Creative Media Technology
CMT 245 Image Processing II
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS5
Fall 2010

www.weaponize.com

http://www.learn.nmsu.edu
This is the link to BlackBoard where you will be able to check your grade and submit assignments. If you don't yet have a NMSU ID click on "Set Up Your NMSU Username and Password".

http://www.weaponize.com
Memorize this address or at least write it down. Here you will find the class calendar, information on grading, handouts, and project files.

Tutoring
Ramon Vasquez
575 528 7052
ramvasqu@nmsu.edu
or visit open labs at East Mesa Campus

Student Computer Access:
Hours for open Computer Lab 103 laboratory on the East Mesa campus are:
8 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday
8 am to 5 pm Friday
9 am to 3 pm Saturday
CLOSED SUNDAY
Call: 575 528 7265 for more information.

Texts
Recommended:
Adobe Photoshop CS4 How-To's: 100 Essential Techniques, Adobe Press, 2008
More info link

Materials
>4 GB USB flash drive
If you have an iPod or are planning on getting one –– they work great.

If you care to purchase Photoshop
You can purchase Photoshop packaged with other programs at a great discount from the NMSU Bookstore in Corbett Center. You do not need to purchase any programs for this class.

Prerequisites
CMT 145, A working knowledge of computers and Windows/Macintosh computer software. Some desktop publishing experience. An imagination beyond reality...

Rationale
It’s time to take things to the next level. This is where we make the difference between your average Photoshop designer and an excellent one. Just knowing Photoshop will get you a good job, mastering the advanced techniques will get you a great job. As internet and graphic design become a mainstay in world businesses, more talented people are needed every day. Businesses are beginning to pass over people because a higher level designer is needed. By mastering Photoshop and learning how to incorporate all of your design talents and software you too can land that great job with a great company.

Student Learning Objectives
Develop an advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop as it pertains to your industry of choice.
Learn the advanced techniques of making the software do what you want and even uncover a few secret tricks.
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
Create a seamless layered image from different multiple images.
Use layers, channels and masks to enhance an image and be able to quickly make changes at a later time.
Quickly adjust the color correction or image quality of any picture.
Easily retouch and fix problem photos to perfection.
And a whole lot more...

Procedures
Class time will include lecture and demonstrations, and will provide time to work. Your use of the entire period is an important aspect for your participation grade. Reading assignments will be given to provide the basis for in-class work. Handouts will be given outlining daily discussions, exercises and additional techniques.

Important Dates:                    
NMSU Calendar

Academic misconduct
Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:

1. Cheating or knowingly assisting another student in committing an act of cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty.
2. Plagiarism - using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Any ideas, words, pictures, or other source must be acknowledged in a citation that gives credit to the source.
3. Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserve library materials, laboratory materials, or other course-related materials.
4. Unauthorized changing of grades on an examination, in an instructor’s grade book, or on a grade report; or unauthorized access to academic computer records.
5. Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other DACC/NMSU records in, or for, academic departments or colleges.

Students with disabilities
Students with Disabilities: If you have, or believe you have, a disability you may wish to self-identify.  You may do so by providing documentation to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) located in Room 117 at the DACC Central Campus in Las Cruces (Gregg & Espina, Phone: Voice 527-7548, TTY 527-7647).  Appropriate accommodations may then be provided for you.  Contact us at ssddacc@nmsu.edu with any questions.    Information about SSD can be found on our web page, http://dacc.nmsu.edu/serv/dss/.

If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit the premises in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or the Specialist, Services for Students with Disabilities. A brochure, “Self-Disclose, Don’t Presuppose,” is available in Room 117 at the DACC Central Campus in Las Cruces.  If you have general questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), call the ADA Coordinator at 527-7545.

Notes

• Auditing: A student may choose to audit a course. However, that student will be expected to fully participate in the course including lectures, assignments, and projects. If you do not plan on being a fully active member of the course, please discuss with your instructor dropping the course.
• Financial Aid Notice: You must attend classes to receive financial aid. If you stop attending or drop any courses, you may be required to repay all or part of the financial aid received.
• Emergency Alert System (EAS): EAS messages for inclement weather notices or handling of other emergencies can be found at: Http://safety.nmsu.edu/emergency.htm
• Cell phones, pagers, beeper and electronic entertainment devices: All cellular phones, pagers and beepers are to be turned OFF or switched to silent or vibrator mode while in the classroom at all times. Electronic entertainment devices must be turned off and head phones removed during class, unless used for class. During examinations, cellular phones MUST BE TURNED OFF. Any use of a cell phone during examinations will result in a zero for that exam.
• CMT Media Statement: Because of our exceptional students, we may collect work for display, marketing, and archiving for DACC and the CMT program. If you do not wish to have your work shown in a public venue, please be sure to submit your request in writing to your instructor.
• Computers, e-mail, and the Internet: Students use of computers, e-mail, and the Internet may only be used for assignments related to class instruction. If you must check your messages do it during the regular break only.
• Grades: If you should not agree with your final grade, you have the right to appeal it using the process found in the 2008-2009 DACC Student Handbook.
• This syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to students.

Cell phones, pagers, beepers and electronic entertainment devices:
All cellular phones, pagers and beepers are to be turned Off or switched to silent of vibrate mode while in the classroom at all times. Electronic entertainment devices must be turned off and head phones removed during class. During examinations cellular phones MUST BE TURNED OFF. Any use of a cell phone during examinations will result in a zero for that exam. The instructor reserves the right to dismiss a student who violates this policy; a dismissal will be recorded as an absence. There are no exceptions to these rule. If you must take and make calls; this is to be done during the regular break outside the classroom.

Computers, e-mail, and the Internet:
Student's use of computers, e-mail, and the Internet may only be used for assignments related to class instruction. If you must check your messages do it during the regular break only.

Campus Security:
Security staff is available to all faculty and students at the various DACC locations. If you have a security matter, need an escort, or a guard for safety purposes, please call Campus Security.
Main Campus-----202-8962
East Mesa Campus----202-9781
Gadsden Campus----915-6954
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Workforce Center-------915-6194
Help keep DACC a safe place to learn and work.
Security Office:  153E Main Campus, 528-7029 (M-F, 8-5)