Course Syllabus

ART 1280 students are evaluated based on their ability to properly use the Adobe Photoshop skills learned during class through class participation, content knowledge tests, skills practice activities, unit exams, and personal creativity projects.

Student evaluations may include:

• Students will complete skills & content knowledge activities such as vocabulary quizzes and writing assignments for each learning module to emphasize the core learning outcomes for each.
• Students will complete multiple quick skills-based assignments relating to each lecture topic covered throughout the semester to practice and implement the skills being taught.
• Students will participate in online and classroom discussions to evaluate the validity and importance of topics being covered during lecture.
• Students will apply skills learned during class in open-ended personal creativity assignments to demonstrate an ability to apply skills being taught during lecture to real-world applications.

Knowledge Building Assessments

These activities are designed for students to use as practice. They are not worth as many points as unit exams and creative projects, but they can be submitted multiple times for improvement.

• Knowledge Tests: Knowledge tests can be taken twice. Do not use the second attempt until you review the lecture materials and/or visit your instructor during class for help.
• Skills Practices: Every lesson also has an associated skills practice discussion where students can practice the Photoshop skills covered in the lesson and share what they are working on with the class.

Major Assessments

These activities gauge each student's understanding and application of the content covered in each unit. The majority of each student's grade in ART 1280 comes directly from these assessments.

• Exams: There are five examples spaced out throughout the semester. They are timed (75 minutes) and include both Photoshop questions and Photoshop exercises.
• Creative Projects: There are five creative projects spaced out throughout the semester. Students are expected to think creatively and present their best work.

Students may work ahead in ART 1280. The due dates for each assignment below can be found on the course calendar in Canvas and on the printable semester schedule (check the homepage for the link). Students are encouraged to start their projects early so they have multiple weeks to work on each and so that there is time to show progress to classmates and their instructor to receive feedback. At the very least, students should read through the requirements of the Creative Projects so they know what to expect as the semester progresses.

• Creative Project 01 – From New to Old
• Creative Project 02 – Painted Image or Portrait
• Creative Project 03 – Image Restoration
• Creative Project 04 – Book or Album Cover
• Creative Project 05 – Movie Poster

• Students in this class are expected to complete all assignments thoroughly and timely and with respect to their classmates. 
• Students are expected to log in on Monday of each week to review weekly course expectations.
• Students are expected to do everything within their power to attend their instructor's weekly review session in real-time.
• Students are expected to budget their time each week to allow enough time to complete all assignments by the posted due dates.
• Students are expected to actively engage with their peers in the class to request and provide feedback on creative projects.
• Students are expected to proactively review course requirements and work ahead when possible.
• Students are expected to attend office hours if/when they need help. Emailing the instructor for help should be a backup option for office hours.
• Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning by completing all of the activities posted and proactively asking for help when it is needed.

In addition to the expectations listed above, students are expected to follow the classroom rules listed below.

• Know email etiquette! http://101emailetiquettetips.com/
• This is a college-level course in which students are expected to design, write, produce, and present. Sloppy work and an apathetic or negative attitude demonstrates contempt for the task given and will result in a lower grade.
• Active constructive participation in discussions and presentations is required. Critiques are important in that they provide a valuable assessment of a design solution and direction as to how work may be revised for a more successful outcome. In order to experience “real world” situations, students must present their work verbally (written format) as well as visually.
• Students must follow proper netiquette outlined by SLCC eLearning, offensive language, etc. is not acceptable.
• Plagiarism will result in a failing grade.
• Please talk to the instructor ASAP with any problems, questions, or concerns.
• Using other students' project images or the project example photos without permission is prohibited as is any transmission and will be considered copyright infringement.
• Class behavior disruptive to the learning environment will be referred to the Dean of Students.

Any work submitted for this course may be used by SLCC as examples of student work completed in ART 1280. 

Lesson 11 – Adv Selections & Masks

• Apply essential selection steps, tools, and processes like identifying a selection marquee, making a basic selection, adding and subtracting from a selection, and saving a selection.
• Use selection commands like the Color Range, Focus Area, Subject, and Sky selection commands to make a selection without using a selection tool.
• Use the eyedropper and fuzziness slider to refine a color range selection.
• Change color in an image after making a color range selection.
• Make a quick selection of sky using the Sky selection command.
• Load a selection as a layer mask.
• Refine selections using the Select and Mask dialog.
• Create a refined selection of hair using the Select and Mask dialog.
• Define layer mask.
• Explain why layer masks allow for non-destructive editing.
• Create and modify a layer mask.

Lesson 12 – Combining Images

• Techniques for combining images
• Clipboard stuff
• Moving selections (layer to layer and document to document)
• Review – uses for smart objects
• Editing smart objects (layer and embedded)
• Editing placed content from libraries
• Blending images together – feathering opts
• Clone Stamp and Clone Source Tools
• Photomerge
• Content-aware fill, move, and scale (review)
• Layer blending modes for combining images
• Digital mockups

Lesson 13 – Fixing & Retouching Images

• What is retouching?
• Tools to remove unwanted elements
• Cloning tools to remove and/or duplicate
• Importance of subtlety and ethics of retouching
• Retouch to enhance images - whitening teeth, smoothing skin
• Use the Healing Brush, Spot Healing
• Brush, Patch, Content-Aware Fill and Content-Aware Move toolsaaa

SLCC Institutional Syllabus Information

The college has compiled a list of very important information all students should read as part of their syllabus including the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Grades and Grading Policies, Title IX Statement, General Learning & Support Resources, and Advising and Counseling Support Services. You can review the SLCC Institutional Syllabus here.

SLCC values inclusive learning environments and strives to make all aspects of the College accessible to our students. If you have a disability and believe you need accommodations to improve access to learning materials or the learning environment, please contact the Disability Resource Center: 801-957-4659, drc@slcc.edu, or www.slcc.edu/drc.

Please note: This course has been formatted to be as accessible as possible for all students including closed captioning, alt tags, video and image description, etc.. However, due to the visual nature of this class not all visual elements within the course are able to be formatted in an accessible way that allows students with visual impairment sufficient accommodations to be able to use them. For example, there are worksheets where students must copy the vector paths with the Pen tool. Students needing additional accommodations should work with the DRC on a case-by-case basis.

No deadly weapon should be on any SLCC property unless the person has concealed weapons permit or has notified and has authorization from SLCC Department of Public Safety. For concerns, contact Shane Crabtree, SLCC Director of Public Safety at shane.crabtree@slcc.edu.