page 1Fall 2012 COM 1230 Digital Imaging Icom 1230 Digital Imaging I (beginning Adobe Photoshop®) SyllabusTime and Credit HoursCredit Hours: 3 COM 1230InstructorOffice Phone: Office: Email: PrerequisitesThis course is appropriate for those who are familiar with the personal com-puter and Windows or Macintosh. No previous knowledge of Photoshop is required; however, knowledge of graphics is recommended.Course DescriptionAn introduction to basic digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop®. Topics include navigation of the interface, the tools, using layers, adjustment layers, layer styles, filters, creating and manipulating selections, masking principles, cropping, image size and resolution, and image compositing of raster images.Required MaterialsHomework• Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6 by Richard Harrington ISBN-10: 0321834623 • 3-Ring Binder (2” inch minimum depth) with inside pockets to hold hand-outs and exercises.Outside homework is assigned that requires a computer and Photoshop CS5/CS6. The labs are equipped with CS6 Extended. Owning Photoshop is a requirement for this course. You must have the software with two weeks of the beginning of the course.Notice of Right to Retain Student WorkThe Visual Communications program reserves the right to retain certain selected examples of student work for teaching purposes, promotional purposes, and as a part of its permanent collection.It is the student’s responsibility to check NSOnline and MyNSCC email on a regular basis. These are the official communication channels between the college and students. Students are responsible for the information commu-nicated through those channels. NSOnline contains specific course information and MyNSCC contains information important for other purposes.page 2Fall 2012 COM 1230 Digital Imaging ICourse OutcomesCourse CompetenciesUpon successful completion of this course, students will:• Navigate the Photoshop interface with basic keyboard shortcuts and prop-erly identify the standard icons of the interface, tools, palettes and explain their function.• Apply knowledge of selection techniques, layer masking, and layer control to execute a montage.• Creatively apply knowledge of adjustment layers, layer control, and filters to produce derivative imagery.• Apply basic knowledge of exposure correction and image repair to a set of images.• Given specific parameters of size, color mode, file format, and resolution, execute a multi-layered advertisement that includes the use of type. In addition, the following list of competencies is intended to reinforce the course outcomes.• Without notes or other materials, demonstrate proficiency on the MAC basic skills checklist.• With notes or other materials, categorize the differences between raster and vector images and identify examples of raster and vector illustrations.• Without notes or other materials, identify icons of the interface including specific tools, palettes, and menus.• Without notes or other materials, locate and open specified images from the hard drive or server using Bridge.• Without notes or other materials, utilize free Internet utilities to upload specified class files.• Without notes or other materials, draw a simple illustration using various brushes and selection tools and apply color to the illustration.• Without notes or other materials, create, rearrange, delete, organize, dupli-cate, name, and link layers when executing a multi–layered class project with specific parameters.com 1230 Digital Imaging I (beginning Adobe Photoshop®) Syllabuspage 3Fall 2012 COM 1230 Digital Imaging ICourse Competencies• Without notes or other materials, demonstrate resizing an image for print and email purposes.• Without notes or other materials, calculate the resolution requirements for different output devices.• Without notes or other materials, determine the different color modes and file formats required for specific jobs.• Given specific images and without using notes, demonstrate how to select parts of images using various selection tools.• Given specific images and without using notes, create and manipulate simple layer masks according to specific parameters.• Given specific images and without using notes, execute a simple multi-image collage utilizing selections and layer masks.• Given specific images and without using notes, demonstrate the ability to save Photoshop master files in a variety of file formats and to different file destinations.• Given a specific image, execute simple repair and touchup on an image, using the Spot Healing Brush and Patch tools.• Given a specific image, demonstrate the use of the Crop tool.• Given a specific image, demonstrate how to straighten a crooked image.• Given a specific image, demonstrate the use of Levels to correct the tonal exposure of an image.• With notes or other materials, produce deriative imagery with creative use of adjustment layers and filters.• Without notes or other materials, create and perform basic type manipulation.• With notes or other materials, create and perform advanced type manipulation.• Without notes or other materials, recall and identify 20 keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity.• Without notes and without instructor’s assistance, execute a promotional piece given specific parameters.• The above outcomes designated by asterik support the general edu-cation outcomes as well as the following.• Given certain course assignments especially the content videos, students will use and adapt current technologies to complete the assignments.• Students will locate, evaluate and use multiple sources of information to find additional sources of tutorials and information on Photoshop.com 1230 Digital Imaging I (beginning Adobe Photoshop®) Syllabus****page 4Fall 2012 COM 1230 Digital Imaging IGradingGrades are determined by completion and quality of weekly assignments, quizzes, projects, midterm and final. All work must be submitted on time.Grading Scale93-100 A Weekly Assignments 20%85-92 B Quizzes 20%75–84 C MidTerm/Hands On 20%Below 75 F Projects (3) 30% Final Exam 10%Testing Policy• All quizzes can be taken online, and they will be graded instantly.There are two scheduled exams; a Midterm and a Final. You must take your exams during the scheduled week or receive a zero. You must take the mid-term and final exams at the