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Pathway: Printing Technology
Code | Topic | Course | Knowledge and Skill | Performance Element | Measurement Criteria
ARPD01.01 | Printing | #3: Introduction to Printing Technology                                      #4: Design and Production Technology                                             #5: Advanced Applications of Printing Technology | Apply knowledge of the processes required for the production of various printed products. | Demonstrate the diversity of the printing process to include paper, non-paper substrates, and specialty products. | Identify the printing processes used to create books, money, containers, and wallpaper.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify printing processes used on non-paper substrates, including packaging, mylar, and foils.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify the processes used to print on credit cards, laminates, flooring, pharmaceuticals, and food products.
 |  |  |  | Examine the impact of the printing industry on the US economy. | Describe the economic aspects of printing in terms of profit and number of employees involved in the industry.
 |  |  |  | Examine the impact of emerging technologies in hardware and software applications. | Describe the expansion of printing with the development of computer applications.
 |  |  |  |  | Describe the resulting change in lifestyle of printing employees related to technology.
ARPD01.02 | Printing | #6: Printing Technology Management | Manage the printing through customer service and sales, scheduling, and quality control. | Apply knowledge of customer needs and expectations with printing services being promoted. | Identify customer requirements, timelines, and budget in a given situation.
 |  |  |  |  | Verify final costs and ability to produce materials for time specified to customer.
Code | Topic | Course | Knowledge and Skill | Performance Element | Measurement Criteria
 |  |  | (CONTINUED) | Apply knowledge of services, equipment, capabilities, workflow process, data acquisition, and technology to customer service. | Analyze cluster data files to determine compatibility with printing processes.
 |  |  |  |  | Determine if graphics, images, film fonts, inserts, etc. are required for a print job.
 |  |  |  |  | Disseminate customer information to production department.
 |  |  |  |  | Communicate with customer to provide updates in schedule and product status.
 |  |  |  | Analyze scheduling processes to ensure timely completion of projects. | Plan project schedule related to job specifications.
 |  |  |  |  | Schedule resources to complete job.
 |  |  |  |  | Monitor project status.
 |  |  |  | Identify quality control measures. | Communicate quality standards and expectations for a job to technical production staff.
 |  |  |  |  | Monitor project quality to meet required standards.
 |  |  |  |  | Specify points in process for client approval.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate copying and backup processes for client files.
ARPD01.03 | Printing | #7: Pre-Press Technology | Demonstrate preparation of customer materials for imaging. | Demonstrate previewing materials for imaging (pre-flighting). | Analyze client disc files to ensure software and hardware compatibility for the job components.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify required job components including graphics, fonts, and images; transparencies; hard mechanicals; and film.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate resolution of file errors.
Code | Topic | Course | Knowledge and Skill | Performance Element | Measurement Criteria
 |  |  | (CONTINUED) | Apply knowledge of camera and scanner operations to produce images using process photography. | Identify the types of press and types of paper for press gain compensation.
 |  |  |  |  | Analyze original to determine required reproduction techniques.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate capturing an image.
 |  |  |  |  | Differentiate between transmissive versus reflective light.
 |  |  |  |  | Illustrate understanding of color separation (RGB to CMYK).
 |  |  |  | Demonstrate conversion from analog to digital forms, using scanning equipment. | Demonstrate adjusting the scanning equipment for various processes.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate how to adjust images.
 |  |  |  |  | Retrieve digital images.
 |  |  |  | Demonstrate moving manuscripts into a form that is camera-ready copy. | Use word processing to develop camera-ready copy.
ARPD01.04 | Printing | #7: Pre-Press Technology | Analyze image retrieval through refinement, page assembly processes and type set, and trapping. | Identify processes to modify images to conform to layout design. | Comprehend the process of color separation.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify processes used to manipulate the images to meet specifications.
 |  |  |  | Examine page assembly process. | Identify the processes involved in building the document.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify the steps in preparing files for imaging.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify problems that can occur in the page assembly process.
 |  |  |  | Examine trapping processes. | Define trapping.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify trapping requirements and processes.
Code | Topic | Course | Knowledge and Skill | Performance Element | Measurement Criteria
ARPD01.05 | Printing | #8: Printing Processes | Analyze output processes, including digital, film, directive platemaking, and cylinders. | Examine digital output software. | Explain the processes for which CTP, PDF, ADOBE, PS, and DSC would be used.
 |  |  |  | Examine film output processes. | Describe the critical elements in creating proofs and films.
 |  |  |  | Examine directive processes. | Describe the processes that take output directly to the press.
 |  |  |  | Examine platemaking and cylinders as output processes. | Describe platemaking and cylinder-making.
ARPD01.06 | Printing | #9: Finishing and Distribution Operations in Printing | Examine the finishing and distribution operations related to printing. | Apply knowledge and skills related to binding processes used to finish printed materials. | Define binding processes, including cutting, folding, and trimming.
 |  |  |  |  | Calculate basic paper counts from a stock sheet.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate folding a single and tri-fold brochure, adapting equipment as needed.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify saddle stitch, perfect bind, and flat stitching in various printed materials.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate basic saddle stitch and simple padding press operations.
 |  |  |  | Examine the specialty operations related to finishing. | Define specialty processes.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify embossing, foil stamping, die cutting, and laminating samples in printed materials.
Code | Topic | Course | Knowledge and Skill | Performance Element | Measurement Criteria
 |  |  | (CONTINUED) | Apply packaging knowledge and skills to provide the customer with delivery of the product as specified. | Identify how paper labels, ink jet labels, and bulk forms are used and printed for packages.
 |  |  |  |  | State the postal regulations related to packages, contents, size, and destinations.
 |  |  |  |  | Describe each of the following mail processes and when each is used: sorting, barcodes, bundling, and sacking.
 |  |  |  |  | Demonstrate meeting customer needs in labeling, packaging, and shipping to meet expected standards.
[NAME] | Printing | #8: Printing Processes | Apply knowledge of basic printing processes. | Explain printing processes related to lithographic, planographic, gravure, intaglio, and screen. | Define each process.
 |  |  |  |  | Identify the processes that are from the surface, below the surface, and through the surface.
 |  |  |  |  | Describe the product application for each type of process.
 |  |  |  | Examine ink and ink processes used for various types of printing. | Identify how to select an ink for a given printing process.
 |  |  |  |  | Describe how the properties of ink affect coverage, color, and color separation.
 |  |  |  |  | Explain the application of ink for printing processes, including those from the surface, below the surface, and through the surface.
 |  |  |  | Apply knowledge of basic printing processes. | Identify basic offset duplication parts and operation.
 |  |  |  |  | Perform basic set-up for printing a single color job.
 |  |  |  |  | Produce a printed single color job using an offset duplicator.
 |  |  |  |  | Perform basic cleanup and maintenance.