The class uses a book for reference. "Adobe Illustrator, Classroom in a book", from Adobe Press. Pearson Education.

You can use the version of the book that matches your software. All books have the same content, but assignments will have slightly different graphic content. There is a more recent version (CC 2019), it is more expensive and the basic content is the same than the others. I recommend you look at prices for the CC2018, and CC2017, that will be much cheaper (Amazon or favorite online store).You can also get the Kindle version, that is cheaper.You can download the Kindle reader into your computer.

Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book. Creative Cloud 2014. ISBN-13: 978-0133905656		Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book. Creative Cloud 2015. ISBN-13: 978-0134308111		Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book. Creative Cloud 2017. ISBN-13: 978-0134663449
				My advice is that you go to Amazon.com and find the best book for you. You can get a used book. If your book does not contain the CD with the exercises, we will put them up.
Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book. Creative Cloud, First Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0321929495		Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book. SBN-13: 978-0321822482

LINKEDIN.
I am providing links to free training videos from Linkedin and Adobe TV.
As a student in SBCC you all have access to the complete library @Linkedin, previously lynda.com for free.
How to access the Linkedin Library from pipeline.
The first time you go to Linkedin, you will have to verify that you are a student at SBCC.

Go to pipeline / Find the Student tab /Click then on Resources / In that page, on your right, you will see the link to "Linkedin Training" with a blue logo/ Follow the link to the dialog window. Please enter again your pipeline user name and password, to prove that you are a student. Don't enter the information about your personal linkedin account (if you have one).

You can try watch this first video in Linkedin, from Adobe Illustrator CC 2019, Essential training: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-cc-2019-essential-training/what-is-adobe-illustrator?u=67553954&auth=true

Once you are in, on the right of the chosen video, you will always see all the training videos in that volume on the right side, you can click on some videos. During the course, i will give you specific links to videos, related to what we are learning.

THE CLASS
The class is divided into 15 modules. Each module is dedicated to a certain technique, tool or work-flow that needs to be mastered.

To complete a module you should follow the book lesson according to the reading guidelines, practice with the book materials, consult the free training videos that we link to and find others if you need more practice on a certain subject matter.

Every module has one "assignment due" that you will submit as an Illustrator (.ai) file but you should practice before you work on the assignment.
I also provide some links to guided tutorials that I think you should follow to better develop your abilities.
Each assignment is worth a maximum of 25 points.

Every module has a Discussion/forum where you should participate within the week dedicated to that module. Posts submitted after the final due date will not get counted for grade.
Discussions/Forums count as participation in an online class so your presence is important.
In this class, you can participate in the forum by attaching your assignment or tutorial Illustrator file to your post. If you do so, you will have to compress your artwork for web, as a JPEG or gif file. Module 12 teaches you how to compress Illustrator files for web. Only JPEGS or GIFs of your work will count for points in the forums.
The right participation on each forum is worth 10 points in this class.

There are 7 Projects in the course, assigned to different modules. Projects have a more creative and challenging nature and will be an opportunity to use your acquired skills towards a piece for your portfolio. An assignment is considered practice but a project is graded according to original approach, design values (color, formal and composition) and technique adapted to a visual goal.
The last project will have a sight wider scope and will accept blending work from previous ones. It will be considered and graded as a Final Project for the class.