PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MASTER SYLLABUS

Adobe Acrobat
WEB 2703

Class Hours: 1

Credit Hours: 1

Laboratory Hours: 0

Date Revised: Fall 07

Catalog Course Description: This course focuses on the Web authoring tool Adobe Acrobat. Students will learn to create and publish documents for electronic distribution that can be viewed by anyone on any computer. Features such as document security, the ability to create a searchable index of multiple PDF documents, capturing scanned documents and making them editable and searchable, and forms creation will be covered.

 Entry Level Standards:

Students taking this course should be proficient in Windows XP.

 

Prerequisites:  WEB 2001 and 2002 and 2003 or CSIT 2450
Corequisites:   

 Textbook(s) and other Reference Material Basic to the Course:

  1. Textbook: Adobe Acrobat 6 H.O.T – Hands On Training. ISBN 0-321-20299-6
  2. Supplementary materials:
    • Software
      The following software should be installed on your system before beginning this class:
      • Microsoft Windows XP
      • Microsoft Office
      • Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional, 6 or 7

I.    Week (Phase)/Unit/Topic Basis:

This course will begin on a specific date but the student can progress through the course objectives in a timeframe comfortable for him. If the student works hard, he can complete the coursework before the formal end of the semester. The instructor will provide benchmarks for the completion of objectives during the semester.

Week 1

Getting to Know Acrobat

Week 2

Converting Microsoft Office Files

Week 3

Converting Files to Adobe PDF

Week 4

Creating Adobe PDF from Web Pages

Week 5

Customizing Adobe PDF Output Quality

Week 6

Week 7

Assignment and Midterm Exam

Modifying PDF Files

Week 8

More on Editing PDF Files

Week 9

Making Documents Accessible and Flexible

Week 10

Using Acrobat in a Document Review Cycle

Week 11

Adding Signatures and Security

Week 12

Final Exam

II. Course Objectives*:

  1. Navigate PDF documents efficiently. (I)
  2. Use the Acrobat Interface efficiently. (I,IV)
  3. Create links within PDF documents and navigate within large documents. (I,II)
  4. Create PDF documents. (I,IV)
  5. Edit PDF documents. (I,II)
  6. Create enhanced PDF documents such as forms and documents with multimedia elements.(II)
  7. Capture PDF documents through scanning. (II,IV)
  8. Create navigation for PDF documents. (II,IV)
  9. Create interactive PDF navigation. (II,IV)
  10. Add digital signatures and document security. (II,IV)
  11. Optimize PDF documents. (II,IV)
  12. Create PDF documents for the Web. (II,IV)
  13. Create a PDF index. (II,IV)
  14. Use batch processing in Acrobat. (II,IV)
  15. Use Acrobat to create documents that are accessible to persons with vision and motor challenges. (II,IV)
  16. Use Acrobat Help. (II,IV)
  17. Describe internal and external security risks. (II,IV)

*Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the Media Technologies program.

III. Instructional Processes:*
The student will use the following processes to accomplish the objectives of this course:

  1. Become familiar with the terminology, features, and capabilities of Adobe Acrobat to produce cross-platform electronic documents. (Technological literacy outcome)
  2. Create, edit, print, and optimize PDF files. (Active Learning Strategies)
  3. Capture documents through scanning, convert them to PDF format, and make the text and graphics editable. (Active Learning Strategies)
  4. Apply document security to PDF files. (Active Learning Strategies)
  5. Capture Web sites as PDF documents. (Active Learning Strategies)
  6. Apply accessibility to PDF files to enable persons with motor and vision challenges to use PDF files with relative ease. (Active Learning Strategies)
  7. Create interactive forms that are usable on the Web. (Active Learning Strategies)

*Strategies and outcomes listed after instructional processes reference Pellissippi State's goals for strengthening general education knowledge and skills, connecting course work to experiences beyond the classroom, and encouraging students to take active and responsible roles in the educational process.

IV. Expectations of Student Performance*:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Start and quit Acrobat. B
  2. Understand the Acrobat screen. B
  3. Use the Acrobat toolbars and menus. B,L,K
  4. Open and close PDF files. C
  5. View a PDF file. B
  6. Zoom. A
  7. Navigate a document page. A,H,E
  8. Move between document pages. A,H,I
  9. Use Document Properties. A,B
  10. Set Preferences and magnification settings. B
  11. Select text and images. B
  12. Download, purchase, organize, and read eBooks. B
  13. Work with Organizer. B
  14. Work with Collections. B
  15. Save PDF files in other formats. B
  16. Reduce PDF file sizes. B
  17. Print PDFs. B
  18. Convert files to PDF from multiple files, Web pages, Office applications, and Clipboard images. L
  19. Change page order and numbers. B,H,I
  20. Replace, insert, remove, crop, and rotate PDF pages. B,E
  21. Add headers and footers. B,E
  22. Work with watermarks and backgrounds. B,E,L
  23. Work with bookmarks. B,E,L
  24. Add comments. B,E,L
  25. Use audio attachments. B,E,L
  26. Edit with Drawing Markup Tools. B,E,L
  27. Edit PDF text. G
  28. Create form documents and fields. F
  29. Add actions to fields. F
  30. Create various forms fields (combo box, digital signature, list box, radio button, calculated). F
  31. Create buttons. F
  32. Add actions. F
  33. Create a slideshow. A,D,F
  34. Add sounds or movies to PDFs. F
  35. Use Page Actions with movies. F
  36. Use Indexes. C
  37. Scan a document into Acrobat. G
  38. Capture and edit images and text. G
  39. Create a digital ID. J
  40. Use batch processing in Acrobat. N
  41. Create and edit sequences. N
  42. Read PDF pages online. L
  43. Edit PDFs online. L
  44. Link a Web page to a PDF. L
  45. Optimize files for online viewing.
  46. Add document security to a PDF. K
  47. Check the accessibility of a PDF. J
  48. Create an accessibility report. O
  49. Create a PDF file that will read the text out loud. O
  50. Create a PDF file that opens at large magnification so visually challenged persons can read the text. O
  51. Explore the accessibility options. O

*Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above.

V. Evaluation

Online quizzes will be built into the course. The quiz items will be randomly generated from a bank of quiz items; each student may receive a different set of quiz questions over a specific topic.

Grading Procedure:

  • 75% of grade: Exercises. Exercises and activities will be completed and will be submitted through email to the instructor for grading.
  • 20% of grade: Quizzes - Online. Quizzes delivered online through WebCT will be used to measure your progress as you work through the textbooks. Questions will be randomly selected from the database for each student for each quiz. The quizzes are timed and the last one will simulate the way the actual certification exam is administered.
  • 5% of grade: Online Communication Tools. Students will use email and discussion board to communicate with instructor and with each other.

Grading Scale:

The following grading scale will be used in this course:

A

90-100%

B

80-89 %

C

70-79 %

D

60-69 %

F

59 % 

VI.     Policies:

Attendance Policy:

Pellissippi State Technical Community College expects students to attend all scheduled instructional activities. As a minimum, students in all courses (excluding videotape and Web courses) must be present for at least 75 percent of their scheduled class and laboratory meetings in order to receive credit for the course. (Pellissippi State Catalog)

Some exams are to be taken at the Testing Center at Pellissippi State. Policy requires that you have a photo ID to take a test in the Testing Center. Children are not allowed in the Testing Center. For location, hours, etc., refer to the Testing Center web site.

If you are taking this course at a distance and cannot come to the Pellissippi State Testing Center, it will be your responsibility to make arrangements for a proctored exam. Contact your instructor to discuss this matter.

Academic Honesty:

You are expected to submit only work that you do yourself. Do not collaborate on work with other students unless you are given a group project. Failure to observe these rules could result in you receiving a failing grade or being dismissed from the class with a grade of F.
Plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic misconduct are prohibited. A student guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, is immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions that may be imposed through the regular Pellissippi State procedures as a result of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an F or a zero for the exercise or examination or to assign an F in the course. (Pellissippi State Catalog)

Other Policies:

Facilities: Students must have a valid Pellissippi ID to be presented on demand to gain access to Pellissippi facilities.

Americans with Disabilities Policy:
If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform the instructor immediately. Please see the instructor privately after class or in his/her office. Students must present a current accommodation plan from a staff member in Services for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) in order to receive accommodations in this course. If you require an accommodation in order to function effectively in this class, please contact the Director for Students with Disabilities by phone at 865-539-7153 as soon as possible. ADA Contact Information Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm .

Hardware/Software Requirements for this Course

IBM-type criteria:
    Hardware:

  • Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Xeon, or Intel Core Duo (or compatible) processor.
  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 5 GB of available hard-disk space
  • 1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
  •  CD-ROM drive (DVD preferred)
  • High-speed Internet connection such as cable modem or DSL recommended, if possible
  • Speakers  

 

   Software:

 

 

Macintosh criteria:
     Hardware:

 

  • PowerPC G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor
  • Mac OS X v.10.4.8
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 7 GB of available hard-disk space space
  • 1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
  • CD-ROM (DVD preferred)
  • High-speed Internet connection such as cable modem or DSL recommended, if possible
  • Speakers  

 

   Software:

 

 

FOR CIW Courses:  CD-ROM. Each coursebook includes a supplemental CD-ROM with files that are referenced and used in the course. The labs will refer you to the CD and you will access these and use the files in the course.