ATEC 2382.

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COMPUTER IMAGING
Fall 2005
Fridays 3:30 – 6:15 p.m.
Building HRA - Room 1.104

MaryEllen Lacy
melacy@utdallas.edu
Office hours: by appointment
214.521.5393
214.697.9503

Course Description:
This course in Computer Imaging will develop visual art concepts and techniques of digital
imaging using the Adobe Photoshop software as a tool. Students will produce original work that
reflects a high degree of individual expression. The goal of this approach is to facilitate the
integration of technical ability with visual communication and creative artistic work. The
course will consist of lectures, demonstrations, assignments, exams, projects, presentations,
and critiques. In each class, both technical and aesthetic concepts will be introduced through
lectures and demonstrations always building on previous class material. As assignments are
completed, critiques will serve to strengthen technical skills and visualization.

Course Requirement:
Students will be required to use original material (ex. photographs, scanned objects, art work)
for image projects.

Grading Procedure:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59

Grades: Grades are based on the following points system.

30 points: Four Image Projects and Presentations

30 points: Three Exams
14 points: Tutorial Lessons
12 points: Design Studies
14 points: Attendance and Class Participation

Attendance at each class is required. Class Participation includes attendance, participation in

critiques, and contribution to class.

A grade of Incomplete may be given, at the discretion of the instructor of record for a course,
when a student has completed at least 70% of the required course material but cannot
complete all requirements by the end of the semester. An incomplete course grade (grade of X)
must be completed within the time period specified by the instructor, not to exceed eight
weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. Upon completion of the required
work, the symbol X may be converted into a letter grade (A through F) by the instructor. If the
grade of Incomplete is not removed by the end of the specified period, it will automatically be
changed to F. Extension beyond the specified limit can be made only with the permission of the
instructor and the student’s ADU (or the Undergraduate Dean in the case of students without
declared majors). A student may not re-enroll in a course in which a grade of X remains.

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Academic Dishonesty:
A high level of responsibility and academic honesty is expected. A student must demonstrate a
high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to
applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work
of material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students
suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Required Supplies: High-capacity personal storage device – (Flash drives - blank writable CD-R
or CD-RW or Zip disks or other media for transporting image files)

Required Text: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book (with CD ROM)

Adobe Experts Team

Additional Recommended Resource Texts - Not Required:

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Studio Techniques (with CD images)
by Ben Willmore
Photoshop CS2for Windows & Macintosh visual Quickstart Guide
Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

Course Outline: *

August 19 – Workspace – Bridge – Resolution – File Formats

August 26 – Selections / CIAB-5 / DS - Unity
September 2 – Layers Basics / CIAB-6 / DS - Emphasis
September 9 – Exam One / CIAB-3 / DS - Scale
September 16 – Project One - Composition / CIAB-4 / DS - Balance
September 23 – Masks – Channels / CIAB-7 / DS - Rhythm
September 30 – Exam Two / CIAB-9 / DS - Line
October 7 - Project Two - Image & Text / CIAB-12 / DS – Shape/Volume
October 14 - Vector – Pen Tools – Paths – Shapes / CIAB-10 / DS – Texture
October 21 – Advanced Layer Techniques / CIAB-11 / DS – Illusion of Space
October 28 – Project Three – Visual Story / CIAB-16 / DS – Illusion of Motion
November 4 – Exam Three / CIAB-8 / DS – Value
November 11 – Print Due / Web Graphics / CIAB-13,14 / DS – Color
November 18 – Web Graphics / CIAB-15
December 2 – Project Four – Web Design Prototype

* The course outline may be modified at the discretion of the instructor.

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