JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION

 AND OFFICE SYSTEMS

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

 

 

Course Prefix and Number               OFS 219

 

Course Title                                         Advanced QuarkXPress

 

Curriculum                                          Computer Information & Office Systems

 

 

Lecture                                                  3                                                                             

 

Lab                                                         0                                             

 

Credit Hours                                        3

 

Prerequisites                                       OFS 119                                

 

 

Catalog Description    

 

This course is designed to improve the students’ skills using QuarkXPress.  The student will learn about advanced functions, features, tools, and techniques and how to apply them to the production of professional – quality designs, publications, and documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Objectives: See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:                                                                                          Reviewed by:

 

 

Fern Rau                                                                                                Ram Raghuraman

Dept. of CIOS  2/01                                                                             Department Chairperson          Date

 

 

 

 

 


STUDENT MATERIALS

 

A.            Textbook

 

 

Title:                       QuarkXPress 4, Advanced Electronic Mechanicals

 

Author:                  Performance Support & Training Systems

 

Publisher:              Prentice Hall

 

 

 

 

B.            Other Required Materials          

 

 

        C.            Student Evaluation (Type of Grading)

 

                                    To be determined by instructor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                                                                                                               Teaching Aids or

Week/Days                   Topic or Class Activity                                                                                            Special Instruction

 

        1                              Chapter 1, “Introduction”

 

        2                              Chapter 2, “Managing Workflow”

 

        3                              Chapter 3, “Structuring Your Layouts”

 

        4                              Project

 

        5                              Chapter 4, “Working with Shapes”

 

        6                              Chapter 5, “Complex Text Elements”, Project

 

        7                              Theory and Computer Application Quizzes

 

        8                              Chapter 6, “Text and Graphics Living Together”

 

        9                              Project

 

        10                            Chapter 7, “Advanced Styles”

 

        11                            Project

 

        12                            Chapter 8, “Working with Long Documents”

 

        13                            Project

 

        14                            Chapter 9, “Managing Output”

 

        15                            Project

 

        16                            Theory and Computer Application

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES

 

 

  1. Use Templates.
  2. Customize preferences and the Tool palette.
  3. Create and use libraries.
  4. Structure layouts using grids and styles.
  5. Apply complex merging.
  6. Apply advanced Bezier tool techniques.
  7. Convert text to paths.
  8. Create logotypes
  9. Put text on paths, curved paths, circles, and ovals.
  10. Import art or other text boxes to define runarounds, wrap text, and color text and text boxes.
  11. Create document masters.
  12. Manage long documents with continuity and consistency.
  13. Demonstrate thorough understanding of PostScript color output and the output tools.