VCMT 2280 - Editing & Publishing for Visual

Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
Academic Discipline: Visual Communication Media and Technology

Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD

3 Credit(s)
This course blends both copy and design to further develop skills in writing for publications, designing, and producing publications. Students will get experience in two related areas 1) writing and editing documents for publication, and 2) using design publication software to produce multiple page documents like books, newsletters, magazines, ebooks, and interactive publications. Students will produce copy for their publishing projects prior to placing it in their layout, will edit copy for technical correction, and will copy fit text to complete their projects. The use of grids, master pages, style sheets, tables, forms, and variable data, for print and electronic publication will be covered. This course will be team taught with the English department. UG

4 Lab Hour(s)

1 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take VCMT 1280 , ENGL 1030 with a minimum grade of C- in both classes.

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy	Information Literacy VALUE Rubric
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Writing & Editing Outcomes
1. Employ a clear writing style by planning for unity, coherence, progress, conciseness, and proper emphasis.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. All assignments and projects, throughout the semester.
2. Edit technical communications for greater clarity and audience awareness.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. All projects throughout the semester.
3. Develop techniques for detecting and fixing typos, spelling errors, and missing text.	Exercises the first 7 weeks of the semester.
4. Copy fit and edit text to fit layout.	Final proof edited of documents. All projects throughout the semester.
Design & Publishing Outcomes
5. Create and apply style sheets, master pages, and use organization skills necessary to deal with larger documents.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. All projects throughout the semester.
6. Demonstrate advanced copy fitting, typesetting and editing skills, including tables and templates.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. All projects throughout the semester.
7. Follow prepress process skills, including proper resolution, creating pdfs for printing, and collecting for output.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. All projects throughout the semester.
8. Work within the requirements for projects.	Publishing projects including newsletter and magazine projects. 20-40% of each project. All projects throughout the semester.
9. Be able to create publications for electronic publishing like ebooks.	Interactive magazine project, ebook exercise. Final interactive project las 5 weeks of semester.
10. Demonstrate creativity and design principles.	40-60% of each project. All projects throughout the semester.
11. Complete assignments within deadlines.	No late work is accepted without a valid excuse. All projects throughout the semester.

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

Statement on Diversity
North Central State College believes that every student is a valued and equal member of the community.* Every student brings different experiences to the College, and all are important in enriching academic life and developing greater understanding and appreciation of one another. Therefore, NC State College creates an inclusive culture in which students feel comfortable sharing their experiences. Discrimination and prejudice have no place on the campus, and the College takes any complaint in this regard seriously. Students encountering aspects of the instruction that result in barriers to their sense of being included and respected should contact the instructor, assistant dean, or dean without fear of reprisal.

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