Course Guide 26-27: Pathway – Digital Design & Entrepreneurship

This intermediate CTE course builds upon skills developed in Digital Media / Multimedia Foundations 1 through the use of Adobe Illustrator. Students apply advanced design concepts in vector graphics, branding, and visual storytelling while emphasizing professional workflow, copyright awareness, and portfolio design.

Principles of Entrepreneurship is an immersive, hands-on course where creativity meets the real world. As the first course in its series, students are introduced to The Blueprint, the school’s student-run design and print business. Students create for real clients while learning how ideas become products, brands, and experiences. From concept development and visual communication to collaboration and professional responsibility, students experience what it is like to work in a creative business environment every day. This course builds confidence, creativity, and an entrepreneurial mindset, with responsibilities and leadership opportunities expanding as students continue through the Blueprint pathway.

Note: These two courses are linked co-requisites and must be taken together.

• Course Number: 8201220 / 8812110
• Prerequisites: Digital Media Foundations 1
• Course Length: Every Day, 2 Semesters
• Credit: 2.0 (1.0 for Digital Media + 1.0 for Entrepreneurship)
• Credit Accrued at: 0.5 earned each 9 weeks
• Satisfies Graduation Requirement: Career Technical
• Internal Weighting: Non-weighted
• Grade Level: 10

Digital Media Foundations 3 builds on skills developed in Digital Media/Multimedia Foundations 1 and 2, with a focus on professional layout, branding, and publication design using Adobe InDesign. Students apply design principles, typography, and visual hierarchy to create real-world products such as posters, package designs, magazines, lookbooks, posters, and marketing materials. Emphasis is placed on workflow, client-based projects, and preparing design assets for print and digital production within a collaborative studio environment.

Business Management and Law takes students deeper into the inner workings of a creative business. Building on Blueprint I, students take on increased responsibility within The Blueprint, helping manage projects, timelines, budgets, and team roles. Students learn how business and legal decisions shape creative work through topics such as contracts, intellectual property, employment law, and ethical practices. Real-world problem-solving, collaboration, and client-based projects help students understand how successful creative businesses operate and grow.

Note: These two courses are linked co-requisites and must be taken together.

• Course Number: 8201230 / 8812120
• Prerequisites: Digital Media Foundations 1 and 2, Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Course Length: Every Day, 2 Semesters
• Credit: 2.0 (1.0 for Digital Media + 1.0 for Business)
• Credit Accrued at: 0.5 earned each semester for Digital Media, 0.5 earned each semester for Business
• Satisfies Graduation Requirement: Career Technical
• Internal Weighting: +0.5 for Digital Media Foundations 3, +1.0 for Business Management & Law
• Grade Level: 10

Business Ownership (BluePrint 3) is the capstone course of the Blueprint series and is designed for students ready to lead. Students step into advanced leadership roles within The Blueprint, overseeing operations, mentoring younger students, and managing client relationships from start to finish. The course focuses on developing business plans, brand identity systems, marketing strategies, and long-term sustainability. Students graduate from the Design & Entrepreneurship Pathway with real experience, professional skills, and the confidence to pursue entrepreneurship, creative careers, or advanced study.

• Course Number: 8812000
• Prerequisites: Principles of Entrepreneurship and Business Management and Law
• Course Length: Every Day, 2 Semesters
• Credit: 1.0 (0.5 +0.5)
• Credit Accrued at: 0.5 earned each semester
• Satisfies Graduation Requirement:
• Internal Weighting: +1.0
• Grade Level: 12