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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
CS 72.11B | Title:
ADOBE INDESIGN 2 |
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Full Title:
Adobe InDesign 2 |
Last Reviewed:8/28/2017 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 3.50 | | Contact DHR | 61.25 |
| Contact Total | 6.50 | | Contact Total | 113.75 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 218.75 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
33 - 3 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CIS 73.41B
Catalog Description:
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Further study of the principles and applications of desktop publishing using Adobe InDesign. Advanced techniques in layout, text formatting, and frames are applied to books, tables, booklets, and Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CS 72.1A ( or CS 72.11A or CIS 73.41A)
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Further study of the principles and applications of desktop publishing using Adobe InDesign. Advanced techniques in layout, text formatting, and frames are applied to books, tables, booklets and Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CS 72.1A ( or CS 72.11A or CIS 73.41A)
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:33 - 3 Enrollments Total
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2003 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Create the structure of a document using grids, multiple master pages,
sections, and layers
2. Manage the composition of text using formatting palettes, paragraph,
and character styles
3. Create and edit paths
4. Apply OpenType font enhancements and design glyph sets
5. Identify key elements of color management theory
6. Create and format compound paths, clipping paths, tables, anchored
objects and nested frames
7. Evaluate and determine appropriate method and file format for
importing graphics
8. Evaluate and select the appropriate PDF (portable document format)
for exporting an InDesign document
9. Design different types of documents, including templates, books, and
booklets
10. Customize InDesign and set custom defaults
Students repeating Adobe InDesign2 will be able to:
11. Demonstrate greater skill in designing and creating more complex
documents using advanced styles, multiple master pages, and
advanced formatting techniques
Topics and Scope
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1. Layout techniques
a. Spreads
b. Baseline and document grids
c. Multiple master pages
d. Section formatting
e. Layers
2. Working with text
a. Text composition engines
b. Text wrapping around vector objects and clipping paths
c. Advanced paragraph and character styles
d. OpenType fonts and glyph sets
3. Path creation and editing
a. Direction Selection vs. Selection tools
b. Pen tool
c. Scissors tool
d. Stroke palette
e. Compound paths
f. Creating objects from type
4. Complex objects
a. Nested frames
b. Clipping paths
c. Object styles
d. Anchored objects
5. Document creation
a. PDF presets
b. Intro to electronic documents
c. Creating and using templates
d. Books with index and table of contents
e. Booklets
f. Data merge
6. Document management
a. Managing links and Bridge assets
b. Working with Photoshop and Illustrator graphics
c. Document recovery
d. Tables
e. Intro to color management theory
f. Working with multiple open documents
g. Preparing a document for professional printing
7. Other topics
a. Customizing InDesign preferences and plug-ins
b. Object libraries and snippets
c. Applying scripts
8. Students repeating Adobe InDesign2 will create different projects each
semester building on their skill level, employing the unique features
of new versions of the software or applying more advanced application
of the existing software
Assignments:
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1. Read from text weekly.
2. Redesign a 1-page flyer and apply advanced paragraph and formatting
techniques to fit the text to specified area of the page
3. Prepare a project proposal using OpenType fonts and glyph sets
4. Edit and clean up improperly created text for placement into a
multiple page information piece
5. Prepare and format a table which will be enhanced with a PDF form
6. Design and create the imposition of a folded booklet
7. Build a series of documents based on repetitive data
8. Analyze and design the structure of a template, including the use
of placeholders, master pages, and layers
9. Design and create a multiple chapter project based on a template
10. Generate an automatic table of contents and index for a book of
multiple chapters
11. Take examinations, include at least two tests and a final exam
12. The book created by students repeating Adobe InDesign 2 will be held
to higher standards, including the use of nested styles, multiple
master pages, and an index with nested entries and cross-references
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 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 30 - 50% |
Advanced project done on computer | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 10 - 30% |
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion | |
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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1. "Adobe InDesign CS2 Classroom in a Book," by Adobe Creative Team -
Adobe Press 2005
2. "Real World Adobe InDesign CS2," by Kvern & Blatner - Peachpit
Press 2006
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