Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Graphic Communications (continued)
412-213-LA
Digital Graphics 2: Adobe Illustrator
(Concentration course for Graphic Communications
students only)
In this course, students will produce vector illustrations
to be used in print media. They will become skilled at
mastering Illustrator drawing tools and techniques
including: creating paths using the pen tool, creating
shape and text objects, working with gradient mesh,
applying appearance attributes and working with layers
and transformation tools. Students will also learn how to
prepare files for use by service bureaus and printers.
Methodology: on-screen demonstrations, hands-on
exercises, content-driven projects that include research
as well as concept exploration through sketching and
tests.
4 hours/week Units: 2.00
412-214-LA
Page Layout 1: QuarkXPress
(Concentration course for Graphic Communications
students only)
QuarkXPress is used by designers, writers, typesetters,
and document producers to create professional-quality
publications ranging from print media, such as
newspapers and magazines, to on-line web sites. This
course will provide students with basic working
knowledge of QuarkXPress in the areas of typography,
page layout, and graphics manipulation. Topics covered
include an introduction to QuarkXPress, working with
text, creating and editing styles and colours, creating
tables, working with master pages and style sheets.
Student projects include designing and producing
identity kits, posters, magazines covers, and newsletters.
They will also compile a desktop publishing portfolio.
Methodology: multimedia lectures, hands-on tutorials,
performance assessments, design critiques, client based
work and theory tests.
4 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: 412-114
412-215-LA
Advertising Communication
(Concentration course for Graphic Communications
students only)
Students will be introduced to advertising concepts and
principles. They will examine the Canadian advertising
industry and understand how advertising impacts the
success of specific corporate objectives. Students will
learn how to formulate and communicate the right
message to a well-defined target audience and how to
produce an integrated communication plan.
Methodology: Multimedia lectures, videos, research
assignments, creative projects including sketching, team
projects including group presentations and theory tests.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
412-224-LA
Page Layout 1: Adobe InDesign
(Concentration course for Graphic Communications
students only)
InDesign is used by designers, writers, typesetters and
document producers to create professional-quality
publications ranging from print media, such as
newspapers and magazines, to web sites. This course will
provide students with basic working knowledge of
InDesign in the areas of typography, page layout and
graphics manipulation. Topics covered include an
introduction to InDesign, working with text, creating and
editing graphics and colours, creating tables, and working
with master pages and style sheets. Student projects
include designing and producing identity kits, posters,
magazine covers, and brochures.
Methodology: on-screen computer demonstrations,
hands-on tutorials, creative projects, and tests.
4 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: 412-114
412-311-LA
Digital Graphics III: Integration
(Concentration course for Graphic Communications
students only)
This course will give students more advanced skill levels
when manipulating two-dimensional computer graphics
in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. They will prepare
images for print and graphics for the Web. Students will
also perfect their process skills, by documenting their
research, the evolution of their concepts in sketches, and
their final comps using Adobe Acrobat Professional.
Methodology: on-screen computer demonstrations,
hands-on tutorials, creative projects and tests.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: 412-114 and 412-213