| Syllabus
Course title: Digital Imaging - Adobe Photoshop
(formerly Desktop Publishing II)
Course number: GRA 230 (formerly ENG 229)
Credits: 3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: Desktop Publishing I or permission of the instructor
Grading System: A (94-100), A-(90-93),B+(87-89), B (83--86), B-(80-82),C+(77-79),C
(73-76), C-(70-72), D+ (67-69), D(63-66), F (below 63).
Course Description and Rationale
Adobe Photoshop cs, including ImageReady is the focus of this course which
will provide the student with a foundation in image manipulation and graphic
design with an emphasis on the web. Layer effects; image adjustment; blending
modes; nested palettes of selection, painting, and correction tools will
be addressed. Students will also practice the design principles of repetition,
proximity, alignment, and contrast. Storyboarding and slicing in Photoshop
and ImageReady will be included.
General Course Goals
At the completion of the semester, students should be able to use Photoshop
to design images and documents using the following principles: Proximity,
Contrast, Alignment, Repetition
The required skills include but are not limited to the following:
1. Resize headshots - all sized the same.
2. Use blending modes
3. Work with multiple layers
4. Adapt color for the web
5. Design and prepare multii-image works- collages
6. Work with masks
7. Create clipping paths
8. Work with color in the context of commercial printing
9. Use image filters
10. Apply two color filters
11. Work with multiple graphic formats
12. Create gradients
13. Use pen tool techniques
14. Use advanced photo correction techniques
15. Combine Illustrator graphics and Photoshop images
16. Slice images for the web
17. Set up a monitor for color management
18. Create an animated image
19. Optimize images for the web.
Instructional Modes
Hands-on computer instruction, individual and group work..
Instructional Materials
Adobe Photoshop cs Classroom in a Book
Weinman, Photoshop cs Visual QuickStart, Peachpit Press, Berkeley: 2002.
Course Skills and Class Assignments
See schedule of Course Skills and Class Assignments.
College Withdrawal Policy
A student who finds it necessary to discontinue a course once class has
met must provide written notice to the Registrar. Withdrawal forms are
available at the Registrar’s office on campus and the Three Rivers
ofiIce at the Subase. Nonpunitive “W” grades are assigned
to any withdrawal requested before the various unrestricted withdrawal
deadlines listed in the calendars published in front of each session’s
course listings. Withdrawal requests received after these deadlines must
bear instructor signatures indicating the student was maintaining at least
a C- average at the time of withdrawal. No withdrawals are permitted after
the last class preceding the final exam.
Disabled Students and Learning Disabilities Support
Students who have learning disabilities or physical conditions which may
be limiting are urged to identify themselves to the director and counselors
in the Student Development Center. The College depends on students to
identify their specific difficulty to the College’s counselors or
tutoring center staff in order to provide services through community agencies
in our locale and available support services on campus.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on the basis of 10 assignments, work in class,
and attendance.
Students who cut more than 3 classes will have their grade reduced for
each absence beyond 3, regardless of the reason for the absence.
Students will be expected to work on their assignments in the computer
lab during hours when class is not in session.
Cellular phones and beepers
Cellular phones and beepers are allowed in class only if they are turned
off or turned to a silent mode. Under no circumstances are phones to be
answered in class. When there are extenuating circumstances that require
that a student be available by phone or beeper, the student should speak
to the instructor prior to class, so that together they can arrive at
an agreement.
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