GRDSN 122: Design Technology III

Course Syllabus
Instructor Info: Section AA/ BA

Course Description: This course is a survey of design technology as it applies to the production of design work in print, web and multimedia. Emphasis is on file construction, file formats and software used in 2-D, 3-D and animated graphics. Students are introduced to the Postscript imaging process and HTML as well as web and multimedia authoring software. Students learn software skills necessary to complete projects in GRDSN 123.

Prerequisites: GRDSN 111, 112, 113, 114 or permission of instructor

Concurrent Enrollment: GRDSN 121, 123 and 124 or permission of instructor

Activities:
Activities include lectures, demonstrations, self-paced tutorial work, and studio exercises. Projects include, but are not limited to:

Required Textbooks

• Illustrator CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual Quickstart Guide Series)
• Photoshop CS3 (Visual Quickstart Guide Series)

At the Completion of the course the student will be able to:
Produce a designated list of completed competencies that are included with each project.

Grading

This is a course that requires a lot of thinking. 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 “Inc” for incomplete. Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final due date to receive a passing grade.

Projects completed after the 5 lab days will receive a 0.0 and will be averaged into the overall grade for the course. All projects need to be completed otherwise student receives a 0.0 for the course. At least one project must meet the deadlines or student receives a 0.0 for the course. To move toward 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: 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. All exercises must be completed by the end of the quarter. Two late attendances or two early departures equal one absence. Working on projects for another class during class time will result in an absence.

Cell phones must be turned off in the classroom.

Be prepared: Bring your paper, pencils, pens, flash drives, 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 sheet This should be with you at all times. It is recommended that you get extra storage media to make multiple backups of your work.

Communication: Student Communication: Email is required for this course. If a student does not have access to an email account at home, they can use the lab and sign up for free email at http://www.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. Email is checked by the faculty Monday thru Friday. Please allow 24 hours for your instructor to reply to your email.