Instructor:
Dr. Mike Menchaca, Assistant Professor Office Hours: Tuesday 2:45 - 3:45 |
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Textbooks:
Meggs, P. B. (1992). Type & image: The language of
graphic design. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN: 0-47128-492-0
Rieber, L.P. (1994). Computers, graphics, and learning. Madison, Wisconsin:
Brown & Benchmark. Available with permission at: http://www.nowhereroad.com/cgl/toc2535.html
Swann, A. (1991). How to understand and use design and layout. Cincinnati,
Ohio: North Light Books. ISBN: 0-89134-358-X
Course Description
The course provides theory and practice involved in planning and producing instructional graphic materials for desktop publishing and computer-based presentations. The purpose of the course is to assist students in implementing a systematic approach to the design production of instructional materials with emphasis on visual literacy, elements of design, and digital photographic techniques.
Course Content
- Visual design principles and visual literacy.
- Instructional strategies for text and web-based materials.
- Digital photographic techniques.
- Desktop and web publishing and layout.
Course Requirements
- Completion of mini-assignments (20%)
- Desktop publishing and PDF assignment (20%)
- Participation (20%)
- Final project (40%)
Participation is measured by on-time attendance, participation, contribution, collaboration, involvement, and communication.
Major Course Objectives
- Design and develop a simple two-sided layout for an instructional handout.
- Report and reflect on the visual design process.
- Describe basic theories of visual design and compare across media.
- Discuss the impact of visual literary on education and the design of instruction.
- Design a web-based curriculum resource
- Design an assessment approach for the resource.
- Make a professional mediated presentation of the design process and
final project.