Information for Non-IT Majors
Thanks for your interest in EDIT 6190 -- here is some background about it. It is part of "the studio experience", a collection of three courses (EDIT 6190, 6200, and 6210) in which all students collaborate in various ways. EDIT 6190 is not taught in the 'traditional' way. Most skill development is done on your own with recommended tutorials. Although there are a variety of seminars and workshops to give more structured guidance, students need to be able to appropriately direct and manage their own learning. Please download the "Studio Handbook" from the Studio home page and read it.
Also note that 6190 assumes each candidate already has introductory computing skills in the following areas: word processing, databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint (or equivalent), and basic web design (you are expected to already have a web site, however humble, and know how to maintain it using FTP). If you don't have these skills, then 6150 is the place to start here. 6150 also introduces people to educational applications to computing technology, which you would have to play some catch up on as well if you don't have any experience here (such as by reading some extra background literature). (Here is the web site of EDIT 6150 course: http://it.coe.uga.edu/~lrieber/edit6150)
So, please review the studio handbook carefully. If you feel you have the prerequisite skills, then consider carefully whether you think the Studio approach will be compatible with your own learning styles, especially given how much reliance there will be on your own self-management ability. After you've done so, email me again to let me know where you stand. I'm happy to give you POD if you meet these characteristics.