ARTC 1313

 

SYLLABUS

 Digital Publishing I

Using Adobe Indesign CS2

 

Montgomery College

 

Instructor: Monte G. Darland

 

Course No. : ARTC 1313 41001 Digital Publishing I

Time: Thursdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm

 

Office: F349

Office Hours: Tues. 8:45am – 9:00am and 12:05pm – 12:20pm (Before and after Class)

Voice-mail: 936-273-7481 (check daily)

E-mail: mdarland@lonestar.edu (check daily)

Website:

Department Chair: Carolyn Poe

Welcome to ARTC 1313 - Digital Publishing I

In this course, you will learn the most important topics of Adobe InDesign CS2. You will first learn how to get started with InDesign, including how to work with text and set up a document, how to work with frames, and how to work with colors. Then, you will learn how place and link graphics, create graphic elements within Indesign, work with transparencies, tabs and tables and prepare your document for output. Closer to the end of the semester we will explore some advanced techniques that will prepare you for an advanced class in Indesign.

 

About Your Instructor:

I've been an adjunct instructor teaching digital image editing at Lone Star College System and digital publishing over the period of 12 years. I've taught Photoshop to corporate clients and also private instruction. I've been an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) for five years which covers Photoshop versions 7.0 through CS2.

• You can view my work on my web site at: www.bydesignmgd.com.

Class Communication:

Don't hide from the class. It is important to read your email often. You need to check it at the very least once a week. I will be sending out email periodically as needed to clarify issues, point out book errors, etc. I will also communicate with you via the gradebook page feedback if you have submitted things incorrectly.

You can choose to post to the class discussion forum when trying to find the answer to a problem, or you can email me directly. I check my email very often and try to answer emails within a day or two. By using the class discussion forum, one of your classmates may be able to help you. I encourage everyone to use the class discussion forum to open up dialogues about Indesign and the lessons.

Objective:

The student will be prepared in the process of basic layout and design using the necessary tools within the program. This also includes preparation of file output for printing.

 Text/Materials:

Text: Chris Botello, Elizabeth Reading Using Adobe InDesign CS2, Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition, Course Technology, 2006.

Project files: Instructor will provide instructions for obtaining the Project files.

Software: Microsoft Office 2003, Internet Explorer 6, Adobe InDesign CS2. Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, and Windows XP. Another operating system may be used, but students may notice some differences in the appearance of certain dialog boxes.

Handouts: Additional handouts may be required. Instructor will provide information on obtaining this material.

 Teaching Methods:

1. Lectures/Demonstrations: Important material from the text and outside sources will be covered in class. You should plan to take careful notes as not all material can be found in the texts or readings. Discussion is encouraged as is student-procured, outside material relevant to topics being covered.
2. Assignments: Concepts Reviews, Skills Reviews, Independent Challenges and other projects and readings will be periodically assigned to help support and supplement material found in the lessons. These assignments may require the application of various software applications.
3. Quizzes: Occasional scheduled or unscheduled quizzes will be given to help ensure you stay up with assigned material.
4. Exams: Three exams will be given. The exams will be closed book/note and will test assigned readings and material discussed in class. Review sheets will be provided before the exam day. The final exam will not be comprehensive in nature. However, the instructor reserves the right to retest on material that was not appropriately comprehended. These items will be noted on exam review sheets.
5. Internet Support: Check the class Web page for additional information about Office 2003, or to post a question about this course.

Grading:

Grading will be based on end of the chapter projects, quizzes, 1 or 2 exams and your final project.

Ask for your class user name and password and then displays your point score and my feedback for each assignment I have graded.

Projects can be turned in a couple of ways, either at the time of our class meeting or online via eLearning Vista.

eLearning Vista will be the preferred way of sending me your projects as well as taking your assessments.

Be sure to scroll down to see everything - my feedback to you will be at the very bottom of the page. It will be a long list before the semester is over. Check your grades often to make sure that you have submitted all assignments and I have a record of them.

Course Policies:

 Missed Classes: You are responsible for obtaining material, which may have been distributed on class days when you were absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor during his office hours or other times. Missed or late quizzes cannot be made up under any circumstances but with good cause and adequate notice, an early quiz may be given. One quiz (lowest score) will be dropped at the end of the semester. There are no make-up exams. Students missing exams due to a pre-arranged, excused absence will be allowed to count the final as 200 points. Only official excuses will be accepted. Any uncoordinated, unexcused missed exam will result in a score of 0 for that exam.

 Assignments: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made.

 Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, paper or project; failure in course; and or expulsion from the University. For more information, refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in the University Undergraduate Catalog.

 Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

 Posting of Grades: Final grades will not be posted. If you wish to have your final grade sent to you, please bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the final exam.

 

 

Course Outline:

 

 

Week	Topic	Material
1	InDesign: Exploring the InDesign Workspace	Explore the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Navigate Through a Document Use InDesign Help
2	InDesign: Working with Text	Format Text Format Paragraphs Create and Apply Styles Edit Text
3	InDesign: Setting Up a Document	Create a New Document Create Master Pages Apply Master Pages to Document Pages Place Text and Thread Text Modify Master Pages and Document Pages Create New Sections and Wrap Text
4	InDesign: Working with Frames	Align and Distribute Objects on a Page Stack and Layer Objects Work with Graphics Frames Work with Text Frames
5	InDesign: Working with Colors	Work with Process Colors Apply Color Work with Spot Colors Work with Gradients
6	InDesign: Working with Placing and linking graphics	Use the Links Palette Place Vector Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics Use Libraries
7	InDesign: Working with Creating Graphics	Use the Pen Tool Reshape Frames and Apply Stroke Effects Work with Polygons and Compound Paths Work with Advanced Text Features, Corner Effects, and Drop Shadows
8	InDesign: Working Transparency	Colorize a Grayscale Image Work with Opacity and Feathering Work with Blending Modes Apply Transparency to Placed Graphics
9	InDesign: Working with Tabs and Tables	Work with Tabs Create and Format a Table Format Text in a Table Place Graphics in a Table
10	InDesign: Making Books, Tables of Contents, and Indexes	Create a Book File Organize a Book File Create a Table of Contents Create an Index
11	InDesign: Preparing, Packaging, and Exporting Documents	Create Bleeds, Slugs, and Printer’s Marks Use the Ink Manager and Preview Color Separations Preflight and Package a Document Export a Document
12	InDesign: Exploring Advanced Techniques	Use the Pathfinder Palette Create New Stroke Styles Create Mixed Ink Swatches Work with Nested Styles Work with Object Styles