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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
APGR 72 | Title:
PRINCIPLES SCREEN DESIGN |
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| Full Title:
Principles of Screen Design |
| Last Reviewed:2/11/2008 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 16.00 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 2.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 16.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 4.00 | | Contact Total | 32.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 1.00 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 8.00 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 32.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 72.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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An intensive course that teaches the web site development student how to create effective web sites utilizing typographic and design principles.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CS 50.11B ( or CIS 58.51B or CIS 84.42B) and Course Completion of CIS 73.31A ( or CIS 83.12A) OR Course Completion of CS 50.11B ( or CIS 58.51B or CIS 84.42B) and Course Completion of CS 70.1A ( or CS 70.11A or CIS 73.21 or CIS 73.31)
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An intensive course that teaches the web site development student how to create effective web sites utilizing typographic and design principles.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CS 50.11B ( or CIS 58.51B or CIS 84.42B) and Course Completion of CIS 73.31A ( or CIS 83.12A) OR Course Completion of CS 50.11B ( or CIS 58.51B or CIS 84.42B) and Course Completion of CS 70.1A ( or CS 70.11A or CIS 73.21 or CIS 73.31)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1999 | Inactive: | Fall 2015 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Identify, analyze, and practice at least four principles of screen
design.
2. Apply design and typographic principles to the redesign of a web page.
3. Evaluate and write critiques of existing web site designs.
4. Plan and organize web site structure and content per client criteria.
5. Develop a web site that features effective organization and navigation,
appropriate use of color, attractive graphics, and legible content.
Topics and Scope
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Systematic exploration of screen design as it relates to the graphic
design field.
Lecture Schedule:
1. Basic Design Principles: focal point, organization, eye flow,
white space, balance, unity, etc.
2. Design Techniques: contrast, repetition, alignment,
proximity.
3. Fine Art Techniques: composition, texture, movement, style,
harmony, etc.
4. Readability and typographical refinements.
5. Web color: web palettes, cross platform and browser issues,
color do's and don'ts.
6. Web navigation: ease of use, order and layout.
7. User interface: buttons, maps, interface options.
8. Graphics: formats, purpose, speed.
9. Proofing and debugging: html editors, spell check, what and
how to proof.
10. Redesign problems: improving existing layouts.
11. Design resources: locating and visiting resource sites.
12. Print and Screen design comparisons.
13. Preflighting files for uploading.
Assignments:
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Projects: (3-4 weeks each)
1. poor Site Redesign
2. design of personal web page
Assignments (1 week each)
1. finding good and bad sites
2. redesign w/Design Principles and Techniques
3. applying good Typography
4. developing Color palettes
5. determining ease of use of various web sites
6. site mock-up: storyboarding a web site
7. proofing and correcting a web site
8. compiling a list of resources
9. upload personal web page
10. 8 quizzes; 1 final exam
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 30% |
| Projects | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
50 - 80% |
| Exercises and Projects | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 30% |
| Multiple choice | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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"The Non-Designer's Web Book" by Robin Williams and John Tollett, 2nd ed.
2000.
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