Course Title: Compose and evaluate typography

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4174

Course Title: Compose and evaluate typography

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 80.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU5796C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

320T Design (TAFE)

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace


Course Contact: Garry Amy

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9260

Course Contact Email: garry.amy@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to undertake advanced typesetting and typography involving contingencies and problem solving beyond routine requirements.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

ICPPP221B Select and apply type



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICPPP421A Compose and evaluate typography

Elements:

1. Compose type
2. Solve typographic technical problems
3. Ensure quality of typographic output
4. Manage the type system


Learning Outcomes

1. Compose type
2. Solve typographic technical problems
3. Ensure quality of typographic output
4. Manage the type system


Overview of Assessment

The assessment will be as follows:
- Briefs
- Exercises
- Projects/reports/research

A final assessment of Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent will be given at the end of the course when students will submit all completed work.

To be deemed competent students must demonstrate competence in all Learning Elements and related Performance Criteria.