Instructor: Jim Greene
Home Phone: 215-332-9032
E-Mail Address: [email protected] or [email protected]
Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/jimgreene2 with link to Discussion Page
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will focus on Desktop Publishing application software. The course will focus on experiences that familiarize students with page layout and graphic arts applications and personal productivity uses of microcomputers. Page Layout, graphic tools and communications will be analyzed in terms of their application to business and education. Microsoft Office software package will be used for this class. Students will be given the opportunity to learn and explore Aldus Pagemaker, Corel Draw, Microsoft Publisher, and other software packages when available.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Grading
Your grade for this course will be determined by how completely and professionally you fulfill the specific criteria of each assignment. A grade of "A" represents a consistently high level of thinking and communicating (both written and oral), demonstrating a clear, concise, well organized operational definition of thinking, and a professional and appropriate plan for integrating thinking into each of the project's activity. It also presupposes that your class participation was valuable. A grade of A-, which is the next highest possible grade, indicates that, while your work was mostly high quality, one or more assignments did not meet the standards for A work. A grade of B+ indicates that your work is very solid, but does not provide new insights beyond what we have discussed in class. A grade of B indicates that the bulk of your work, while acceptable, did not meet the standards for A work. A grade of C or below indicates passable or marginal work.
I expect you to attend every class, but I am aware that sometimes you must be absent. I am always available to negotiate the situation. It is your responsibility, if you must be absent, to notify me and explain why. (My e-mail address is in this syllabus.) If you do so I will be happy to help you catch up. Any assignments will be due at the next class. If you choose not to notify me, your absence is your problem and will be considered when I evaluate your class participation. If you are responsible for presenting a project in class, be sure to be in class. Incompletes are given for unexpected illness or some dire circumstance that makes it impossible to complete the course work on time. Should you have such a situation it is your responsibility to notify me, and then the Registrar. Otherwise all work is due when assigned.
Tests and Grades
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Attendance/Class Participation (including In-class projects) |
20 points |
94-100 A |
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Resume/Qualifications Report |
20 points |
90-94 A - |
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Advertising Project |
20 points |
86-89 B |
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Journal |
20 points |
83-85 B |
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Newsletter Project and presentation |
20 points |
80-82 B- |
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76-79 C+ |
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73-75 C |
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70-72 C- |
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63-69 D |
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Students are expected to perform according to a code of academic honesty that prohibits cheating on tests, papers and projects, and plagiarizing the work of others. Plagiarism from published sources or from other student’s work, copying or otherwise cheating on exams, papers or projects is not acceptable.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Advertising Project
Design a series of advertisements that will allow you to market a product or service. This can be used for personal or professional use. The product or service will be from your areas of interest. It should include at least three different types of advertising promotional material.
Resume and Personal Qualifications Sheet Project
Design a series of Biographical materials which would help you get the position of your choice with the company with which you would like to work
Newsletter/Presentation Project
Create a four-page newsletter that demonstrates your knowledge of Desktop Publishing packages and newsletter design.
The presentation should last approx. 15 minutes and you will be required to answer questions on both the content of the material and the creation of the presentation.
Learning Journal
Two, 100 word, journal entries are required each week. Please put the most recent entries above other entries. Use the Insert-Date and Time feature. The journal entries should explain the learning process you are experiencing in this class, the reading assignments, and the assigned projects. Tell your audience what you are learning and, more importantly, your reaction to what you are learning. Include the questions that you have, and the challenges you are experiencing in this class. Print the journal and include an electronic copy (saved as Rich Text Format) on your floppy disk. This Journal, in its final form, should be submitted as a booklet, using the Desktop Publishing concepts that were covered in this class.
All work from the above projects should be turned in on paper and also on disk. Please label each disk with your name and the name of the project. No work will be accepted after the last scheduled class.
Reading Assignments from Text:
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Week 1 |
Chapter 1 - 2 |
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Week 2 |
Chapter 3 - 9 |
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Week 3 |
Chapter 10 - 11 |
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Week 4 |
Chapter 12 - 13 |
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Week 5 |
Chapter 14 - 16 |
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Week 6 |
Newsletters |
No assignments will be accepted after the last scheduled class meeting.
Class Notes: