on:

• Weekly Discussions & Research

• Hands-on Creative Activities

• Weekly Reflections

• Final Project Presentation

• Extra Credit Opportunities (clearly marked in Canvas)

Note: No late work or resets. Optional extra credit can boost your score.

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🤖 AI Policy: Smart, Responsible Use

You are encouraged to use AI in this course—with purpose. We focus on integrating AI thoughtfully into the creative process.

You’ll be expected to:

• Evaluate AI output for quality and accuracy

• Refine and build upon it using your creativity

• Reflect on what AI contributed vs. what you brought

• Verify facts and information

• Cite all AI-generated content properly

🚫 Prohibited: Submitting raw AI output as final work without your own insight or reflection.

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✅ Course Policies

• Participation: Required early and often! Missing the first week may lead to being dropped.

• Academic Conduct: All work must follow the COD Academic Honesty Policy ›

• Accommodations: Contact Disability Support Services › early for assistance.

• Emergency Info: Know your classroom's evacuation routes and safety plans.

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📆 Weekly Topics at a Glance

WeekTopic

1: Orientation + Intro to AI & Ethics

2: Deep Dive into AI Ethics & Responsible Use

3: Prompt Engineering Basics

4: Prompt Engineering Continued

5: AI for Copywriting & Text Creation

6: Text Creation Continued + Brand Voice

7: Visual Creation + AI-Driven Branding

8: AI in Audio & Music

9: AI Video Tools & Animation

10: Work Week – Project Development

11: Portfolio Building + Creative Career Prep

12: Final AI Creative Campaign Presentation