MACC Catalog # GRA 100
CIP #100301
DATE: January 26, 2010
Moberly Area Community College
Common Syllabus
GRA 100 Orientation to Graphic Arts
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Course Description:
GRA 100: Orientation to Graphic Arts
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An introduction and overview of developments, rends and projections in the Graphics
Industry. The course highlights the different opportunities and industries served by this
program, and covers the production steps that any printed material must go through
before completion. Basic units of measurement and industry standards are discussed.
Students use trade publications and research current trends.
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: None
Text(s): Flecker, Careers in Printing, 4th Edition, GATF Publisher, ISBN: 978-0-88362443-2.
Bruno, Pocket Pal Graphic Arts Prod. Handbook, 20th Edition, Signet, International
Paper Company Publisher, ISBN: 978-0-7772-7161-2.
Other Required Materials:
Student supplied 6 &12 pt line gauge.
Purpose of Course:
This course covers the history, development, and commercial applications of the major
printing processes. Topics include offset lithography, screen printing, gravure, relief
printing, and emerging technologies. Upon completion, students should be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the major characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages
of each process.
Course Objectives:
As a result of successfully completing this course student will be able to:
1. Identify the six major productions steps any printed material must go through
before it is completed.
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2. Identify and describe the major printing processes.
3. Describe the status, composition, and structure of the printing industry and its
relation to other manufacturing and service industries.
4. Understand the structure of the Graphic Arts Department, courses sequences
and its role at Moberly Area Community College
5. Understand the internship option in the Graphic Arts Curriculum.
6. Understand the career options available in the Graphic Arts field.
7. Understand and apply for scholarships available in the graphics field.
8. Assess the role of the various trade, research, and professional
organizations serving the graphic arts field.
9. Utilize the various publications which serve the various sectors of the graphic
arts field.
Statement to Connect Course with Technical Program Outcome Statement:
In compliance with MACC’s General Education outcomes, the student who successfully
completes this course will be able to:
I. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication;
Assessment of Student Learning:
All students are guaranteed a grade of no lower than an A if 90% or greater is earned as
an overall course grade. The standard 90, 80, 70, 60 grade scale for grades of A,B, C, D
will be used. Any student with an overall grade below 60 may receive a grade of F in the
course. A curve may be applied to the overall grades of all students. The instructor
reserves the right to make minor adjustments (+/-2%) based on improvement and
consistency of effort. Approximately three exams will be given during the semester
Journal reviews will be worth 180 points. Each exam will be worth 100 points. A final
worth 100 points will also be given. All exams will be announced well in advance.
Homework and quizzes will also be given. Exams will have written components and may
have online components. Class time will be used for lecture/discussion and mini-lab
activities. Student performance objectives will be distributed throughout the course. All
examinations will cover the specified performance objectives. All tests will be well
announced. Quizzes may be given either as announced or unannounced. Students will
also be required to prepare a journal of article reviews from current graphic arts
publications. Each week an article review is required. .
Statement to Connect Course with General Education Outcomes or Technical
Program Outcome Statement:
In compliance with MACC’s General Education outcomes, the student who successfully
completes this course will be able to:
Use basic graphic arts terminology; identify careers in the graphic arts field and
software needed to produce graphic arts files.
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the different printing processes by identifying products that were
created using those processes. A field trip will be taken to a publishing facility to create a
better understanding of print production. Production sequences will be identified by
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students by evaluation of printing products. Production sequences and color selections
will be identified and defined. Students will also read and review industry publications to
become familiar with keep up to date with current technology.
Instructor Policies:
Academic Dishonesty: MACC board policy is as follows: “Academic dishonesty by
students damages institutional credibility and unfairly jeopardizes honest students;
therefore, it will not be tolerated in any form.” Forms of academic dishonesty include but
are not limited to the following: violations of copyright law, plagiarism, fabrication,
cheating, collusion, and other academic misconduct. Incidents of dishonesty regarding
assignments, examinations, classroom/laboratory activities, and/or the submission of
misleading or false information to the College will be treated seriously. The procedure
for handling academic dishonesty is outlined in the Student Handbook (Policy Handbook
M.010). In cases of alleged academic dishonesty, the burden of proof is on the student,
not on the instructor.
Attendance:
Any student who misses two consecutive weeks of class during a regular sixteen-week
semester or the equivalent proportion of class time during a shorter session will be dropped
from the class by the instructor unless acceptable justification is supplied. Additionally, any
student who misses more than one-fourth of the entire number of in-seat class meetings in a
regular 16-week semester or the equivalent proportion of class time during a shorter session,
may be dropped from that class by the instructor if, in the opinion of the instructor, the
student does not have reasonable opportunity to succeed in the class. A student’s attendance
rate will be calculated based upon the first day of the semester (not the student’s date of
enrollment in the course).
Student attendance must be defined in a different manner for online, hybrid, and virtual
courses. Student attendance in these courses is defined as active participation in the course.
Online, hybrid, and virtual courses will, at a minimum, have weekly mechanisms for student
participation, such as any or all of the following methods:
a. Completion of quizzes or exams
b. Submission of assignments
c. Participation in threaded discussions
d. Communication with the instructor
A student who does not participate in an online, hybrid, or virtual course for two consecutive
weeks will be dropped by the instructor unless acceptable justification is supplied. As with
ground courses, a student’s attendance rate in online courses will also be calculated
based upon the first day of the semester. If a student does not demonstrate active
participation in the online course within the first two weeks (or the equivalent
proportion of class time during a short session), the student will be dropped as “never
attended.” Simply logging into an online class does not constitute active participation.
Students should be aware that their dropping a course and their last date of attendance
in the course may impact their financial aid.
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Tardiness:
Attendance will be taken within the first 5 minutes of class.
Make-up and late work:
No make-up work will be allowed except in extreme instances.
Extra-credit work:
Extra credit work may or may not be awarded
ADA Statement
Students who have disabilities that qualify under the Americans with
Disabilities Act may register for assistance through the Office of Access
and ADA Services. Students are invited to contact the Access Office to
confidentially discuss disability information, academic accommodations,
appropriate documentation and procedures. For more information, please
call either the Moberly office at (660) 263-4100 x 11240 or the Columbia
office at (573) 234-1067 x 12120, or visit our web page at
http://www.macc.edu/index.php/services/access-office.
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