Art 195 Intro to Digital Media Arts Syllabus 

To view and download the Course Syllabus: Syllabus_Pastrana_V1.pdf

Meet Your Instructor: welcome to art 195.mp4

Course Description:  Introduction to digital media arts for artists, photographers, Web designers, programmers, and animation artists.  Includes an overview of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, digital graphics terminology, careers, market applications, and design components.  Work in computer lab with scanners, printers, CD ROM’s and the Web.

Textbook/Materials/Software Information: 

• Text: No text is required for this course.
• Materials: Suggested (not required) headphones and hard drive.
• Software requirements: Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Acrobat Pro & Gmail Account with Google Drive.

General Information 

Philosophy & Format:

This is a lecture, lab, discussion, and project course.  Education involves the process of learning skills, gaining knowledge and internalizing these skills and knowledge’s in order to apply them to individual unique situations.  The ability to use these skills and knowledge is influenced by the individual effort of the student, interaction with other members of the class, applying this knowledge in appropriate situations and by interaction with the instructors facilitating this process.  The knowledge and skills gained is also influenced by the diversity of backgrounds, knowledge levels, and experiences of students in this class.  All students will contribute actively to their own learning by reading materials, participating in small or large group discussions and activities, sharing examples, providing and refuting principles, engaging in mutual dialogue and learning through discovery.  The instructor’s primary role is to facilitate students’ thinking and learning by providing information and utilizing approaches that encourages such opportunities.

 Student Learning Outcomes

Students will learn terminology and techniques in digital design for the following programs: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, & Adobe InDesign.  Students will be able to apply terminology and digital design techniques in discussions, exercises and projects. 

 Grades and Assignments

The class will have 4 projects worth 150 points each and a participation grade worth 250 points. Other assignments and assessments will consist of Quizzes, Exams, Exercises, & Discussions.

Students that miss four or more classes will earn a zero in participation.

(A) 90% - 100% (B) 80%-89% (C) 70%-79% (D) 60-69% (F) <60