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Stu­dents learn basic ty­pog­ra­phy and page as­sem­bly tech­niques in­clud­ing el­e­ments, mea­sure­ments, fonts, set­tings and con­fig­u­ra­tions, proof-read­ing mark-ups and cor­rec­tions, al­tered file nam­ing con­ven­tions and stor­age or­ga­ni­za­tions. The course also em­pha­sizes the proper use of key­board con­trols and the re­la­tion­ship of type to page as­sem­bly. Stu­dents learn to use in­dus­try stan­dard soft­ware such as In­De­sign on the Mac­in­tosh op­er­at­ing sys­tem. In ad­di­tion there will be an em­pha­sis on stu­dent mas­tery of in­dus­try ter­mi­nol­ogy. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 cred­its

Students learn basic typography and page assembly techniques including elements, measurements, fonts, settings and configurations, proof-reading mark-ups and corrections, altered file naming conventions and storage organizations. The course also emphasizes the proper use of keyboard controls and the relationship of type to page assembly. Students learn to use industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system. In addition there will be an emphasis on student mastery of industry terminology. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 credits

Writ­ten lan­guage forms the foun­da­tion of human so­ci­ety: it al­lows us to com­mu­ni­cate with our neigh­bors and with so­ci­eties across the globe. It en­ables the shar­ing of sci­en­tific dis­cov­er­ies and it af­fords us an imag­i­na­tive and cre­ative out­let. It ranges from the lofty in­can­ta­tions of Shake­speare to the ab­bre­vi­ated lan­guage of text mes­sages. This course will give you the op­por­tu­nity to ex­pe­ri­ence dif­fer­ent kinds of aca­d­e­mic writ­ing, and to en­gage with those texts through your own writ­ten re­sponses. To­gether, we will work to dis­cover your strengths as a writer, and we’ll de­vise strate­gies to help you iden­tify and ad­dress your weak­nesses. You’ll be ex­pected to per­form a large amount of both read­ing and writ­ing, with the goal of prepar­ing you to con­tinue your aca­d­e­mic ca­reer at the col­lege level. This course in­tro­duces you to aca­d­e­mic in­quiry, re­spon­si­ble schol­ar­ship, col­le­giate re­search tech­niques, for­mal aca­d­e­mic writ­ing, and the im­por­tance of draft­ing and re­vis­ing. As you can see in the de­part­ment’s list of com­pe­ten­cies for this class, you are ex­pected to sub­mit writ­ing that is ef­fec­tively or­ga­nized, rhetor­i­cally so­phis­ti­cated, proof­read, re­vised, gram­mat­i­cally cor­rect, var­ied at the sen­tence level, and that uses a vo­cab­u­lary and lan­guage (lit­eral or fig­u­ra­tive) that is ap­pro­pri­ate to the imag­ined au­di­ence. You are also ex­pected to read chal­leng­ing texts, iden­tify the main ideas and how they are sup­ported, use re­sources like a dic­tio­nary when nec­es­sary, make in­fer­ences and sum­ma­rize. Please refer to the com­pe­ten­cies hand­out for a full ex­pla­na­tion of these goals, since they are key to our class and to each of our as­sign­ments. This course is part of a Learn­ing Com­mu­nity with ADV 1162, Raster and Vec­tor Graph­ics. Sev­eral of our writ­ing and read­ing as­sign­ments will cor­re­spond with the work you do in Pro­fes­sor Hitch­ings’s class, which meets im­me­di­ately after ours on Mon­days. As part of our work in this Learn­ing Com­mu­nity, you’ll pre­sent a poster you’ve de­signed, along with an artist’s state­ment, at the stu­dent poster ses­sion near the end of the se­mes­ter. You’ll also be­come fa­mil­iar with the Col­lege’s Open Lab and ePort­fo­lio web re­sources.

Written language forms the foundation of human society: it allows us to communicate with our neighbors and with societies across the globe. It enables the sharing of scientific discoveries and it affords us an imaginative and creative outlet. It ranges from the lofty incantations of Shakespeare to the abbreviated language of text messages. This course will give you the opportunity to experience different kinds of academic writing, and to engage with those texts through your own written responses. Together, we will work to discover your strengths as a writer, and we’ll devise strategies to help you identify and address your weaknesses. You’ll be expected to perform a large amount of both reading and writing, with the goal of preparing you to continue your academic career at the college level. This course introduces you to academic inquiry, responsible scholarship, collegiate research techniques, formal academic writing, and the importance of drafting and revising. As you can see in the department’s list of competencies for this class, you are expected to submit writing that is effectively organized, rhetorically sophisticated, proofread, revised, grammatically correct, varied at the sentence level, and that uses a vocabulary and language (literal or figurative) that is appropriate to the imagined audience. You are also expected to read challenging texts, identify the main ideas and how they are supported, use resources like a dictionary when necessary, make inferences and summarize. Please refer to the competencies handout for a full explanation of these goals, since they are key to our class and to each of our assignments. This course is part of a Learning Community with ADV 1162, Raster and Vector Graphics. Several of our writing and reading assignments will correspond with the work you do in Professor Hitchings’s class, which meets immediately after ours on Mondays. As part of our work in this Learning Community, you’ll present a poster you’ve designed, along with an artist’s statement, at the student poster session near the end of the semester. You’ll also become familiar with the College’s Open Lab and ePortfolio web resources.