CCV Part Time Faculty - Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud - Fall 2024

Every year Community College of Vermont employs nearly 800 part-time faculty to teach its courses at 12 locations statewide and online, and we are always looking for enthusiastic, knowledgeable teachers. All faculty work part-time with a maximum of three courses each semester.

Our Mission: The Community College of Vermont, a Vermont State College, supports and challenges all students in meeting their educational goals through an abiding commitment to access, affordability, and student success.

The Community College of Vermont seeks applicants for a part-time faculty position to teach Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud (3 Credits) in the Bennington CCV center for the Fall 2024 semester.

Semester Dates: 9/9/24 - 12/16/24

Days/Times: Monday from 12:15PM - 3:00PM

Location: Bennington

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to the industry-standard software package for professional graphic designers for use in digital image manipulation, digital illustration, and page layout. Students will learn basic navigating skills within the Adobe Creative Cloud software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Students will learn how to select, modify, adjust, combine, and manipulate pre-existing digital raster images, as well as the basic method for creating new vector images from scratch. Students will then investigate how these images can be integrated with type to create a page layout.

Course Objectives:

1. Demonstrate fundamental skills using Photoshop (bitmap/raster images), Illustrator (vector graphics), and InDesign (page layout) for use in print and web application.
2. Import and export files between software packages, including usage of various file formats.
3. Demonstrate methods for optimizing size, color, and quality of images and/or photographs using Photoshop for print and web applications.
4. Create vector graphics and utilize tools to create, resize, and design type in Illustrator.
5. Create basic page layout using key tools such as parent pages and style sheets within InDesign. Examine and discuss traditional methods of design and pre-press, with reference to the art historical, social, and cultural context.
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 in their current and historical contexts with attention to the ethical use of information and technology.
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 in a professional manner.