Fall 2024

ARTC 1313-9C1

Digital Publishing I

Course Information

Department
BSTC
Instructor
Ritter, Andrea
Description
The fundamentals of using digital layout as a primary publishing tool and the basic concepts and terminology associated with typography and page layout.
Last Updated
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 1:58 PM

Syllabus Checklist Snapshot

DigitalPublishingIART13139C1CREDIT3SemesterCreditHours(2hourslecture,4hourslab)MODEOFINSTRUCTIONFacetoFacePREREQUISITE/COREQUISITE:GraphicDesignandIllustrationICOURSEDESCRIPTIONThefundamentalsofusingdigitallayoutasaprimarypublishingtoolandthebasicconceptsandterminologyassociatedwithtypographyandpagelayout.COURSEOBJECTIVES1.Studentwillbeabletoapplythefundamentalsofpagelayout.2.Studentwillbeabletodefinetypographicterminologyandspecifications.3.Studentwillbeabletoimporttextandgraphicsintopagelayoutprograms.4.Studentwillbeabletodiscussfileformatsandfilemanagementtechniques.INSTRUCTORCONTACTINFORMATIONInstructor:AndreaRitterEmail:aritter@bmtisd.comOfficePhone:409-617-5740OfficeLocation:CareerandTechnicalEducationCenter–Room104OfficeHours:7am-3pmREQUIREDTEXTBOOKANDMATERIALSTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageATTENDANCEPOLICYStatelaw(TEC25.092and11.158)containsaprovisionoflawcommonlyreferredtoasthe“90percentrule,”whichappliestoanystudentingradelevelKthroughgrade12.Generally,toreceivecreditfortheawardofafinalgradeforaclass,astudentmustbeinattendanceforatleast90percentofthedaystheclassisoffered,evenifsomeoralloftheabsencesaredeemedexcused.Astudentwhoisinattendanceforatleast75percent,butlessthan90percent,ofthedaysofferedmaybegivencreditorafinalgradeifthestudentcompletesaplanapprovedbytheprincipalthatprovidesforthestudenttomeettheinstructionalrequirementsoftheclass.Studentswhoseattendancefallsbelow75percentarerequiredBeaumontISDStudentAttendanceProceduresManual9|PagetopetitionfortheawardofcreditoraApproved:Initials/date finalgradefromthecampusattendancereviewcommittee.Therearesomeexceptionstothe90%Rulebasedonprovisionsoflawanddocumentedextenuatingcircumstances.DROPPOLICYIfyouwishtodropacourse,youareresponsibleforinitiatingandcompletingthedropprocess.Ifyoustopcomingtoclassandfailtodropthecourse,youwillearnan“F”inthecourse.COURSECALENDARDATETOPICREADINGS(DueonthisDate)ASSIGNMENTS(DueonthisDate)Week1SyllabusReview,GettingStarted.TheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek2Lesson1IntroducingtheWorkSpaceTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek3Lesson2SettingupaDocumentandWorkingwithPagesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek4Lesson3LayoutGridsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek5Lesson4WorkingwithObjectsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek6Lesson5WorkingwithColorTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek7Lesson6Flowing&EditingTextTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek8Lesson7WorkingwithMultiPageDocumentsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek9Lesson8WorkingwithTypographyTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek10Lesson9WorkingwithStylesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek11Lesson10CreatingTablesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek12Lesson11ImportingandModifyingGraphicsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek13Lesson12WorkingwithTransparencyTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek14Lesson13PrintingandExportingTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek15Lesson14CreatingAdobePDFFileswithFormFieldsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-Cengage Week16FinalsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageCOURSEEVALUATIONFinalgradeswillbecalculatedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:Majorgrade-60%Minorgrade-40%GRADESCALE●90-100A●80-89B●70-79C●60-69D●0-59FTECHNICALREQUIREMENTSThelatesttechnicalrequirements,includinghardware,compatiblebrowsers,operatingsystems,etc.canbeonlineathttps://lit.edu/online-learning/online-learning-minimum-computer-requirements.Afunctionalbroadbandinternetconnection,suchasDSL,cable,orWiFiisnecessarytomaximizetheuseofonlinetechnologyandresources.DISABILITIESSTATEMENTTheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990andSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973arefederalanti-discriminationstatutesthatprovidecomprehensivecivilrightsforpersonswithdisabilities.LITprovidesreasonableaccommodationsasdefinedintheRehabilitationActof1973,Section504andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990,tostudentswithadiagnoseddisability.TheSpecialPopulationsOfficeislocatedintheEagles’NestRoom129andhelpsfosterasupportiveandinclusiveeducationalenvironmentbymaintainingpartnershipswithfacultyandstaff,aswellaspromotingawarenessamongallmembersoftheLamarInstituteofTechnologycommunity.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadisabilityrequiringanaccommodation,pleasecontacttheSpecialPopulationsCoordinatorat(409)-951-5708oremailspecialpopulations@lit.edu.YoumayalsovisittheonlineresourceatSpecialPopulations-LamarInstituteofTechnology(lit.edu). STUDENTCODEOFCONDUCTSTATEMENTItistheresponsibilityofallregisteredLamarInstituteofTechnologystudentstoaccess,read,understandandabidebyallpublishedpolicies,regulations,andprocedureslistedintheLITCatalogandStudentHandbook.TheLITCatalogandStudentHandbookmaybeaccessedatwww.lit.edu.PleasenotethattheonlineversionoftheLITCatalogandStudentHandbooksupersedesallotherversionsofthesamedocument.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCESTATEMENTLamarInstituteofTechnology(LIT)recognizestherecentadvancesinArtificialIntelligence(AI),suchasChatGPT,havechangedthelandscapeofmanycareerdisciplinesandwillimpactmanystudentsinandoutoftheclassroom.Topreparestudentsfortheirselectedcareers,LITdesirestoguidestudentsintheethicaluseofthesetechnologiesandincorporateAIintoclassroominstructionandassignmentsappropriately.Appropriateuseofthesetechnologiesisatthediscretionoftheinstructor.Studentsareremindedthatallsubmittedworkmustbetheirownoriginalworkunlessotherwisespecified.StudentsshouldcontacttheirinstructorwithanyquestionsastotheacceptableuseofAI/ChatGPTintheircoursesSTARFISHLITutilizesanearlyalertsystemcalledStarfish.Throughoutthesemester,youmayreceiveemailsfromStarfishregardingyourcoursegrades,attendance,oracademicperformance.Facultymembersrecordstudentattendance,raiseflagsandkudostoexpressconcernorgivepraise,andyoucanmakeanappointmentwithfacultyandstaffallthroughtheStarfishhomepage.YoucanalsologintoBlackboardorMyLITandclickontheStarfishlinktoviewacademicalertsanddetailedinformation.ItistheresponsibilityofthestudenttopayattentiontotheseemailsandinformationinStarfishandconsidertakingtherecommendedactions.StarfishisusedtohelpyoubeasuccessfulstudentatLIT.ADDITIONALCOURSEPOLICIES/INFORMATION

Lecture and Discussion Topics

  • DigitalPublishingIART13139C1CREDIT3SemesterCreditHours(2hourslecture,4hourslab)MODEOFINSTRUCTIONFacetoFacePREREQUISITE/COREQUISITE:GraphicDesignandIllustrationICOURSEDESCRIPTIONThefundamentalsofusingdigitallayoutasaprimarypublishingtoolandthebasicconceptsandterminologyassociatedwithtypographyandpagelayout.COURSEOBJECTIVES1.Studentwillbeabletoapplythefundamentalsofpagelayout.2.Studentwillbeabletodefinetypographicterminologyandspecifications.3.Studentwillbeabletoimporttextandgraphicsintopagelayoutprograms.4.Studentwillbeabletodiscussfileformatsandfilemanagementtechniques.INSTRUCTORCONTACTINFORMATIONInstructor:AndreaRitterEmail:aritter@bmtisd.comOfficePhone:409-617-5740OfficeLocation:CareerandTechnicalEducationCenter–Room104OfficeHours:7am-3pmREQUIREDTEXTBOOKANDMATERIALSTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageATTENDANCEPOLICYStatelaw(TEC25.092and11.158)containsaprovisionoflawcommonlyreferredtoasthe“90percentrule,”whichappliestoanystudentingradelevelKthroughgrade12.Generally,toreceivecreditfortheawardofafinalgradeforaclass,astudentmustbeinattendanceforatleast90percentofthedaystheclassisoffered,evenifsomeoralloftheabsencesaredeemedexcused.Astudentwhoisinattendanceforatleast75percent,butlessthan90percent,ofthedaysofferedmaybegivencreditorafinalgradeifthestudentcompletesaplanapprovedbytheprincipalthatprovidesforthestudenttomeettheinstructionalrequirementsoftheclass.Studentswhoseattendancefallsbelow75percentarerequiredBeaumontISDStudentAttendanceProceduresManual9|PagetopetitionfortheawardofcreditoraApproved:Initials/date
  • finalgradefromthecampusattendancereviewcommittee.Therearesomeexceptionstothe90%Rulebasedonprovisionsoflawanddocumentedextenuatingcircumstances.DROPPOLICYIfyouwishtodropacourse,youareresponsibleforinitiatingandcompletingthedropprocess.Ifyoustopcomingtoclassandfailtodropthecourse,youwillearnan“F”inthecourse.COURSECALENDARDATETOPICREADINGS(DueonthisDate)ASSIGNMENTS(DueonthisDate)Week1SyllabusReview,GettingStarted.TheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek2Lesson1IntroducingtheWorkSpaceTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek3Lesson2SettingupaDocumentandWorkingwithPagesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek4Lesson3LayoutGridsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek5Lesson4WorkingwithObjectsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek6Lesson5WorkingwithColorTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek7Lesson6Flowing&EditingTextTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek8Lesson7WorkingwithMultiPageDocumentsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek9Lesson8WorkingwithTypographyTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek10Lesson9WorkingwithStylesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek11Lesson10CreatingTablesTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek12Lesson11ImportingandModifyingGraphicsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek13Lesson12WorkingwithTransparencyTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek14Lesson13PrintingandExportingTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageWeek15Lesson14CreatingAdobePDFFileswithFormFieldsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-Cengage
  • Week16FinalsTheGraphicDesignersDigitalToolkit-CengageCOURSEEVALUATIONFinalgradeswillbecalculatedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:Majorgrade-60%Minorgrade-40%GRADESCALE●90-100A●80-89B●70-79C●60-69D●0-59FTECHNICALREQUIREMENTSThelatesttechnicalrequirements,includinghardware,compatiblebrowsers,operatingsystems,etc.canbeonlineathttps://lit.edu/online-learning/online-learning-minimum-computer-requirements.Afunctionalbroadbandinternetconnection,suchasDSL,cable,orWiFiisnecessarytomaximizetheuseofonlinetechnologyandresources.DISABILITIESSTATEMENTTheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990andSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973arefederalanti-discriminationstatutesthatprovidecomprehensivecivilrightsforpersonswithdisabilities.LITprovidesreasonableaccommodationsasdefinedintheRehabilitationActof1973,Section504andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990,tostudentswithadiagnoseddisability.TheSpecialPopulationsOfficeislocatedintheEagles’NestRoom129andhelpsfosterasupportiveandinclusiveeducationalenvironmentbymaintainingpartnershipswithfacultyandstaff,aswellaspromotingawarenessamongallmembersoftheLamarInstituteofTechnologycommunity.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadisabilityrequiringanaccommodation,pleasecontacttheSpecialPopulationsCoordinatorat(409)-951-5708oremailspecialpopulations@lit.edu.YoumayalsovisittheonlineresourceatSpecialPopulations-LamarInstituteofTechnology(lit.edu).
  • STUDENTCODEOFCONDUCTSTATEMENTItistheresponsibilityofallregisteredLamarInstituteofTechnologystudentstoaccess,read,understandandabidebyallpublishedpolicies,regulations,andprocedureslistedintheLITCatalogandStudentHandbook.TheLITCatalogandStudentHandbookmaybeaccessedatwww.lit.edu.PleasenotethattheonlineversionoftheLITCatalogandStudentHandbooksupersedesallotherversionsofthesamedocument.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCESTATEMENTLamarInstituteofTechnology(LIT)recognizestherecentadvancesinArtificialIntelligence(AI),suchasChatGPT,havechangedthelandscapeofmanycareerdisciplinesandwillimpactmanystudentsinandoutoftheclassroom.Topreparestudentsfortheirselectedcareers,LITdesirestoguidestudentsintheethicaluseofthesetechnologiesandincorporateAIintoclassroominstructionandassignmentsappropriately.Appropriateuseofthesetechnologiesisatthediscretionoftheinstructor.Studentsareremindedthatallsubmittedworkmustbetheirownoriginalworkunlessotherwisespecified.StudentsshouldcontacttheirinstructorwithanyquestionsastotheacceptableuseofAI/ChatGPTintheircoursesSTARFISHLITutilizesanearlyalertsystemcalledStarfish.Throughoutthesemester,youmayreceiveemailsfromStarfishregardingyourcoursegrades,attendance,oracademicperformance.Facultymembersrecordstudentattendance,raiseflagsandkudostoexpressconcernorgivepraise,andyoucanmakeanappointmentwithfacultyandstaffallthroughtheStarfishhomepage.YoucanalsologintoBlackboardorMyLITandclickontheStarfishlinktoviewacademicalertsanddetailedinformation.ItistheresponsibilityofthestudenttopayattentiontotheseemailsandinformationinStarfishandconsidertakingtherecommendedactions.StarfishisusedtohelpyoubeasuccessfulstudentatLIT.ADDITIONALCOURSEPOLICIES/INFORMATION