Computer Instruction Modules
L. Krieg, Washtenaw Community College

D Modules: DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS


  Revised 12 Feb 2004
 
Code 
 Module  [How Much]  Prerequisites  Last Revised
Group: 1 - 19 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
D01c
 Graphics Program Overview (based on Guastella; deprecated)  [1,2ah,3]  G06c  10-27-1996
D01d
 How Computers Display Images      
D02c
 Color: What it is, How we Create It      
D02r [D21r]
Color Reference Guide
[2h]
   03-02-2002
D03c
 Color: How Computers Store It      
D04c
 Resolution: Detail in Computer Images      
Color: How it is Used in Design [1,2h,3]   12-13-2002
D05h [D21k]
 Creating Color Themes [1.2h]   05-21-2002
D06c Color: How it is Coded in HTML      
D07c Digital Imaging Techniques: Dithering and Anti-Aliasing [1,2h] D20c 02-27-2004
D08c Basics of Typography []    
D09c Typography for the Web []    
Group: 10-19 Graphic Software
D10c
 Software for Graphics: Overview      
D11h [D21f]
Exploring PhotoShop 1: Basic Tools and Menus 
[1,2h] 
  09-05-2002
D12h [D21g]
Exploring PhotoShop 2: Organizing and Drawing 
[1,2h] 
  09-30-2002
D13h [D21h]
Exploring PhotoShop 3: People Pictures 
[1,2h] 
D20c
01-30-2001
D14h [D21i]
Exploring PhotoShop 4: Cutting and Superimposing 
[1, 2h] 
D21h, D21c
05-22-2002
D15h [D21j]
Exploring PhotoShop 5: Using Layers
[1,2h]
D21i
05-21-2002
D16h
Exploring Photoshop 6: Transparency
[1]
not ready
Group: 20-29 Imaging for the Web
Basics of Computer Graphics 
[1,(2h),3] 
none 
04-30-2003
Images for the Web  1 
[1,2hr,3] 
D20c
01-30-2003
Image Compression Formats: GIF and JPEG
[1,2hr]
D20c
09-30-2001
D23d
 Image Compression Formats: PNG and SVG []    
Exploring Web Image Formats 
[1,2] 
D22c, D21h
02-24-2003
Web Graphics Project 1: Banner Ad 
[2h] 
D23h
11-07-2001
Project 1 Step 1: Banner Ad Analysis 
[2h] 
D23h
11-07-2001
Project 1 Step 2: Banner Ad Creation 
[2h] 
D23h1
11-07-2001
Project 1 Step 3: Banner Ad Web Page 
[2h] 
D25h2
11-07-2001
Project 1 Step 4: Banner Ad Evaluation 
[2h] 
D25h3
11-07-2001
D26h
Exploring ImageReady 1
[1,2r]
D21g
 
30 - 39: Fireworks
Exploring Fireworks, Part 1 (deprecated)
[1,2h] 
D20c
11-07-2001
Fireworks: Basic Tools
[1,2h] 
D20c
10-31-2002
D32c Vector Objects
[]
   
Fireworks Vector Graphics
[1] 
D31h or D31i
10-31-2002
D33c Buttons, Slices, Layers, and Frames
[1,2h]
11-07-2002
D33h Creating Rollovers in Fireworks [for Dreamweaver]
[]
 
Buttons and Rollovers
[] 
D32i or D31h
04-14-2003
Fireworks Hotspots and Masks
[] 
D33i or D32h
11-12-2002
40 - 49: Digitizing Devices
D40c
Digitizing Devices
[]
    
Scanning for the Web 
[1,2h] 
D21h, D22c
11-07-2001
D41i
D42h
Digital Photography for the Web 
[1,2h] 
D21h, D22c
11-07-2001
D43h
Creating Vector Graphics - Fireworks part 3
[1,2h]
D33h 
06-15-2000
Web Page Planning and Execution 
[1,2h] 
D43h
12-13-2002
D50c
 Web Imaging: Animation []    
Key

The final letter is c d for conceptual (lecture) or f g h i j k for hands-on (lab)

The bracketed number following a module name indicates how much has been done. (No number means only preliminary planning .)

  1. Objectives, expressed as student outcomes.
  2. Student materials. Format:

    3. a = Aldus PageMaker
    h = HTML
    k = MS WorKs
    p = MS Powerpoint
    q = Quicksoft PCWrite
    r = rough draft
    t = Text
    y = AsYmetrix Toolbook
    w = MS Word
  3. Test bank for each module

    4. c = Computer-administered test
    p = Printed version
    w = Word processing or text file