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SPRING 2015
ONLINE: 2/16 to 5/8 FRIDAY END OF CLASS!
Canvas Class Login : https://learn.maricopa.edu/login
PVCC Online Hub: http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/online/
Instructor: James Gordon Patterson
E-mail: JGPatterson.online@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Photography and Faculty Web Page: http://JamesGordonPatterson.com
(If you want to reach me, online is the way to go. If you have a question others would benefit from knowing, post it within Canvas. Keep in mind - I live on the Internet!)
PVCC Office: J-122
Office Hours :
1015 to 1130 MTWTh and Virtual office hours; E-mail me Jim.Patterson@ParadiseValley.edu
with questions after you have re-read the syllabus and asked other students! I respond normally within 24 hours of your email. Make sure you put in your FULL NAME (not “stud muffin” or
“buffy”).
Textbooks and Supplies :
Texts and Materials for CIS120df:
Classroom in a Book for Photoshop CC . ISBN-13: 978-
0133924442 Check the bookstore or Amazon or half.com If you do order online, you are still responsible for the material even if you don’t have the book. So order it
RUSH Delivery!
Here are great Creative Cloud tutorial sites you should bookmark: http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-cc/ And, another tutorial site: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/tutorials.html
and Learn Creative Cloud for Photography at http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-creative-cloud-for-photography/
I’m on a roll! Here’s one with free tutorials too!
http://www.phlearn.com
I strongly urge you to have a portable external drive, flash drive, and get DROPBOX (a 2GB account is free! http://db.tt/iHdNyKL ) for the files you will work on, especially if you do not have Photoshop at home and need to work at the college.
You can get an educational discount (full version) of Photoshop CC through many educational software stores on the Internet or through your school bookstore. Students NEVER pay full price! We are using creative cloud. At home, I use the CC version for photographers and that includes photoshop, lightroom (a MUST HAVE for photographers), and bridge. It costs something like $9.95 a month or under $100 for the year if you tell them you are a student.
And, if you are serious about photography and Photoshop, I strongly urge you to join Kelby1 at http://www.photoshopuser.com/?aid=lvdywe

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You will turn in assignments on Canvas. The Canvas Class Login: https://learn.maricopa.edu/login
You must also have your own Google/Maricopa email address. DO NOT use your boyfriend/girlfriend, brother, uncle, dad, etc… email. Go to https://google.maricopa.edu/ for more information. This is the email address I will use for you!
Course Description :
Provides students with the capability to use Adobe Photoshop software on a computer.
Prerequisites: None. But realistically, you should be very comfortable with a computer and your operating system. This isn’t for beginners.
Course Objectives:
This is a basic foundation course in the use of electronic techniques to select, manipulate, and edit images for graphic design and image correction.
What do I want you to do?
I want you to become self-motivated and self-reliant. Instead of giving up or asking me, first try to figure it out yourself. Re-read the syllabus, the chapter, or look it up on the Internet. Then, ask fellow classmates. Email me (including your FULL name, course and section number in EVERY email to me) only if you’ve tried everything and everybody else. I want you to be less reliant on me and more reliant on yourself and your fellow classmates. I also want you to be able to effectively work together in groups for the group projects.
Who is Jim?
I have a broad academic background. I have degrees and interests in journalism, international relations, instructional technology, business, and computer information systems. I am also a published author with three books. And I am an avid photographer. I’ve made many national conference presentations and conducted training for both corporate and military audiences. Prior to coming to Paradise Valley C.C., I was an education specialist with the U.S. Army’s Military
Intelligence School at Fort Huachuca, AZ. In my younger days, I was a radio reporter and news director for stations in both Michigan and Arizona. Before teaching at PVCC, I taught at the
University of Phoenix, Jackson (MI) Community College (main campus and prison branch... my captive audience!), Pima C.C., and the University of Arizona. I have a B.A. from the University of
Arizona, a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University, a Certificate in Distance Education from
Thomas Edison State College, an Ed.S. in instructional technology from Valdosta State University, and an M.B.A. from Morehead State University. I am the campus Faculty Online Learning
Coordinator. I am proficient with Mac products like iWeb and iMovie, Office, and Adobe
PhotoShop and Lightroom for editing photos and graphics - see my digital photography site which also links to my faculty site at http://JamesGordonPatterson.com
You will see I have a real passion for photography. I am a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP),
Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), and American Society for Media
Photographers (AMSP).

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Class Procedure, Homework, Absences, etc….
I will say this upfront. If you have limited ability with a computer, you will find this class to be nearly impossible to complete. This is a twelve-week online only class with very little handholding. You must be totally committed to get through the material. Otherwise you will get buried. If you do the work a little bit at a time, you will succeed. If you wait the night of a due date, chances are you will not make it through.
Do the reading and homework and hand it in on time . No make-ups and no extra credit. I don’t care what other instructors do, either. That is my policy. Here’s a quote you will hear me say a million gazillion times: 99% of success is just showing up . Learn to budget your time and get the material in when it is due. Don’t bother if it is late. Don’t wanna see it.
Common traits of those who have failed this course includes a failure to turn in assignments on time, not reading and following directions, and just not showing up. Common traits of those who are successful include doing work on time and as assigned, working well with their group, being a persistent learner who participates fully, and one who goes above and beyond what I want.
You will need regular access to a computer and Photoshop. Whether that is at work, home, or in the PVCC computer lab, it doesn’t matter.
YOU are responsible to turn in the material when it is due. Your email address will be automatically poured into Canvas and is a college Google email
(go to http://www.maricopa.edu/google/ to sign in to your account).
If you miss something, you are still responsible for it. If you take off for that extended fourweek tour of the continent with your relatives, YOU are still responsible to participate in the class and send in the material ON TIME . I have often gone on vacation AND kept up with teaching or taking an online course. It is possible. It really isn’t that hard. However, if you must be gone for any length of time, you might consider retaking the course when you can give your all to it. Make friends in here . I encourage students to learn from the text, from each other, and maybe even from me. Do not rely on me to re-lecture or re-explain material I have already covered. It’s hard to participate in class if you aren’t logging in!
I retain the right to drop you for non-attendance. If you miss more than two weeks, you might get lucky and I will reduce your grade. More likely, you will be dropped with a “Y”
(withdraw failing). It is your responsibility to drop the class if you no longer wish to attend. I WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY WITHDRAW FOR YOU!
* On emailing me : Sometimes you might need to email me. ALWAYS include your FULL
NAME and section number of your class. For instance, CIS 105 #13682. #13682 is an example of a section number. I teach multiple sections of classes, so it can be quite difficult to figure out where a student is from. Check the first page of this syllabus for my email address.
On plagiarism
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Plagiarism is stealing somebody else’s writing or ideas and not giving him or her proper credit. This is wrong. In the past, students who have plagiarized have received punishments ranging from failing the assignment in question, failing the course, all the way to being expelled from the college. Hint: DO YOUR OWN WORK
! Don’t cheat. You aren’t the ex-President. Even for him it was wrong. Learn more about the plagiarism problem from

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Also see the Indiana University’s web page on plagiarism at http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/
It is your responsibility to become familiar with PVCC’s drop/add policy. I do not give students a “W” from my courses for non-participation and I do not assign “I’s” or incompletes.
If you stop participating in class, you must complete an official withdrawal form through PVCC or you will receive an “F” for the class. I WILL, however, drop you from Canvas after the second week of class for non-participation.
In Case Canvas Goes Down
It is rare, but sometimes the server that hosts Canvas crashes. The PVCC Center for Distance
Learning is always a good contact. Unless I instruct you otherwise, do not submit work to me via email. We will all weather the storm and resume when the server is back up. I do not penalize for late postings if there is a server crash. Just continue your work and we’ll resume when it comes up. Remember the login instructions I asked you to print out? At the bottom is a contact name if you have problems.
Lesson:
Lesson One Getting to know
the Work Area: 2/16 to 2/22
Assignment:
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Complete project for session and save.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
Lesson Two Basic Photo
Corrections: 2/23 to 3/1
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Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
Lesson Three Working With
Selections: 3/2 to 3/8
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
Lesson Four Layer Basics:
3/9 to 3/15
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Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
Lesson Five Quick Fixes: 3/23 to 3/29
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Complete project for session and save.
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Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson

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Lesson Six Masks and
Channels: 3/30 to 4/5
Lesson Seven Typographic
Design: 4/6 to 4/12
(NOTE 4/12 due date on projects and techniques blog
Lesson Eight Vector Drawing
Techniques: 4/13 to 4/19
Lesson Nine Advanced
Compositing: 4/27 to 5/3
Lesson Ten Painting with the
Mixer Brush: 4/27 to 5/3
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Lesson Eleven Editing Video:
5/4 to 5/8 and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
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DUE SUNDAY no later than 11:55pm under
ASSIGNMENTS: Projects from 1 to 7 worth up to 21 points
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DUE SUNDAY no later than 11:55pm:
Before/After of any five techniques from lessons 1 to 7 worth up to 11 points. Post your blog URL in the discussion board for us to see and me to grade!
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow students a question. Answer another student question.
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Answer the chapter-ending quiz for this lesson and post to the discussion board. Ask fellow

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(NOTE 5/8 due date on techniques blog ) students a question. Answer another student question.
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DUE SUNDAY under ASSIGNMENTS:
Before/After of any five techniques from lessons 8 to 13 worth up to 11 points. Post your blog URL in the assignments area for a grade and the discussion board for us to see!
Lessons Thirteen Preparing
Files for the Web and Fourteen
Producing and Printing
Consistent Color: 5/4 to 5/8
FRIDAY CLASS ENDS!
(NOTE 5/8 due dates for projects )
1.
Complete project for session and save.
2.
Take chapter-ending quiz for these two lessons and save.
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DUE LAST DAY under ASSIGNMENTS: Projects from 8 to 14 worth up to 18 points

Discussion Board: 3 points per lesson.
For each week you will have questions to answer. You will also pose a question of your own on the material for students to answer and you will answer another students question. We cover 13 “lessons” here. Each lesson completed successfully can earn up to 3 points.
Projects from Book: 3 points per project, 13 sessions x 3 =
(See above in Red on Due Dates)
Do the “projects” in the book and save files as they ask but add to the front of the file name the lesson number (example:
Lesson 1 XYZ.jpg). Save each file as a JPG, 72 dpi, 1000 pixels leading edge. Then insert each into a Word document and post the one file under assignments in the Canvas classroom.
Project 1 to 7 are worth up to 21 points; projects 8 to 13 are worth up to 18 points.
Before/After: 11 points each x 2 =
(See above in Green on Due Dates)
Establish a blog account on www.blogger.com
On this blog, write up your story of using five techniques from lessons 1 to 7 with before and after photos (ten photos at least in your blog).
Then do it again from lessons 8 to 13. Each of the two blogs is worth up to 11 points. You will submit the blog URL to the assignments area by the due date for a grade AND post the URL to the discussion board so we can all see what you did.
TOTAL =
Points:
39 points
39 points
22 points
100 points
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