Digital Media Design Precapstone

Harvard Summer School

DGMD S-597

Section 1

CRN 35868

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This course helps students develop academically strong, individual or team-based capstone proposals. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design, who wish to register for the DGMD E-599 in the coming fall term. Students develop a capstone proposal through workshopping, collaboration, research, and working with industry partners. They receive guidance on refining project proposals, building the domain knowledge necessary in their selected area, and conducting user research. By the end of the course, each team submits a detailed capstone proposal, including project rationale, literature reviews, scope, target audience/user journeys, timeline, and competitor analysis.

Registration Closes: June 17, 2025
Credits: 4

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Term

Summer Term 2025

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Flexible Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate, Noncredit

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Bakhtiar Mikhak, PhD

Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.


Meeting Info

MW 6:30pm - 9:30pm (6/23 - 8/8)

Participation Option: Online Asynchronous or Online Synchronous

In online asynchronous courses, you are not required to attend class at a particular time. Instead you can complete the course work on your own schedule each week.

Deadlines

Last day to register: June 17, 2025

Prerequisites

Students must officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), digital media design, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, except the capstone, which they must enroll in the upcoming fall term as their final, one-and-only course. Registration in the Harvard Extension School course, DGMD E-599, immediately following this course is a mandatory degree requirement. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Not open to Secondary School Program students.

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CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
35868 1 Online Asynchronous, Online Synchronous Bakhtiar Mikhak Open MW 6:30pm - 9:30pm
 Jun 23 to Aug 8

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