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Date Approved:
2/13/96
Date Scanned:
5/31/2005
Date Inactivated
10/26/07
College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER: BUS 63L
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered): CIS 55L
COURSE TITLE: DESKTOP PUBLISHING APPLICATIONS LAB
I.
CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An activity course enabling students to develop assignments presented in BUS 63. Students will
receive one-on-one and small group instruction in the use of desktop publishing software and
hardware.
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
Use of the scanners.
Use of clip art, photo clips
Use of PageMaker
Creation of documents using PageMaker
Il. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
Corequisite?
No
Recommended Preparation?
No
Eligibility for:
EngI 150
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
10%
10%
40%
40%
Yes ________________________
(course)
Yes BUS 63
_______________
(course)
Yes _________________________
(course)
Math 105/106
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite. Recommended Preparation: The curricula of the lecture and lab
portions are interwoven. Students require the continual reinforcement within the lab section of knowledge
gained in the lecture section, the lecture and lab are separate courses only because of scheduling
necessities,
III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific
measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of
completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical
thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Implement the documents designed in MMC 21 through the use desktop publishing software,
hardware, and peripheral equipment.
2. Develop graphics using scanners and draw and paint software.
3.
Analyze student multimedia electronic slideshow presentations.
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Date Approved:
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated
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2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze,
synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply
principles to new situations, etc.
1. Students will analyze student desktop published documents in terms of content, design, and use
of software and hardware.
2. Students will implement the document design on the computer.
3. Students will apply the principles of desktop publishing design to analyze and modify the
implemented solution to complete a camera ready document.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is
not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis
for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE:
A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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Date Inactivated
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IV.
TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: PageMaker 5.0 Design Techniques for Windows
Required
Edition: ___
Alternate
Author: Michael Nolan
Recommended
Publisher: Hayden Press
Date Published:1994
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 30
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
Weekly
Lab:
3
TOTAL
Weekly
No. of Weeks S
TOTAL
(S = semester length)
6. Transferability
CSU
UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
CSU Hayward, ART 3471
more-than-minimum required hours.)
CSU Hayward, MCOMM 3340
Cal Poly SLO, Art 434/464
Units 1.0 or
CSU SAC,Art 122 CS 128
Variable Unit Range
Articulation with UC requested
2. TLUs 3.0
7. Grading Standard
3. Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
Yes
No
Introductory
1st course in sequence
If yes, in what G.E. area?
Exploratory
AA/AS Area
CSU/GE Area
IGETC Area
8. Is course repeatable
Yes
No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
Total Enrollments
4. Method of Instruction:
Lecture
Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
Lab
Lecture/Lab
Independent Study
9. SAM Classification C
Course Classification I
Date Approved:
Date Scanned:
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