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May 21, 2024
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MACA 1055 - Digital Layout: Adobe Credit Hours: 4.00 Prerequisites: None
(3 credit hrs prior to Fall 2005)
Design and layout problems using the software applications Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat. Students will utilize contemporary design fundamentals to create a variety of single and multi-page publications in black and white, spot and process color.
Contact Hours: 6
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to generate work on a computer.
Objectives:
- Practice using networks and servers.
- Examine the basic operating system and items in the system folder.
- Output to various imaging devices.
- Practice using different storage options.
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to practice methods to solve problems, approach them systematically, and explore solutions.
Objectives:
- Navigate through a digital document.
- Change application defaults that affect documents created in a computer application.
- Demonstrate how a page layout program can be used to combine text and graphics.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create digital page layouts.
Objectives:
- Use the tools needed to create and modify text in a digital document.
- Place and modify graphic images in a digital document.
- Classify typefaces.
Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and demonstrate professional work habits.
Objectives:
- Follow written and verbal instructions.
- Adhere to deadlines and participate in presentations.
- Spell-check, proofread, preflight, package for output for a commercial printer, and prepare projects properly for presentation.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Create and format a digital document using Adobe InDesign
- Format text, place graphics, create color swatches, preflight, package for output
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a digital document using Adobe InDesign
- Typographic principles, strokes/fill, tabs
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Alignment, bleed, paragraph/character style sheets
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Text wrap, link text frames, scaling graphics
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Mid-term project utilizing all skills learned
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Layers, format text, gradients, color space, master pages
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Research, brainstorming, composition using a grid system, multiple page document
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
- Create and format a document using Adobe InDesign
- Final project utilizing all skills learned
- Use professional problem solving techniques
- Demonstrate professional work habits
Primary Faculty Mellebrand, Kristine Secondary Faculty Sarcona, Shaun Associate Dean Hinrichsen, Timothy Dean Hutchison, Donald
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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