syllabus

5 hours – ý Credit Hours

Clock Hours

This course will deal with digital design strategies targeted for
specific markets. Initial concepts to finished production targeting
specific types of graphics used in personal, corporate, and small
businesses will be developed. Digital usage of graphic file formats,
designs, overviews of copyright and trademark policies for digital
artwork, as well as an overview of e-commerce will be incorporated into
finished layouts for Internet graphics.

Lecture, Book, and hands-on computer work and teacher presentations

Student performance will be evaluated based upon the following
criteria. Attendance alone will not be included as a percentage of the
grade, but participation may be included as a grade requirement.

Class Participation 20%

Projects 60%

Quizzes 20%

GRADE SCALE

100 – 90 = A

89 – 80 = B

79 – 70 = C

69 – 60 = D

00 – 59 = F

Research for design content.

In a typical graphics work environment deadlines are imperative. As
much as possible the classroom should mimic the workplace; therefore due
dates are considered deadlines. At work you would probably lose a client,
if not your job if you miss a deadline.

However, as this is an institution for learning, we
will under certain circumstances accept late work. These are some
general guidelines regarding the collection of late work.

1. Class Participation cannot be made up.

2. Assignments will not be accepted after three
weeks, or the last day of class – which ever is first, from the due
date regardless of reason. Late assignments are penalized by 10% being
taken off before grade (also know as "off the top") for each
class meeting time that it is late.

3. Some assignments, at instructor’s discretion,
may not be allowed to be made up at all regardless of the absence
being excused or unexcused.

4. An assignment is considered late if the
instructor does not receive it when the instructor calls it for. The
time that the instructor calls for it is left up to the discretion of
the instructor.

5. Assignments are considered two and more sessions
late at their respective time when in the subsequent classes the
instructor calls for any assignments and they are not received.

Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonest includes,
but is not limited to: cheating, helping others cheat, copying work, and
plagiarism. Those caught under the rules of Academic Dishonesty will be
punished. Minimum punishment guidelines are found in the Student Handbook.
For this class, first offence of any magnitude results in a negative 100%
for the grade on which the assignment that was affected. Second offence
results in a meeting with the Dean for punishment indicative of the
Student Handbook, which can include dismissal from the school.

Professional Behavior: As students, training to become
professionals, you should attempt to "carry" yourself as such.
View each person as a potential client/boss whom you would like to
impress. In as such, proper language should be used at all times, as
should proper respect to all individuals involved. This includes arriving
at class on time and to use the time thoughtfully and wisely not only for
yourself, but for those around you as well.