OntarioLearn Course Details Start at 09/09/2025
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Course Details
| Course Title |
Design Basics |
| Conestoga Course Code |
GRDN1000 |
| Host College |
Loyalist College |
| OntarioLearn Course Code |
LO-COMP8078 |
| Start Date |
09/09/2025 |
| End Date |
12/16/2025 |
| Course Fee |
$381.50 |
| Hours |
42 |
| Pre-requisites |
Knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop recommended |
| Course Description |
Design Basics will give you the building blocks of design. Learn about fonts, different layout techniques, and simple layout concepts essential to effective graphic design. |
| Midterm Exam Format |
No exam requirement |
| Final Exam Format |
No exam requirement |
| Final Exam Group |
09/09/2025 |
| Other Evaluation Details |
Orientation Quiz 5%, Assignments 95% |
| Minimum Passing Mark |
50 |
| Mandatory Chats |
No |
| Mandatory Group Work |
No |
| Other Details |
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| Platform |
Blackboard |
| Computer Software Requirements |
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| Additional |
Word processor and a design program such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Canca, or Corel Draw. |
| Textbook Information |
We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change. Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated. |
Textbooks
| Textbook Title |
The Non-Designer's Design Book |
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| Author |
Robin Williams |
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| Publisher |
Pearson |
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| Edition |
4th |
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| ISBN |
9780133966152 |
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