General Information

• Name: Advanced Desktop Publishing
• Discipline: Computer Office Technology (COT)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Technology

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: COT 222, IS 101 or consent of instructor

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Teaches a page layout desktop publishing program such as PageMaker, InDesign or QuarkXPress. Students create computer graphics, select and set type, design and assemble pages, and import text and graphics files to produce effective printed materials such as newsletters, forms, brochures, manuals and presentations using laser printer technology.

II: Course Objectives

Teaches a page layout desktop publishing program such as PageMaker, InDesign or QuarkXPress. Students create computer graphics, select and set type, design and assemble pages, and import text and graphics files to produce effective printed materials such as newsletters, forms, brochures, manuals and presentations using laser printer technology

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Know:
 The subject matter appropriate to emphasis of the degree

Are Able to:
 Acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment or career enhancement
 Present themselves effectively to a potential employer.
 Demonstrate effective communication skills appropriate resources to remain current in the chosen occupational field