Section: AA and BA
Time: Monday and Wednesday 8:00 -9:30am and 9:30-11am

Instructor Information:

Prerequisites: GRDSN 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105 or permission of instructor 

Concurrent Enrollment: GRDSN 112, 113, 114 and 115 or permission of instructor 

Course Description: This course expands on the fundamentals of design, visual communication and conceptualization introduced in GRDSN 101. Students demonstrate skills at a higher level of performance. In addition to typography, color and composition, students are engaged in problem solving and critical thinking activities in order to solve fundamental design problems. Students apply learned skills to the completion of more complex projects in GRDSN 113. 

Required Textbooks: Graphic Design Solutions by Robin Landa
 

Activities : Activities include lectures, demonstrations, self-paced tutorial work, and studio exercises. 

The Projects are:
 

Note: This information is tentative and may be changed as the course proceeds.
 
 

Grading / Attendance Policy:

If you have completed the criteria and competency listing on any given project you will receive a 3.0. If you do not meet these industry standards you will receive an “I” for incomplete. 

Final to Client*: Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final project is due. 

To obtain a 4.0 you must exceed expectations in either work ethic, artistic ability, production skills, writing skills, computer skills, people skills or idea development. 

Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows: 

Process Course: More than 4 absences = 0.0 grade point 

If you are absent you must make up the work by: a) collecting the class notes, b) doing any missed work and c) coordinating with your instructor. Any work you do not make up due to your absence will lower your grade one full grade (Ex: 3.0 turns into a 2.0).

Two late attendance's or two early departures equal one absence. Working on projects for another class during class time will result in absence. 

Be prepared: Bring your disks, sketches, ideas, pictures to scan, research, and textbooks to class. You need to create a binder that contains your class handouts, competency listings and sign off sheets. This should be with you at all times. It is recommended that you get extra ZIP disks to make multiple backups of your work. ZIP disks do fail. 

Note: All courses are in sequence. If you receive a failing grade in any course, you may have to come back the following year to complete the SFCC Graphic Design or Web Degree. 

Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account at home, you can sign up for free email at:

http://mail.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com

You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for "chat" or general web surfing.
 

Note: This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and appropriate changes may be made by the faculty. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.