Seward County Community College/Area Technical School
Course Syllabus

1. TITLE OF COURSE: CSK1701 - Desktop Publishing Basics
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to teach students the basics of creating professional-quality business publications for print—advertisements, brochures, newsletters, business cards, etc. Students should know the basics of using a computer. For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
3. PROGRAM AND/OR DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: The CIS Program will provide superior learning opportunities in the area of information technology, utilizing state-of-the-art technology, for both CIS majors and non CIS majors to enable all students to achieve their career and/or educational goals.
4. TEXTBOOK AND MATERIALS:
   • Textbook selected when course is offered.
5. SCCC/ATS OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate the ability to do the following SCCC/ATS Outcomes:
   • Outcome #1 – Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained to real life situations.
   • Outcome # 5 – Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
   • Outcome # 6 - Utilize current technology relevant to their respective disciplines.
   • Outcome #9 – Exhibit workplace skills that include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honesty, positive attitude, judgment, and responsibility.
6. COURSE OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the Desktop Publishing Basics course with 80% or higher mastery of course competencies, the student should be able to:
   • Apply basic design building block to any of the popular desktop publishing and page layout programs
   • Choose the right typeface and type size for headlines, subheads, body copy, and captions
   • Effectively use color in publications
7. COURSE OUTLINE:
   • Planning, Page Layout, and Type
   • Adding Visuals
   • Adding Color and Getting it Printed
   • One Hundred Design Tips
8. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
   • Instructors will enforce the Academic Honor Code & Cheating Policy as set forth in the SCCC/ATS College Catalog. Students who fail to adhere to this policy will receive an F for the course final grade unless otherwise stated in the instructor’s course policies.
9. INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESOURCE MATERIALS:
   • Desktop Publishing Projects, Course Technology.
   • Desktop Publishing and Design for Dummies, IDG.
10. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT:
    • SCCC/ATS Outcomes #1, 5, 6, and 9 will be assessed by a variety of assignments and projects.
11. ADA STATEMENT
    • If you believe that you are entitled to special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Dean of Student Services at 620-417-1016 or visit the office located in the Hobble Academic Building.    
    
    Revised 07/14