CIS 188 - InDesign Desktop Publishing
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: CIS 130 or CIS 104
Session Cycle: FL
InDesign Desktop Publishing is a comprehensive desktop publishing course which provides instruction in the use of sophisticated page composition software. Class projects range from simple, one-page documents to multi-page documents produced with imported text and graphics. Final class projects involve the conceptualization and creation of a variety of complex publications.
Notes:
Business Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
1. Each student will be expected to Identify/Recognize:
- Components of desktop publishing
- Hardware and software requirements of desktop publishing
- Desktop publishing terminology
- Typefaces and fonts Design considerations
- Special design effects Color separations
2. Each student will be expected to Demonstrate/Practice:
- Ability to use a comprehensive page-layout software program
- Ability to design and create a variety of one-page publications
- Ability to design and create multi-page newsletters
- Ability to create and manipulate a variety of graphics
- Ability to prepare publications for a commercial printer
3. Each student will be expected to Believe/Feel/Think:
- An awareness of the role of desktop publishing in various organizations
- An awareness of good design for effective communication
- An understanding of the importance of accuracy in publishing
- An understanding of the importance of the appropriate use of standard American English in all publications
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