CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 02/11/2005 12:46 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 05/22/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) ART (number) 222454 ESC 2.0 Course number: DIGA-1010 DIGA-1010Digital Art & Design: Introductory

Name: Digital Art and Design: Introductory
Datatel Title: (30char) Digital Art & Design: Intro

Area Coordinator: Nicola Allain Department Code: 10DM Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: LOWER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 8. The ArtsFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1
First Term Offered: 2006SP (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: TITLE CHANGE IN FALL 2008 FROM DIGITAL ART & DESIGN 1 TO: DIGITAL ART AND DESIGN INTRODUCTORY.
AC Changes:
BK Number:

Description: This student-based and project-driven course is designed to engage the student in the creative process and foster a technical and aesthetic understanding of digital art and design at the introductory level. The course will provide an introduction to and an overview of Adobe Photoshop CS6 software. Students participate in student-based exercises and projects, individual and group critique, discussion of topics relevant to digital art and design, portfolio development and evaluation, and research. Students are expected to develop effective visual communications skills, cultivate an individual artistic style, and gain basic understandings of the creative and technical processes inherent in digital art and design. Students develop a working knowledge of how two-dimensional bit-map images are acquired, created and manipulated in Adobe Photoshop. Students are expected to apply techniques learned to create projects that meets their own professional or individual interests/needs. In addition, students develop academic skills such as decision-making, problem-solving, peer critique, and writing skills throughout the projects.

This course provides the technical and aesthetic foundation for students to master concepts of effective digital design, layout, and image manipulation. Using a major digital art software, Adobe Photoshop, students produce designs to advance their art career, arts education, or personal business. Students develop a working knowledge of how two-dimensional bit-map images are acquired, created and manipulated. Additional topics explored include: image acquisition, preparation and retouching; special effects, filter, tool pallet; color-correction and compositing/masking techniques. Finally students gain an understanding of how digital art and design impacts society and how to protect their own and other's copyright and intellectual property. All students are expected to participate in the core learning activities, such as peer critique and discussion of topics relevant to digital art and design.

Students with a visual impairment should contact the Office of Collegewide Disability Services before registering for this course.

NOTE: There are no texts required for this course. Students will receive instructions to subscribe to Lynda.com tutorials from their instructor, when they start the online course. Students must have Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended by the time the course begins. Contact the bookstore to inquire about where to purchase the software. The instructor is not responsible for assisting students with the purchase of the software. Students should also have a scanner and the digital capacity to submit their creative work online as JPEG images. Broad-band Internet access is preferred. If you plan to take the advanced course as well (Digital Art and Design: Advanced), you should purchase Adobe Suite CS6 Web & Design Premium (Student & Teacher Edition) instead of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended.

Prerequisites: hardware: PC or Mac, software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended. Since this course requires students to use computer and software intensively, they should have strong interests in using the computer as a design tool and intermediate computer skills.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in The Arts.

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Major Course Area
The Arts		Minor Course Area
Arts: Visual and Performing		SLN Disciplines
Art
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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genedcode for dpplanner: 8^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: The Arts