Students will learn the basics of color and design associated with print
materials as well as copyright basics. Students will acquire fundamental
skills in image creation and management procedures and enhancement techniques
using the Adobe CS3 Suite. Each of the following will be presented in one of
three nine-week periods: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe
InDesign. In the fourth nine-weeks of this course students will complete "live
work" projects as well as learn more techniques and apply them to a major
project. If desired, at this time student may also choose to concentrate on
the Adobe application of their choice. The organization and
delivery of instruction in this course will adhere to the model as developed
by the Business and Information Technology Education (BITE) division of the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Further, use of the 21st
Century Classroom Learning Laboratories will ensure active teaching and
learning.
Successful completion of
this course will allow the student to transfer toFrancis Tuttle Technology
Center and apply coursework to the Career Majors of Desktop Publisher/Graphic
Designer, Multimedia Production Assistant, Multimedia Producer, or Animator
within the Information Technology Cluster of Interactive Media. Successful
completion is determined by 85% course grade and mastery of the Career Tech
BrainBench required test(s): Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.