Republic of the Philippines

Northern Samar Colleges

Catarman, Northern Samar

COURSE OUTLINE
OA 321- INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

I. VISION
Northern Samar colleges as a premier school for the community leader successful professional and workers with world-class technical skills

II. MISSION
To attain its vision and achieve its aims, the Northern Samar Colleges shall:

1. Strengthen and broaden the avenues to cooperation that it can effectively contribute to social development and obtain from various sectors of society
the necessary support carry out its extension work.
2. Organize itself in a manner conducive to internal efficiency and effective coordination while keeping enough flexibility, so as to enable all members
of the social community to contribute freely and responsibly to the fulfillment of their common task.
3. Strive to attain, as a necessary condition for its autonomous development, a level of economic self-sufficiency that will allow the school firmly
establishes itself as a center of academic excellence to initiate projects. And to admit well-qualified students from underprivileged sectors of society.
III. PHILOSOPHY

NSC embraces and operates the following educational philosophies.

 Educational shall develop the total person, everything that is human in the individual.
 Educational enables the individual to become creative and critical thinkers and lifelong learners.
 The school and the family are partners in the exercise of the educational rights and duties of the family.

IV. INSTITUTIONAL GOALS

The founders of NSC profess the following objectives for the school community:
 To provide quality education with strong adherence to universal.
 To enhance learning through school facilities and dynamic teaching staff.
 To strive to build the institution as a place for universal formation with a high level for participation and unity in creating an atmosphere
conducive to learning.

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Course Information : OA 321- Integrated Software Application
Department : Office Administration
Faculty Member : Venus T. Camposano
Consultation Period : 9:30- 10:30AM/MWF
Course Description : Science, culture and ethics of information technology, it’s influence on modern living and human relationships, and uses
for personal, professional and human relationships, and uses for personal, professional and social advancement. The course covers
the general features of basic photography, modified photo imaging and editing from it’s basic elements to the real world
applications. This course will orient the students on many uses of photo imaging and editing program and from hobbyist to
professional in the fields of graphic designs, web designs, photography, architecture , fine arts forensics, medicine, law and other
related fields.

Course Objectives: Students will learn all the photo imaging and editing basics such as tools and workspace including the elements of the program,
documents, colors file types, and resolution. Eventually the students will perform task with the use of features such layers,
channels, paths, and text. Students will be engaged inworking with photographs, videos, building web pages and saving, sharing
and printing their outputs.

Methods of Instructions:

 Lecture/ Discussion
 Demonstration Method
 Return-Demonstration
 Case Studies Discussion
Grading System:

The final grade in this course will be composed of the following items weights in the final grade computation:

Assessment Item Grade Source (Score or Rubric Grade) Percentage of Final Grade
QAA Quiz, Assignment. and Activities 15%
PSP Rubric in adherence to the project requirements specification:
 Originality/Uniqueness
 Usability
 Aesthetics 60%
 Appropriateness
 Accessibility
MFE Major Examinations
 Prelim Exam
 Midterm Exam 25%

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  Semi-Final Exam
 Final Exam
TOTAL 100%

Course Outline

TIME FRAME TOPICS/ READINGS ACTIVITY (IES)

PRELIM
Introduction to the Information and Communication Technology a. discuss the evolution of
covering the topics of: Webs
Week 1-2 1. History of ICT b. Identify different online
2. Uses of ICT in daily lives systems, functions and
3. Impacts of ICT in the Society platforms available today.
c. research latest trends in
technology,

Week 3-5 The web and the internet a. Explore the current breakthrough
a. Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 and disruptive and innovations that
b. Types of websites have emerged over the past few
c. Introductions of Internet years.
d. Current Trends and Emerging Technologies b. Identify and analyze various
emerging technologies
c. identify the current trends in the
society.
d. understand the impact of emerging
technologies in a global context.
Week 6-7 Digital Technology and Social Change a. Explain the role of ICT
a. Introduction to the Digital Age b. Understand the strengths,
b. The ICT and the role in Social Change weaknesses, opportunities, and
c. Global Technological Change imminent threats of the digital age.
d. Social Evolution c. Articulate basic, but fundamental
definitions of complex issues and
dynamics that human encounter
every day, such as technology, social

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 progress, development, and
digitalization.
Week 8-9 Privacy and Information Technology a. discuss the differences between
a. Conceptions of privacy and the value of privacy privacy and security
b. the impact of information technology on privacy b. explain various risk to internet
privacy
Week 10 MEDTERM EXAMINITION
Week 11 Introduction to the Photo Imaging and Editing  Understand the importance and how
a. the default workplace to use the tool bar, options and
b. work with Palette, Menus and keyboard shortcuts palettes.
c. How to open and save an image  know the importance of “Help” and
d. exploring the document/photoshop window other helpful information
e. Pan and Zoom and Navigator Palette  can explore additional knowledge
f. the layers and history palettes from basic to advance using the
g. using Help application internet
h. View and print an image/ save and close file  know how to edit the flyer with the
given project builder provided by the
instructor
 realize the value of compositing the
image/picture
Week 12 Working with Layers (Basic) Demonstration and simulation
a. understanding the layer  to understand the importance of
b. how to add and delete layer layers
c. add a selection from one image
d. organize layers
Week 13 Browsing the picture  understand the importance of
a. workspace manipulation organizing picture/fy by applying
b. image sorting and rating ratings and labels
c. the slide show as your viewer  retrieve file quickly
d. renaming single and batch file  label single and batch file in user
e. finding images technique friendly with trademark of copyright
emblem by the author
Making Selections Analyzing shapes and choose appropriate
a. Marquee Tool & Using Shape selection tool, know the techniques and
b. More Selection Tools and Techniques differentiate is advantages and disadvantages.
c. Placing Selection

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 d. Selecting Color & the color range command Know how to create selection and the effects
e. transforming a selection of fastening point
f. fixing image with the use of healing brush tool
g. the Vignette effect Know the importance of guide in placing the
h. rotation & Flipping selection
i. Straighten an image
j. Crop & Straightening photos automatically Know ho to change the size and modify the
k. cropping an image with perspective problem marquee and to add subtract a selection.
l. refine edge
To understand the Vignette effect

Know how to apply and play around refine

edge technique
Week 14 & 15 Understanding Color Techniques Incorporating Color technique
a. color palette
b. color picker Ability to convert the hexadecimal value
c. color swatches colors.
d. use of eyedropper for sampling color
e. gradient application & grayscale Practices the influence of applying the
f. basic filters, opacity and blending psychology colors.
g. math colors
h. more selection tools and technique
i. placing a selection
Understanding Painting tools Apply the digital techniques in painting in the
a. using and understanding patch tools real world.
b. using and understanding the painting tools
c. create and modify a brush tip Design creatively an image by adding punch
with the use of different painting tools.

Modify an artwork by following sensitive

issues to the image.
Week 18 FINAL EXAMINATION

References:

http://www.google.com http://www.photoshop.killertips.com http://www.fstutorials.com

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 http://www.tutorialized.com http://www.photography.com http://www.adobetutorialz.com
http://www.youtube.com http://www.photoshopstv.com http://www.killertips.com
http://www.photographytalk.com http://www.picturecorrect.com http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop
Classroom Policies:

The provision articulated in the Student Manual regarding uniform, absence, and late apply.

Prepared by: Noted by:

VENUS T. CAMPOSANO, LPT MA. HELENA V. ALUMBRES,JD PhD

IT Instructor DEAN, College Department

Approved by:

LEAH MOORE-MANGADA

School President

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