1. Week 6: Advising and BTAD
Digital Design Survey

2. Goals for Today
• Understand the purpose of advising and
how to put together an academic plan
• Learn about the BTAD and how it might fit
into your educational goals
• Work on your portfolio presentations
• Learn about Arts and Humanities offerings
at LWIT

3. Overview of the Advising
Process
• What is this Advising Day that everyone
keeps talking about?
• Overview of some of the tools that you will
need as part of the advising process
– Course Sequence Sheets
– Course Catalog and Class Schedule
– Degree Audit

4. Putting Together an Academic Plan

5. What do you know about the
BTAD?
(discussion forum)

6. About the BTAD

7. The Need for Higher Level Thinking

8. About the BTAD
• Origins
• Student Population
• What’s the
intended output?

9. Design Thinking
Why Design Thinking?
Design Thinking has become extremely valuable in business today.
In 2010 there was a major shift in business practice toward innovation. –FastCompany
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662706/the-7-biggest-challenges-in-merging-design-and-business
Other college programs offering
design thinking:
• Harvard School of Business
• Stanford / D School
• Carnegie Mellon University

10. BTAD Classes
What does a BTAD design class look like?
Teams working together to solve complex problems.

11. Career Paths for BTAD
Students
Career paths for BTAD students include:
• Creative Director • Team / Project Manager
• Senior Designer • Interaction Designer (UI/UX)
• Design Strategist • Entrepreneur / Business Owner

12. After the BTAD
BTAD students and graduates have been employed by:
• Microsoft • Boeing
• Bungie • Google
• Small to medium • Educational Institutions
sized design firms such as University of
Washington
One third of BTAD students indicate a plan
to go on to graduate school

13. Applying to the BTAD
Max. Pts. Possible
English Compositio
College Level Math (Intermediate Algebra as prerequisite) 15 Points
Social Science
Humanitie
s
Last 45 credits earned cumulative GPA 15 Points
Resume and Essay 30 Points
Recommendation s 10 Points
Portfolio 30 Points
Total: 100 Points

14. BTAD Projects
• Historical Perspective – Colton Marshall
• Aesthetics – Jeremy Lundgren / Steve
Lyon
• Average BTAD Student – Steve Sosa

15. What is your reaction to the BTAD
now?

16. Portfolio Team Presentations
Work Time

17. Jason speaks about Arts and
Humanities Offerings

18. Work for the Week
• Week 6 Discussion: Reflection on the
BTAD
• Academic Plan Assignment
• Lynda.com – Chapters 2 & 3 of Computer
Literacy for Windows
• Prepare Portfolio Team Assignment