Summer 2010

Petrocelli College welcomes teens to Metropolitan Campus

 Summer Scholars program - for college credits

July to August 2010
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Bergen County, NJ
Three College Credits (two-week courses)
2009 Course Selection:

July 27 - August 7, 2009
Interactive Media and Game Design - Multimedia for the Internet

Our students in ComputerTeens Academic Program now earn college credit. The Summer 2009 class encourages student design and the use of animation elements. Students will develop their concept for a computer game, animated tale, or other theme. This laboratory course introduces tools and techniques for creating Interactive Design. Course provides both hands-on experience and theoretical discussion to aid in understanding the concepts of Multimedia -- along with some of the practical tools used to create it such as Adobe Photoshop and Flash. Basics of interactivity using Flash will be introduced. 

Each student will be assigned their own workstation in the Multimedia computer laboratory. The day will include demonstrations and instruction in computer graphics software. Afternoon activities can be added to the students' day. Students may explore their own talents in the afternoon with exercises under the professor’s supervision.

Students will use PhotoShop, designing landscapes and scenery. Students may bring in their own digital images and learn to adjust them for a theme of their choice. The concept of storyboarding will be introduced as a way to manage their scenes. Using the animation software tool, FLASH, students will learn to develop cell animation (frame-by frame animation). Each student may complete an animated project built with their own ideas. Professor Aronson will post these projects on her website at the end of class. Projects will appear for a short time until the end of Summer Session.

Computers, Crime and Forensics: Today's Criminal Investigation

Looking to add an understanding of crime investigation to your teen's summer?
Fascinated by the television show "CSI" or have you ever thought of being a crime investigator? Enhance your interest with this seminar as you recieve a firsthand account of the step-by-step problem solving procedures in a cirminal investigation. Ranging from fraud to homicide, experts in the field of computer crimes, crime-scene processing and criminal investigation bring experience from real life investigations. With hand-on investigative techniques, students learn what it takes to become a computer crime investigator.

Eamon Doherty, Associate Professor of Administrative Science, heads up the FDU Teen Spy Camp initiative. Professor Doherty holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Sunderland in England. He has published several academic papers, including one on augmentative communications programs designed for vegetative and comatose persons. His work in this area was presented at many conferences, including the 2000 Conference on Universal Usability held in Washington, D.C.

The professor's recent interest in network security began in health care with the development of computer and network security systems for nursing home and retirement village residents. Supported by a grant from the National Guard, he is currently developing online classes in computer forensics and computer security administration for FDU’s online graduate degree and certificate programs in homeland security.

GlobalTeens – The Global Challenge

Taught by our Office of Global Learning Faculty students find tools and perspectives for confronting issues faced by people living in an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world. As they investigate challenges to human- kind, such as those raised by environmental degradation, modern warfare and deadly infectious diseases, Through access to sources on the Internet, students will learn how to evaluate and integrate information.

One College Credit Option (one-week course)

GIS Technology and Crime Mapping

Based in one of our Computer Labs in Hackensack, this one-credit course examines the evolution of crime analysis and how computerized mapping software revolutionized the industry. Join the search for hot spots of crime while using data tables, queries, and visual display. Learn to use, create, and layout maps that illustrate where to find resources and where crime rate is high. Students will produce a color map of their research and take home the printed copy.

Joan Leder (MAS, Fairleigh Dickinson University) is an administrator and faculty member for Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies.  Developer of ComputerTeens, she teaches computer technology, is active on the Threat Assessment Team and in several Geographic Information Systems committees throughout New Jersey. Her most current paper, "GIS project planning for Community Giving in less than 60 days," will be presented at various GIS forums around the country.

A residential option may be available
to Summer Scholars students.
Please call 1-800-338-3887 or email summer@fdu.edu

Visit our SummerTeens web site for a list of our high school Summer Programs.
Teens looking for noncredit  and 1-credit college courses
on our College at Florham

Awaken your Imagination at our HS Studio at Florham

Morris County, NJ
Two College Credits (one-week courses)

Art Intensive: Animation, Graphics, Studio Arts!

9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please call us for details: 1-800-338-3887