Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to master image manipulation and photographic retouching. Students will explore the technical and artistic aspects of image editing by creating images to be used in various types of media. Successful completion of this course will prepare the student for industry certification. 

OBJECTIVE: Given the necessary equipment, supplies, and facilities, the student will be able to

1. SAFETY 

   1. Review school safety policies and procedures. 

   2. Review classroom safety rules and procedures. 

   3. Review safety procedures for using equipment in the classroom. 

   4. Identify major causes of work-related accidents in office environments. 

   5. Demonstrate safety skills in an office/work environment.

2. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

1. Identify the purpose and goals of a Career and Technology Student Organization (CTSO). 

2. Explain how CTSOs are integral parts of specific clusters, majors, and/or courses. 

3. Explain the benefits and responsibilities of being a member of a CTSO. 

4. List leadership opportunities that are available to students through participation in CTSO conferences, competitions, community service, philanthropy, and other activities. 

5. Explain how participation in CTSOs can promote lifelong benefits in other professional and civic organizations. 

3. TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE 

   1. Demonstrate proficiency and skills associated with the use of technologies that are common to a specific occupation. 

   2. Identify proper netiquette when using e-mail, social media, and other technologies for communication purposes. 

   3. Identify potential abuse and unethical uses of laptops, tablets, computers, and/or networks. 

   4. Explain the consequences of social, illegal, and unethical uses of technology (e.g., piracy; illegal downloading; licensing infringement; inappropriate uses of software, hardware, and mobile devices in the work environment). 

   5. Discuss legal issues and the terms of use related to copyright laws, fair use laws, and ethics pertaining to downloading of images, photographs, documents, video, sounds, music, trademarks, and other elements for personal use. 

   6. Describe ethical and legal practices of safeguarding the confidentiality of business-related information. 

   7. Describe possible threats to a laptop, tablet, computer, and/or network and methods of avoiding attacks.

4. PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS 

   1. Demonstrate punctuality.

   2. Demonstrate self-representation.

   3. Demonstrate work ethic.

   4. Demonstrate respect.

   5. Demonstrate time management.

   6. Demonstrate integrity.

   7. Demonstrate leadership.

   8. Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration.

   9. Demonstrate conflict resolution.

   10. Demonstrate perseverance.

   11. Demonstrate commitment.

   12. Demonstrate a healthy view of competition.

   13. Demonstrate a global perspective.

   14. Demonstrate health and fitness.

   15. Demonstrate self-direction.

   16. Demonstrate lifelong learning.

5. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE  

   1. Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills.

   2. Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills.

   3. Demonstrate mathematical reasoning.

   4. Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills.

   5. Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

   6. Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness.

   7. Demonstrate an understanding of business ethics.

   8. Demonstrate confidentiality.

   9. Demonstrate an understanding of workplace structures, organizations, systems, and climates.

   10. Demonstrate diversity awareness.

   11. Demonstrate job acquisition and advancement skills.

   12. Demonstrate task management skills.

   13. Demonstrate customer-service skills.

6. DESIGN PRINCIPLES/PROJECT REQUIREMENTS (IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT COURSE)

   1. Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing images.

   2. Summarize how designers make decisions about the type of content to include in a project, including considerations such as copyright, project fit, permissions, and licensing.

   3. Demonstrate and communicate knowledge of design process (identify the problem, brainstorm, design, build, test and evaluate, redesign, share/present solution).

7. DESIGN ELEMENTS 

   1. Understand key terminology related to digital images.

   2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic design principles and best practices employed in the visual design industry.

      1. Demonstrate knowledge of typography and its use in visual design.

         1. Use the terminology related to type including font, point size, and line space.

         2. Demonstrate effective use of type fonts.

         3. Determine appropriate typographic choices for a graphic design.

         4. Demonstrate effective use of character and paragraph spacing.

         5. Apply style to text through proper use of fonts, weight, and color.

      2. Demonstrate knowledge of color and its use in digital images.

         1. Demonstrate effective use of color.

         2. Use color tables (e.g., hue and saturation).

      3. Demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.

         1. Determine appropriate resolution for project requirements (web vs. print).

         2. Determine appropriate image size for project use (e.g., web banner, flyer, poster, portrait, background, etc.).

         3. Explain the impact resolution and image size has on file size.

         4. Determine appropriate background setting for an image (i.e., transparent, black, white, color).

         5. Compare and contrast various image formats (i.e., JPEG, GIF, PSD, TIFF, PNG, and RAW).

      4. Demonstrate knowledge of various layout principles (e.g., proportion, balance, symmetry, whitespace, etc.).

8. UNDERSTANDING IMAGE EDITING TOOLS AND WORKSPACE

   1. Identify elements of the workspace and demonstrate knowledge of their functions.

   2. Identify and define the functions of commonly used Panels, including the Properties, Layers, Brushes, Adjustments, and Type panels.

   3. Define the functions of commonly used tools, including selection, drawing, painting, type, and vector shape tools.

   4. Navigate, organize, and customize the workspace.

   5. Use non-printing design tools in the interface, such as rulers and guides.

   6. Demonstrate knowledge of layers and masks.

   7. Manage colors, swatches, and gradients.

   8. Manage brushes, symbols, graphic styles, and patterns.

9. CREATING AND MANIPULATING IMAGES

   1. Demonstrate the creation of a new project based on project requirements.

   2. Demonstrate the ability to import assets from various sources into a project.

      1. Download images from the Internet.

      2. Transfer images from removable media.

      3. Capture images using a scanner.

      4. Transfer images from a digital, video, or web camera.

   3. Demonstrate the effective use of various selection tools.

      1. Make selections using various selection tools.

      2. Move selection contents.

      3. Save and load selections.

      4. Transform and edit a selection.

      5. Combine the use of selection tools.

      6. Fill and stroke a selection.

   4. Transform and edit images (e.g., crop, rotate, scale, skew, and straighten).

   5. Create and manage layers and masks as necessary to meet project requirements.

      1. Create, duplicate, rearrange and merge layers.

      2. Create Layer Groups to organize and manage documents.

      3. Use layer styles and adjustment layers.

      4. Create a text and shape layers.

      5. Create and edit a quick mask.

      6. Create and edit a layer mask.

      7. Save a selection as a mask.

      8. Load a mask as a selection.

      9. Create and apply effects using a gradient mask.

   6. Demonstrate the use of basic retouching techniques to restore a digital image

      1. Correct exposure errors to improve color, contrast, and tone.

      2. Restore images, correct damage, and reconstruct missing image information.

      3. Retouch photos to modify skin, makeup, and hair.

   7. Compare and contrast destructive and nondestructive editing.

   8. Create and edit vector graphics using shapes and paths.

   9. Add and manipulate type.

   10. Apply various filters and filter effects.

10. PUBLISHING IMAGES

    1. Prepare images for export to web, print, and video.

    2. Export or save digital images to various file format (e.g., editable, print, web, commercial print).

    3. Prepare images for export to web, print, and video.

       1. Optimize images to balance need for detail against file size (e.g., flatten, compression ratio, size).

       2. Compare and contrast the benefits of various file types (e.g., GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP).

    4. Explain lossy and lossless compression.

    5. Export or save digital images to various file formats (e.g., editable, print, web, commercial print).

11. CAREER DEVELOPMENT

    1. Identify careers that incorporate image editing skills.

    2. Explain the role of portfolios in the design industry.

    3. Assemble a portfolio including a variety of original student-created work.

    4. Create a biographical narrative to include in the portfolio.

12. ADVANCED IMAGE EDITING (OPTIONAL)

    1. Create and transform a Smart Object.

    2. Create and edit 3D Text and Objects.

    3. Create and apply actions and automation.

    4. Create and slice a website mockup.

    5. Create and animate graphics and video.

Image Editing State Standards

Textbook: 

• Cengage - Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud Revealed, 2nd Edition

• Adobe Photoshop - Classroom in a Book

Required Materials:     

• Paper, pens/pencils, professional attire, Chromebook (charged)

Assessment and Grading Policy:   SC Grading Scale:

• 60%  Major Grades (Including unit tests, formal papers, projects) A 90-100

approximately 3-4 per nine weeks B 80-89

• 40% Minor Grades (quizzes, tickets out the door, class activities) C 70-79

approximately 9-12 per nine weeks D 60-69

Attendance and Tardy Policy:

Per school policy, all students returning to school after an absence must be given an admit slip to enter class. All students tardy to school or class (after the first 5 minutes) must have an admit slip from appropriate administrative personnel in order for the tardy to be excused. Unexcused tardies will result in after-school detention.  Tardies are extremely disruptive to the teacher and the class and all students are strongly encouraged to arrive to class on time.

1 - Verbal warning to student  

2 - Parent contact, document in IMS  

3 - Teacher detention, document in IMS  

4 - Referral to Administrator 1 hour ASD

5 - Referral to Administrator 1 day ISS

6+ - Referral to Administrator 1 day OSS

Makeup Work:

• Make-up work is defined as work not completed or turned in due to a student’s absence.

• This policy is set by the district.

• Students may be allowed to make up work due to absences that are excused, unexcused or related to discipline with no penalty within 5 days or a reasonable time according to GCSD board policy.

• If a student misses work due to an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to coordinate time with the teacher within 5 days of return to make up the work.  Any work not submitted within the 5 day makeup period will turn into “late work.”

• Alternative assignments may be given for performance-based tasks that cannot be recreated in a make-up format.

• If a student is present on the day a test, quiz or project due date is announced and then absent on the day of the test, quiz or project deadline, he/she must be prepared to take the test, quiz or turn in the project on the day he/she returns to school.

• Field trips and participation in other extracurricular events (such as athletics) are considered attendance days.  Work missed due to such events can be submitted electronically by midnight on the day that it is due.  Items that cannot be submitted electronically should be submitted the following attendance day.

• Students are encouraged to utilize the before and after school tutoring programs to complete make-up and late work in a proactive manner.

Late Work:

Teachers reserve the right to alter this policy based on extenuating circumstances.  Extenuating circumstances should be discussed with the administration.

• Late work is defined as work not completed/turned in on time even though the student attended the class.

• Any assignment which is not turned in on time will be deducted 10 points off of the original grade earned for each school day the assignment is late, up to five days.

• After five days, the student will be assigned a 0 for the assignment.

• Late work will not be accepted after the end of a grading period.

• Students who have 504/IEP/ESOL accommodations specifically allowing for extra time may exceed the 5 day window to maintain compliance with their respective educational plan.

• Dual Credit courses may have varying late work policies that are aligned with their parent university.  

• Students are encouraged to utilize the before and after school tutoring programs to complete make-up and late work in a proactive manner.

Rules for Classroom Behavior:

All students are expected to behave in a manner that shows respect for the right of other students to learn and for the teacher to teach. Any behavior which disrupts the class or infringes on the rights of others will not be tolerated. The following are very important to a successful learning environment:

1. Be on time, on task, and prepared.

2. Be responsible for your own learning.

3. Respect the teacher, the classroom, and other students.

Cell Phone Policy:

Eastside High School is a Personalized Learning School with each student having access to a chromebook to use for instructional purposes. To increase student engagement and minimize distractions to the instructional environment, students are not allowed to use their personal electronic devices, which include, but are not limited to cell phones and earbuds, during any class. Students may use their personal devices before school, after school, during lunch and during class changes. Failure to comply with this policy will be treated as a refusal to obey. A consequence matrix addressing infractions is included in the student handbook and located on the school’s website. Neither the school nor the district will be responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged electronic device or cell phone brought onto school property. 

Discipline Policy:

Discipline issues will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending on the severity of the infraction. Any infraction involving disrespect of your peers or teacher, or threatening the safety or well-being of another will result in immediate administrative discipline.

Communication with Parents:

Please feel free to contact me at vholt@greenvilleschools.us. You will receive notification of your child’s progress through mid-quarter progress reports and quarterly report cards. You may see your child’s grade daily on PowerSchool.

Class Procedures: 

Be in your seats and ready to begin the warm-up journal activity when the bell rings.  Bring necessary materials daily and respect each other’s opinions and property.  Cheating will not be tolerated.  It will result in a zero and a parent will be notified.  Consequences for misbehavior and disobedience of school rules are listed in the handbook.  Please familiarize yourself with these rules.

Questions and Extra Help

If you have any questions, concerns, or need extra help, please reach out to me by emailing me or commenting on the assignment through Google Classroom.