Course Syllabus

Fall 2025 | ART-1210-VO02 - Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Tricia Weill
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Dana Lee

General Education Requirements

VSCS Digital and Technical Literacy

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the industry-standard software for professional designers. Students develop basic skills within the Adobe Creative Cloud software and learn how to create and manipulate vector and raster images, as well as varied print and digital compositions.

Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate fundamental skills across multiple Adobe apps using raster images, vector graphics, and page layout in print and digital compositions.
2. Import and export files between apps in Adobe Creative Cloud, including usage of various file formats.
3. Demonstrate methods for optimizing size, color, and quality of images and/or photographs for print and digital applications.
4. Create vector graphics and utilize tools to create, resize, and design type.
5. Create basic page layout using multiple forms of content.
6. Demonstrate the ability to properly store data, set appropriate permissions for cloud-based files and applications, and apply file management and file packaging processes on local and remote networks.
7. Examine and discuss images and design in their current and historical, cultural, and social contexts.
8. Discuss how digital technologies can perpetuate systems of inequality and/or can be used as tools for social transformation.
9. Create individual projects and display them in a professional manner.

Required Technology

Students in this course will need access to the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite available on lab computers at CCV academic centers and/or on a home laptop or desktop computer. For personal computers, this software can be purchased directly from Adobe for an annual plan of $19.99 per month (note that an annual commitment is required). To get student pricing, you will need to use your CCV email address.

Please note: Adobe Creative Cloud software requires a desktop or laptop, and usage on Chromebooks may be limited. Please consult the system requirements below.

Adobe Creative Cloud system requirements can be found here. Individual applications can be downloaded separately, and requirements may vary. Links to requirements for Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop are below.

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop

If you have difficulty in acquiring or accessing these resources for your course, please contact your advisor or financial aid counselor to see if there are assistance programs available to you.

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV computer recommendations Support page.

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

ART-1210-VO02 Link to Textbooks/Resources Information for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Evaluation Criteria

Grading

60% weekly experiments/assignments

- start & finish of projects- experiment quality

30% discussion participation

10% final project

*Consider each point as accumulation to 100% - I offer a few extra credit points beyond 100 as the semester goes along.

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

1. Your participation is required in weekly critique discussions.

• Submitting your current project status, visually and possibly written.

• Replying to at least two peers with your feedback/thoughts for taking their work to the next level, in your opinion.

• Meaningful responses do not require specific length but do require thoughtfulness and clarity in the feedback.

2. Read, watch and listen to what I share with you.

• ASSUME all material shared is REQUIRED for participation. If it is optional/extra, I will specify that.

• I am able to view your participation in class, the time spent within Canvas and what files you visit and don’t.

I use that information to further assess the quality of participation in class.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Late Work Policy | Deadlines

I DO NOT accept Late Work.

See minor exceptions below.

If you have a circumstance that necessitates you

submitting work late - communicate it to me, preferably

before the deadline you’re going to miss.

(Emergencies happen, they’re usually documented by a

doctor or hospital afterwards- that absolutely counts.)

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

Academic Integrity

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