Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

One- year certificates are offered in Desktop Publishing, Prepress and Printing Production. Call 512-223-4797 for more information.

Electronic creation of documents, from simple newsletters and invoices to complex multi-color brochures, has become a common practice throughout the business world to support daily operations. Combined with the prepress skills for volume production, desktop publishing abilities are in high demand.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2235		Prepress Techniques I	2
	GRPH	1422		Electronic Publishing I	4
				Photography or Commercial Art Elective	3
					------- 9

Semester II

+	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
					------- 10

Semester III

	GRPH	1491		Special Topics in Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II OR	4
+	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III
+	GRPH	1432		Electronic Imaging System	4
				Photography or Commercial Art Elective	3
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 34

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions

Prepress operations involve the transfer of the image created by the typesetter or graphic artist, typically using desktop publishing methods, to a film material. Then the various images and pages are arranged into printing position and finally the printing plate is produced. Those with prepress printing production and computer skills are in high demand.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2235		Prepress Techniques I	2
	GRPH	1422		Electronic Publishing I	4
+	GRPH	1409		Press Operations I	4
					------- 10

Semester II

+	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
					------- 10

Semester III

	GRPH	1491		Special Topics in Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II OR	4
+	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III
+	GRPH	1432		Electronic Imaging System	4
				Photography or Commercial Art Elective	3
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 35

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions

Combining the basic skills in desktop publishing, prepress and offset printing, the student develops job-entry skills through the entire production process, from the creation of the idea to the finished product.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2235		Prepress Techniques I	2
	GRPH	1422		Electronic Publishing I	4
+	GRPH	1409		Press Operations I	4
					------- 10

Semester II

+	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
					------- 10

Semester III

	GRPH	1491		Special Topics in Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II OR	4
+	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III
+	GRPH	1432		Electronic Imaging System	4
				Photography or Commerical Art Elective	3
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 35

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions

The Printing and Desktop Publishing Department provides entry-level skills in the job titles of desktop publisher, darkroom technician, negative stripper, plate maker, offset press operator, and binder. Intermediate and advanced courses in these topics allow for greater skill and knowledge development for both students and currently employed members of the printing industry. In addition, courses covering equipment repair, cost estimating, and on-the-job training are offered to more fully prepare students for entry or advancement in the printing trade.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2235		Prepress Techniques I	2
	GRPH	1422		Electronic Publishing I	4
+	GRPH	1409		Press Operations I	4
+	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
				Math/Natural Science Elective1	3
					------- 16

Semester II

	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
	SBS			Social/Behavioral Science Elective2	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
					------- 16

Semester III

	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II	4
+	ENGL	1311		Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
				Photography & Commercial Art Elective	3
+	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
					------- 17

Semester IV

	GRPH	1494		Special Topics Printing Press Operator	4
+	GRPH	1432		Electronic Imaging System	4
	GRPH			Special Topic Option3	4
	HUMA			Arts and Humanities Elective4	3
+	GRPH	1367		Practicum - Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator	3
					------- 18
				TOTALS	------- 67

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Please select from Computational Skills section of the General Education Course list.
² Please select from the Social and Behavioral Sciences section of the General Education Course list.
³ Please select from Special Topics in DTP Equipment Operator OR Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator OR Lithographer and Platemaker.
⁴ Please select from the Humanities/Fine Arts section of the General Education Course list.

Whether a printing shop is in private enterprise or is a service function within a larger organization, the management of the personnel, production, inventory, invoicing, purchasing, costing, and other on-going functions is the key element of success. The printing industry is unique in that each job is a custom order requiring close customer contact, accurate bidding, and innovative production scheduling to meet the customer's needs on time. The following course selections will prepare the student for printing sales, management, or production control.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2235		Prepress Techniques I	2
	GRPH	1422		Electronic Publishing I	4
+	GRPH	1409		Press Operations I	4
+	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
				Math/Natural Science Elective1	3
					------- 16

Semester II

	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
	SBS			Social/Behavioral Science Elective2	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
					------- 16

Semester III

	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II	4
	BMGT			Management Elective3	3
	MKTG			Marketing Elective4	3
+	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
					------- 17

Semester IV

	ACCT	2301		Principles of Financial Accounting	3
	MKTG			Marketing Elective4	3
	BMGT			Management Elective3	3
	BMGT			Management Elective3	3
	HUMA			Arts/Humanities Elective5	3
	GRPH	1367		Practicum - Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator	3
					------- 18
				TOTALS	------- 67

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Please select from the Computation Skills section of the General Education Course list.
² Please select from the Social and Behavioral Sciences section of the General Education Course list.
³ Choose from: BUSI 1301, BMGT 1303, BMGT 1331, BMGT 1301, BUSI 2301 or BUSG 2309.
⁴ Choose from: MRKG 1311, BUSI 1311, MRKG 2371, COMM 2327, or BMGT 1323.
⁵ Please select from the Humanities/Fine Arts section of the General Education Course list.

Credit from High School: 11 credits for POFT 1127, GRPH 2235, GRPH 1409, and GRPH 1422. Students not graduating from a Tech-Prep high school graduation plan must take these courses prior to enrollment in courses requiring them as prerequisites. See course descriptions in college catalog.

Semester I

+	GRPH	2236		Prepress Techniques II	2
+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	GRPH	1425		Digital Imaging I	4
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
	MTH			Math Elective1	3
					------- 15

Semester II

	ENGL	1311		Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
+	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	GRPH	1454		Electronic Publishing II	4
+	GRPH	1432		Electronic Imaging System	4
+	PHTC	1311		Fundamentals of Photography	3
					------- 17

Semester III

				Social And Behavior Sciences Elective2	3
	QCTC	1341		Statistical Process Control	3
				Restricted Elective3	4
+	GRPH	1457		Digital Imaging II	4
+	GRPH	1491		Special Topics in Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	4
					------- 18

Semester IV

+	GRPH	2441		Electronic Publishing III	4
	GRPH			Special Topics in DTP Equipment Operator4 OR	4
	GRPH			Special Topics in Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator OR
	GRPH			Special Topics in Lithographer and Platemaker
	HUMA			Humanities/Fine Arts Elective5	3
				Unrestricted Elective	4
+	GRPH	1367		Practicum - Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator	3
					------- 18
				TOTALS	------- 68

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Please select from the Computational Skills section of the General Education Course list.
² Please select from the Social and Behavioral Sciences section of the General Education Course list.
³ Please select from Photography or Visual Communication Design courses.
⁴ May select from Special Topics from 1 to 4 hour credit.
⁵ Please select from the Humanities/Fine Arts section of the General Education Course list.