Digital Design Course Syllabus 2017-2018

Teacher: Ms. Shirron Jeffries Digital Design
Room Number: A215
Semester: Fall, 2017 Course Code: 11.45100
Textbook: N/A Redan High School
Textbook Price: N/A
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 678-676-3602
Tutorial Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Tutorial Hours: 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tutorial Location: Room# A215

Redan High School’s Mission: Redan High School's mission is to provide an academic community that fosters a
student's social, ethical, and academic growth in a safe, encouraging environment that strives to connect the classroom
to real life experience.

DeKalb County School District CTAE’s Goals:
• Prepare DeKalb County Schools' students to compete in a global and technological society
• Prepare students to enter and meet the needs of a high demand and high skilled workforce
• Prepare students for post-secondary options without the need for remediation
• Prepare students to become self-directed and lifelong learners
• Develop socially conscious students
• Expose elementary and middle grade students to career awareness strategies for the 21st century in a diversely
global society

Department Philosophy: The Career Technology Education Department believes that education’s most important
function is to provide all students with the skills needed for post-secondary and careers. This is accomplished by providing
interest-based programs that meet industry standards.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Digital Design is the second course in the Web and Digital Design pathway in the Information Technology cluster.
Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Digital Technology and
Fundamentals.

Using web design as the platform for product design and presentation, students will create and learn digital media
applications using elements of text, graphics, animation, sound, video and digital imaging for various format. The
digital media and interactive media projects developed and published showcase the student skills and ability. Emphasis
will be placed on effective use of tools for interactive multimedia production including storyboarding, visual
development, project management, digital citizenship, and web processes. Students will create and design web sites that
incorporate digital media elements to enhance content of web site.

Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of media.
Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective
presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills
are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by
business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America
(FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills standard for this course.

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FBLA: The development of positive personal qualities and leadership is a vital component in career success. In this
course that development is achieved through a variety of methods, which include Future Business Leaders of America
(FBLA). FBLA is a student organization that is designed to enhance this class. FBLA provides career and leadership
development through peer interactions, adult mentoring, and competitions based on knowledge and skills learned in the
classroom.

COURSE CURRICULUM CONTENT Identify and develop model digital
products that reveal a professional layout
Course Standards and look by applying design principles to
produce professional quality digital
IT-DD – 1 Demonstrate employability skills required IT-DD-6 products.
by business and industry.
Create and edit images and graphics.
IT-DD - 2 Research, explain, and summarize current IT-DD-7
IT-DD-3 state of the web, functions of the web, and IT-DD-8 Plan, produce, edit, and publish digital
future trends emerging of the web. audio.
IT-DD-9
Identify logistical, ethical, and legal Issues Plan, edit, produce, and post a
related to digital media and apply multimedia-rich video project.
concepts
to use of text, graphics, animation, sound,
video, and digital images in digital
products.

IT-DD-4 Develop a plan to create, design, and IT-DD-10 Plan, produce, edit, and publish
IT-DD-5 market a web site with digital content to a IT-DD-11 animations.
specific target market.
Explore how related student organizations
Explore and write using the various are integral parts of career and technology
writing styles used on web sites and in education courses through leadership
digital content to get the intended message development, school and community
across. service projects, entrepreneurship
development, and competitive events.

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE (order of units subject to change)

1. FBLA – leadership development, community service, 6. Video Production

and employability skills 7. Animations

2. Introduction to Digital Design 8. Portfolio Development (includes cumulative project)

3. Design Principles 9. Employability Skills

4. Graphics

5. Audio Production

Student Google Accounts: This year all students enrolled in Interactive Media courses will be using their own Google

Email Account to submit work. You must have a Network/Internet User Agreement on file with the school. You will
also be responsible for maintaining this account, following the district guidelines and following Mrs. Brewington’s
classroom policies.

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GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student

learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom

instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to
maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the
student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner

through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

GRADING CATEGORIES *GRADE PROTOCOL

Assessments During Learning 25% A 90 – 100 ~P (pass)
Bell Ringers 45% B 80 – 89 ~F (fail)
Quizzes C 71 – 79
Projects D
F 70
Guided, Independent or Group Practice
Practice Below 70

Homework 30%
Projects or Performance
Classwork

Summative Assessment
Unit Tests
Culminating Project or Performance
Final or Culminating Exam

Formal Post-Assessment

DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS

STUDENT PROGRESS Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half
weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and
plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall
include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See
Board Policy IH.

ACADEMIC Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited
INTEGRITY to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging
signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of
Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character
Development Handbook.

HOMEWORK Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or
adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the
teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student
and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy
IHB.

MAKE-UP WORK When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or
DUE TO ABSENCES when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall
be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must
be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.

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MISSED WORK SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
CLASSROOM
EXPECTATIONS When a student is missing an assignment from a class, the student has the
responsibility to initiate the retrieval and submission of the missed assignment
CONSEQUENCES within a minimum of 5 school days from the assigned date.
MATERIALS AND 1. The BELL DOES NOT DISMISS YOU.
SUPPLIES 2. All students are expected to arrive to class promptly and prepared. At the
EXTRA HELP
PARENTS AS sound of the bell, all students are in assigned seats working. Failure to do so
PARTNERS will result in a tardy.
3. Each student is responsible for bringing their materials to class. Borrowing
supplies from the teacher is not permitted.
4. Every student is expected to clean up in and around his or her seat before
leaving the classroom each day. Keep the room clean and respect the
equipment and furnishing
5. Talking during testing or instructional time could result in a ZERO.
6. If a student is absent the day before the test, that student is expected to take the
test the following day. Major test dates are always given in advance.
7. You will not be allowed to go to your locker for any reason once the tardy bell
has rung.
8. Each student is expected to respect the rights and privacy of their fellow
student.
9. Raise your hand if you want to be acknowledged.
10. ABSOLUTELY no use of vulgar, profane, or inappropriate language in the
classroom. Any disrespectful behavior will not be TOLERATED.
11. Cheating will not be tolerated! If you cheat or allow/assist someone to cheat,
all parties involved will receive a zero and your parents will be notified
immediately.
12. Students should use the restroom during class change--you will not be permitted
to go unless it is an emergency. Also, please bring tissue with you to class if
you have the sniffles.
13. Students are not to groom in class, this includes hair, make-up, nails, etc…
14. Electronic devices not related to or used in this class should be left at home.
Bringing these items to class will result in confiscation. Items will be released
only to a parent or guardian.
15. When using the computer lab, NO student is to use the computer for activities
that do not relate to this class; therefore, you should not be checking e-mail,
chatting, playing games, downloading, uploading, doing research for another
class, listening to music, personal browsing, etc….When allowed to use the
Internet, visiting websites that are not appropriate for school or not
educationally related is PROHIBITED. Violators will face consequences as
outlined in the student handbook.
16. Be kind and be courteous.
1st Warning/Call Home/Email Parent
2nd Detention
3rd Parent Conference
4th Disciplinary referral
Severe cases Taken to the office
• 3-ring binder
• Headphones
• 16 GB or higher Flash drive
• Paper, pencil and pen
Tutorial Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 3:20 PM; Subject to change; Additional
times available by appointment.
Parents are encouraged to monitor their child’s progress. Progress reports are
issued at the end of 4.5, 9, and 13.5 weeks. A parent may request in writing a
printout of grades at any time.

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THE TEACHER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR ADJUST ANY SECTION OF THIS COURSE
SYLLABUS AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER TO MORE ADEQUATELY MEET THE NEEDS,
ABILITIES & INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS.

Student’s Signature_______________________ Date_______________

Parent’s Signature_______________________ Date_______________
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Career Technology Department

Complete and return this page to your teacher.

Student’s Name ____________________________________________________________
(Please Print)

Student’s Class __________________

Academic Dishonesty: Cheating on a test, quiz, or assignment is considered to be a serious breach of conduct. The
student will be penalized with a ZERO for the assignment, an administrative referral and parents will be notified.

Actions considered to constitute cheating are: using unauthorized materials in a test situation, receiving or knowingly
giving information regarding a test before and during the test, turning in work for credit which is not one’s own, and

plagiarism. Plagiarism will be strictly assessed on all assignments in this course.

I have read and understand the expectations set forth in the syllabus for the Introduction to Digital Design
course at Redan High School including the Academic Dishonesty statement above.

Student Signature___________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature____________________________________________________

Date_____________________________

Additional information to support continued contact:

Information Parent/Guardian
Day Time Phone
Number
Cellular Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Email Address

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