12/27/2024 4:03:47 AM	APGR 51 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  APGR 51	Title:  COMPUTER DESIGN
Full Title:  Computer Related Design Basics and Application
Last Reviewed:11/24/2003

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.50	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.50	Lab Scheduled	2.00		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	35.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 140.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course provides the graphic design student with introductory history, information, skills, and material relevant to basic graphic design communication.  The basic principles of design and specific problem solving skills are applied for production on the computer.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in APGR 52A ( or APGR 91)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A preliminary course with focus on the history, basic prinicples of graphic design communication and visual problem solving to enable the student in producing producing projects on the computer.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in APGR 52A ( or APGR 91)
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:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Spring 2011
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The students will:

1.  interpret and comprehend the history of graphic design communication

as it relates to the contemporary and current design field.

2.  discern the basic principles of design as they refer to the field of

graphic communication.

3.  demonstrate skills in exercising design principles as they relate to

visual and conceptual problem solving/creativity.

4.  produce assignments and projects which contribute to the realization

of relevant design basics as applied to the computer.

Topics and Scope

1.  Receive information describing the history of Graphic Design and

Visual Communication.

2.  Understand Intellectual/Socially Relevant Communication.

3.  Investigate Current Design and Visual Communication.

4.  Learn the Basic Principles of Design.

5.  Discern through continual examples, the Basics of Successful Design.

6.  Understand Traditional Design Terms/Methodology and Tools.

7.  Realize Computer Capabilities.

8.  Integrate Traditional and Digital Applications.

9.  Develop use of Typography as a Superior Medium.

10. Study and employ the design of Logos/Trademarks.

11. Understand and utilize the Design Format as it relates to specific

purposes: business systems, signage, retail advertising, brochures,

reports.

12. Attend guest lectures on the topics of Professional Design,

Production, Layout, Lettering, Printing, Paper and Materials.

13. Understand the Applications to Camera-ready Artwork.

14. Review the relevance of the History of Graphic Design and Visual

Communication.

15. Investigate Intellectual/Socially Relevant Communication.

16. Explore Current Design and Visual Communication.

17. Review Basic Principles of Design.

18. Discern Successful Design.

19. Understand Computer Capabilities.

20. Integrate Traditional and Digital Applications.

21. Apply Typography as a Superior Medium.

22. Design projects and assignments.

23. Develop creative, conceptual, problem solving visual skills.

24. Create comprehensive artwork.

25. Apply designs to computer output.

Assignments:

1.  Using examples from the history of design, students apply visual/

intellectual relevance to contemporary applications.

2.  Utilize black and white format to visually describe Principles of

Design.

3.  Contrast inaccurate to successful design by contributing weekly

examples of each.

4.  Develop identity/logo for fictitious non-profit organization.

5.  Design and Apply logo for business system design format in

comprehensive format.

6.  Redesign unsuccessful retail ad.

7.  Create hand rendered successful typographic example with principles of

letter and word spacing, leading, line length, contrast/texture.

8.  Develop design format explicitly designating emphasis/focal point.

9.  Utilizing the Gestalt Theory, develop a cohesive design format,

utilizing all principles of design in unison.

10. Design of familiar nursery rhyme.

11. Design and produce two-color contemporary wedding announcement,

untilizing current typography, format, and message.

12. Design and produce black and white flyer utilizing figure/ground

relationship emphasizing typography.

13. Design and produce two-color identity/logo for fictitious non-profit

organization.

14. Design, produce and apply logo to business system design format as

comprehensive artwork.

15. Production of redesign of unsuccessful retail ad.

16. Design and produce the front page of a newsletter with logo masthead,

emphasizing text to include successful letter and word spacing, leading,

line length, contrast/texture.

17. Design and produce a one-color magazine advertisement to explicitly

designate emphasis/focal point.

18. Utilizing the Gestalt Theory, develop a self promotional design piece

utilizing all principles of design in unison.

Exams:

1.  Principles of Design.

2.  Computer generated two-color brochure.

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.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 40%
Homework problems, Field work, Lab reports, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 25%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 25%
Participation in Class

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Class Syllabus

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