This guide is intended for use in teaching a graphic communications systems. The course has been designed to provide students with an opportunity to assess audiences; design, produce, and deliver printed and photographic messages; and analyze the impacts of these messages. The first two sections discuss the guide's development within the framework of North Carolina's efforts to improve technological literacy and the guide's place as part of an instructional system. A list of the course's major objectives and a course outline are provided next. The remainder of the guide consists of learning modules on the following topics: the nature of graphic communication, designing graphic messages, preparing images for printed graphics, preparing image carriers and producing printed graphic products, preparing to produce photographic messages, and producing photographic messages. Each module includes information about the length of time needed to complete the module, an introduction to the instructional content to be covered in class, performance objectives, a day-by-day outline of student learning activities, related sample charts and worksheets, and lists of suggested textbooks and references. (MN)