Uncommon Individual Foundation (UIF)
Overview
The Uncommon Individual Foundation (UIF), an NCCRS member since January 2023, is a registered 501(c)(3) endowed nonprofit based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In 1986, Dr. Richard E. Caruso, founder and former CEO of Integra Life Sciences, created UIF - an organization that helps people use mentoring as a means to improve their lives while making positive contributions to society. UIF’s philanthropic focus uses ONTRACK Plus - a learning management system that provides underserved and under-represented high school students with FREE self-directed and live learning opportunities that include high school navigation and college preparation, scholarships, and grant-funded college-level courses. UIF reaches approximately 6,000 to 8,000 students annually with virtual and in-person programming.
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50 hours.
June 2019 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify the root of a problem, determine who cares about the problem and articulate assumptions about the problem. After testing the assumptions, students will determine market size, ideal customer, minimum viable product (MVP), and develop an initial business model.
The course is designed to teach young adults how to identify problems, test assumptions and identify individuals who would care if the problem is solved. Each module of the course features a different theme with interactive group activities, individual reflection time and mini-presentations. The curriculum prepares students to work in an entrepreneurial team environment, teaches them how to build problem statements and how to translate their entrepreneurial experience into any career.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Management, or Entrepreneurship (1/23).
50 hours.
June 2019 - Present.
The course is designed to build student competencies in the following areas; storyboard development for time-based media, design of vector objects and raster images for motion graphics, the creation of animation sequences using vector-drawing tools, the execution of frame-by-frame and tweening for animating, scripting basic commands for interactivity, creating and utilizing sound in a movie file. Students successfully completing the course will have the skills necessary to produce visual content that is technically effective and artistically sophisticated.
This course uses discussion and a capstone style project to foster learning. Students will learn the basics of the Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere interfaces and be creating motion graphics, visual effects, and editing video with these industry standard programs. This course walks students through the process of creating their first animation using this professional software. Sessions are taught in-person/virtually by UIF instructors and industry professionals with expert level multimedia experience.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Media Arts, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, or Broadcasting Media (1/23).
50 hours.
June 2019 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: utilize creative habits while approaching commercial art with the client’s needs in mind; identify, describe, and apply the major skills and tools relevant to the multimedia development process including; planning, scripting, storyboarding, production and evaluation; and capture, create and edit photos and videos while learning and applying theories and aesthetic principles of visual design to the presentation of digital information.
This course explores several of the visual and written aspects of multimedia, including hands-on projects that utilize both creativity and the design process required to organize and produce a multimedia presentation and tell a story. Instruction focuses on discussion and a capstone style project to foster learning. Students learn multimedia concepts using the Adobe Creative Suite and other widely available multimedia software. Sessions are taught in-person/virtually by UIF instructors and industry professionals with expert level multimedia experience.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Media Arts, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, or Broadcasting Media (1/23).
50 hours.
June 2019 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate the relationships between computers, programming, and programming languages; learn the fundamentals of writing Python scripts; learn core Python scripting elements such as variables and control structures; explore how to work with lists and sequence data; and learn to write Python functions to facilitate code reuse and use Python to read and write files.
Instruction focuses on fundamentals of programming using Python. Each unit introduces new programming topics, accompanied by slide decks, flow charts, coding exercises, homework lessons, and quizzes. The course also includes a final research project that allows students to leverage knowledge of programming fundamentals to create a software deliverable that fits within their range of interests. Sessions are taught in-person/virtually by UIF instructors with coding experience and IT professionals who have entrepreneurial experience.
In the associate/certificate degree category OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Information Technology, Informatics, or Information Science (1/23).
