5/1/2024 11:21:56 AM	CIS 73.41C Course Outline as of Spring 2007	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CIS 73.41C	Title:  ADOBE WORKFLOW PROJECTS
Full Title:  Adobe Workflow Projects
Last Reviewed:8/28/2017

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	3.50			Contact DHR	61.25
		Contact Total	5.50			Contact Total	96.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 166.25

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  39 - Total 2 Times
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Catalog Description:

An advanced study of workflow techniques based on Adobe InDesign projects. Using all programs in the Adobe Creative Suite, the entire cycle of document production, management, and review will be explored.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CS 72.11B ( or CIS 73.41B)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An advanced study of workflow techniques based on Adobe InDesign projects. Using all programs in the Adobe Creative Suite, the entire cycle of document production, management, and review will be explored.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CS 72.11B ( or CIS 73.41B)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times

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:	Spring 2007	Inactive:	Fall 2020
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:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able

to:

1. Design the elements of an Adobe workflow

2. Manage a standard workflow project using Adobe Bridge

3. Control a project of versions and alternates using Adobe Bridge

4. Manage and install OpenType fonts

5. Prepare Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop assets for integration into

InDesign

6. Coordinate resources from imported documents from Microsoft Office and

other applications

7. Design and create an interactive PDF (Portable Document Format)slidesho

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8. Design and create interactive PDFs

   with hyperlinks and navigation

9. Design and create an InDesign document for printed output using

different PDF print standards

10. Set up and manage an Acrobat review cycle to complete an InDesign

project

11. Administer and track text edits using InCopy

12. Apply the concepts of repurposing data and design an XML-based

(eXtensible Markup Language) exchange using InDesign documents

13. Convert an InDesign document into a web page

14. Prepare and compress an InDesign package for electronic transfer

15. Explore new Adobe technology to enhance workflow efficiency

   Students repeating Adobe Workflow Projects will be able to:

16. Demonstrate greater skill in designing and creating more complex

   interactive PDF's with hyperlinks and navigation

17. Design and create complex and sophisticated InDesign documents

   for print and web, using current PDF standards

Topics and Scope

1. Defining the workflow

2. Installing OpenType fonts

3. Working with Adobe Bridge

   a. Creating a project using Bridge assets

   b. Managing a project using Version Cue

   c. Understanding and applying color management

   d. Snippets

4. Plug-ins and scripts

5. Integrating graphic assets

   a. Photoshop tips and tricks

   b. Illustrator tips and tricks

   c. Layers

   d. Metadata

   e. Transparency and blending modes

6. Creating interactive Portable Document Format (PDFs) using InDesign

   a. Bookmarks

   b. Hyperlinks

   c. Buttons and rollovers

   d. Movies and sounds

7. Working with text

   a. Microsoft Office compatibility

   b. Tables and tabs

   c. Managing text edits with InCopy

   d. Tagged text

8. Working with Acrobat

   a. PDF review cycle

   b. Creating forms

   c. Slide shows

   d. PDF Presets

9. Repurposing documents and data

   a. XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

   b. Live objects

   c. Smart objects

10. Other export options for the InDesign document

   a. Preparing for the web

   b. EPS (Encapsulated Post Script) and JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts

   Group)

   c. InDesign Interchange

   d. Preparing a document for mobile devices

11. Managing and submitting documents for print

12. New Adobe technology to enhance workflow efficiency

Students repeating Adobe Workflow Projects will:

13. Create different documents each semester, building on their

   skill level and employing the unique features of new versions of

   the software.

Assignments:

1. Design an InDesign workflow involving Illustrator,

Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat

2. Create an InDesign brochure and prepare it for 6 different PDF output

scenarios

3. Create 2 versions and 1 alternate of an InDesign document

4. Create an interactive PDF from a 3-5 page InDesign report that includes

bookmarks, hyperlinks, buttons, rollovers, movies and sounds

5. Create an Acrobat PDF form based from InDesign with imported Word

tables

6. Using XML, share a magazine article between two InDesign documents

7. Create a 1-page InDesign newsletter and then transfer its contents to a

web page

8. Produce a multi-program integrated project and share data using Adobe

Bridge snippets metadata

9. Produce a multi-program integrated project and use color management to

print consistent color in all programs

10. Create a 3-5 page catalog with imported tagged text and automatically

applied text styles

11. Work with a fictitious client to complete the editing of an InDesign

source document by setting up and participating in an Acrobat review

cycle

12. Create a custom workflow project using four Adobe programs and present

a flowchart of its development using an Acrobat slideshow

13. Take examinations, including at least two tests and a final exam

14. The projects created by students repeating the Adobe Workflow Projects

course will be held to higher standards. The repeating student must

complete more complex documents and demonstrate facility with new

features of the software.

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 30 - 60%
Homework problems, Lab work to specifications
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 25 - 50%
Advanced project done on the computer
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion, Short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Adobe Creative Team 2006 Adobe Creative Suite 2 Classroom in a

Book

Adobe Press

Sandee Cohen and Steve Werner 2006 Real World Adobe Creative Suite 2

Adobe Press

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