Course Syllabus
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Syllabus: http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/SRJC.DigitalImaging.htm
Online Outline: http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/DigImagingOutline.htm
Recommended Texts in...
Digital Imaging (general theory)
The
Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media,
Peter Lunenfeld, The MIT Press, 1999
Snap
to Grid: A User's Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures,
Peter Lunenfeld, The MIT Press, 2000
Photography:
Photography, Barbara
London, John Upton, Ken Kobre, Betsy Brill, Prentice Hall
Photography, Revised Edition, Henry Horenstein,
Russell Hart Prentice Hall
"The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers",
Scott Kelby, New Riders Publishing, 2004
www.scottkelbybooks.com
Design:
Design Writing Research Writing on Graphic Design, Elen
Lupton & Abbot
Miller Phaidon, 1996
Graphic
Design Cookbook: mix and match recipes for faster, better layouts,
Leonard Koren & R. Wippo Meckler, Chronicle Books, 1989Web
Style Guide, Patricia J. Lynch and Sarah Horton, Yale University
Press, 2001
Looking
Closer 2, Critical Writings on Graphic Design, Edited
by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller, and DK Holland,
Allworth Press, 1997
the
abc's of (symbols - triangle, square, circle) : The Bauhaus and
Design Theory,
Ellen Lupton and J. Abbott Miller, editors, 1999 *reprint.
Typography:
Texts
on Type, Critical Writings on Typography, Steven Heller
and Philip B. Meggs, Allworth Press, 2001
The Thames & Hudson Manual of Typography,
Ruari McLean, Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 1980
Great Type and Lettering Designs, David Brier,
North Light Books, 1992.
Creative Typography, Marion March, North Light
Books, 1988.
Type Design, Color, Character & Use, Michael
Beaumont, North Light Books, 1987.
The
New Typography, Jan Tschichold, University of California Press,
1995
Catalog
Description:
An introduction to the basic principles and practices of digital
production for fine art or personal use. Students will develop and
enhance their abilities in the creation of digital artworks. Course
introduces use of computer generated imagery, scanning technology,
and digital photography.
Prerequisites:
Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information:
Recommended:
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Create digital images with the computer.
2. Utilize a digital camera and the resulting images to produce digital
artwork.
3. Operate a scanner and prepare resulting images to produce digital
artwork.
4. Properly store and backup digital files.
Topics and Scope:
I. Image File formats
A. Vector
B. Raster
C. File Types and Use
II. Digital Camera and Scanner
A. Hardware Control
B. Resolution
C. Exposure
D. Basic Editing and Image Manipulation Functions
III. Computer Based Imagery
A. Basic Digital Tools Introduction
B. Resolution
C. Basic Editing and Image Manipulation Functions
IV. Transferring and storing digital artwork
A. Presenting artwork on the computer
B. Writing files to cd or dvd.
V. Critiquing Work
VI. Copyright Issues
VII. With Repeat:
A. Technological Updates
Assignments:
Assignments may include any or all of the following:
1. Create digital imagery.
2. Create composited digital images.
3. Make a presentation of digital artwork.
4. Create a backup of digital images to cd or dvd.
Methods of Evaluation:
This is a degree-applicable course, but substantial writing assignments
are not appropriate because the course primarily:
Involves skill demonstrations or problem solving
The problem-solving assignments required:
Other: Participation in individual and group critiques.
The types of skill demonstrations required:
Other: Pastel drawing assignments
The types of objective examinations used in the course:
None
Other category:
Participation and attendance.
The basis for assigning students grades in the course:
Writing assignments: 0% - 0%
Problem-solving demonstrations: 10% - 20%
Skill demonstrations: 60% - 70%
Objective examinations: 0% - 0%
Other methods of evaluation: 20% - 30%
Representative Textbooks:
STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT BUY TEXTBOOKS before checking with the SRJC
Bookstore.
These titles are representative only, and may not be the same ones used
in your class.
EVALUATION:
40%
of student grades will be based on class participation. Students
must attend class in order to effectively participate.
50%
of student grades will be based on the completion of assignments. These
assignments will not be graded for skill or content, but will be
evaluated for technical completion.
10%
of the student grade will be determined by the final portfolio presentation.
A PORTFOLIO OF COMPLETED WORK WILL
BE MAJOR BASIS FOR COURSE GRADE. OTHER
FACTORS: ATTENDANCE, EFFORT, GROWTH, AND CLASS PARTICIPATION.
Required Supplies / Equipment:
Students
are required to obtain backup media to store class example files
and work in progress.
Optional
media types are: -
100MB/250 Mb Zip disks-
CD ROM/DVD-R, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 700+MB-
Flash cards, memory sticks, etc..
An accessible email account is required. This can be accessed
through the Lab: and may be a free account like those avaiLab:le from
Hotmail, Yahoo, Freemail, Excite, etc. The instructor will
assist students in obtaining an e-mail account if necessary.
Check this e-mail account at least twice a week. General
class announcements will be reported via e-mail.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
You
are expected to attend all of every class meeting unless they have
received prior permission from the instructor.
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Anyone absent
when attendance is taken will be assumed absent from the class. If
you are late to class it is your responsibility to make sure your attendance
is acknowledged by talking to the instructor.
More than three absences will affect a student’s grade; the fourth and
each subsequent absence will drop a student’s overall grade one portion
of a letter grade (e.g. from a full B to a B-). Repeated tardiness will also
affect a student’s overall grade; every three tardies will count as equal
to one absence.
If you are intending to drop the class, please notify the instructor. You
should not assume that the instructor will automatically drop you because of
absences. If you stop attending classes and you do not drop the class,
and the instructor has not dropped you from the class; the instructor may be
required to give you a grade of F for the class.