BIM 187: Adobe Acrobat

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Class Program
Business Information Management
Credits 3 Lab Hours 66

This course is an in-depth introduction to Adobe Acrobat. Students will learn to create, edit, share, and sign PDF documents and forms.

Prerequisites

Completion of BIM 110 Microsoft Essentials, BIM 180 Introduction to Microsoft Office, or BIM 181 Introduction to Microsoft Word.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Create and edit reliable PDF documents and forms
  2. Share and sign PDF documents and forms
Institutional Outcomes

IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, professionalism, and/or workplace specific skills.

Course Content Outline
  1. Introducing Adobe Acrobat DC
  2. Creating Adobe PDF Files
  3. Reading and working with PDF Files
  4. Enhancing PDF Documents
  5. Editing Content in PDF Files
  6. Using Acrobat with Microsoft Office Files
  7. Combining Files
  8. Adding Signatures and Security
  9. Using Acrobat in a Review Cycle
  10. Working with Forms in Acrobat
  11. Using Actions (Acrobat Pro)
  12. Using Acrobat in Professional Printing
Department Guidelines

The syllabus must contain evaluation/grading guidelines, class environment/expectations/rules, course learning outcomes, and a disability services statement. A schedule must be provided to students that contains content covered (text chapters, topics, etc.), tentative test dates (to include final date/time). If an LMS or similar site is used for the course, it must be created following the Quality Matters (QM) principals outlined in the QM workbook questions. These documents should be reviewed with the BIM instructor at least two weeks prior to class start.