Course Title: Refine writing and editing techniques - Desktop Publishing
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: COMM5406
Course Title: Refine writing and editing techniques - Desktop Publishing
School: 345T Creative Media
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5181 - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Professional Writing and Editing Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email:brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Arthur Clover
Building 94, level 2, room 6
23–27 Cardigan Street, South Carlton
9925 4269 (phone); 9925 4362 (fax)
a.clover@rmit.edu.au
Don Porter
Building 94, level 2, room 6
23–27 Cardigan Street, South Carlton
041 850 4004 (phone); 9925 4362 (fax)
don.porter@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 85
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Desk Top Publishing 1
Course Description
This course covers the knowledge and skills required to research and experiment with writing and editing techniques and media to generate writings. It further develops the skills required to desktop-publish written work to a professional standard.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP553 Refine writing and editing techniques - Desktop Publishing |
Learning Outcomes
Not applicable
Details of Learning Activities
Practical workshops and demonstrations, guest speakers from industry, field trips, projects and assignments.
Teaching Schedule
| 1 |
Where are we Going? Review of the Major assessment item/Quark-InDesign Preparation of Production Diary |
| 2 | Imposition its use and structure Presentation |
| 3 | Illustrator Exercises Your production logo design and finished art (Logo copy task from existing logo design) |
| 4 | File Management Artwork, Copy links, Illustration Links, and fonts |
| 5 | Colour Management Colour control across Quark, Illustrator,In Design and Photoshop |
| 6 | Acrobat - the ultimate Manager Preparing individual and multiple PDF Files |
| 7 | Review of your progress Presentation in the lab of your production and development – Show and Tell |
| 8 | Visit to the printer |
| 9 | Any problems to address |
| 10 | Acrobat as a presentation device Navigation forward and back |
| 11-13 | Work on main assessment Completion of publication logo |
| 14 | Review of your progress Presentation in the lab of your final production’s development – Show and Tell |
| 15-18 | Work on main assessment Final presentation of all work for assessment: Colour printouts of your publication Production Diary Illustrator and Photoshop tasks Presentation in the lab of your production and development – Show and Tell |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Web-based material via electronic blackboard, weekly work sheets, and handouts are made available as required.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment includes class tasks, a corporate business package, industry contact, a publication and a production diary.
Assessment Tasks
Semester 1
All Semester 1 tasks are due in on 20 June.
Assessment item 1
Magazine View (Victoria Magazine) in both QUARK XPRESS and InDESIGN
Percentage weight: 5%
Assessment item 2
A3 Paper size QUEENSCLIFFE HERALD in both QUARK XPRESS and InDESIGN
Percentage weight: 5%
Assessment item 3
Corporate Image (Major Assessment item continued) in QUARK XPRESS or InDESIGN
Percentage weight: 20%
Assessment item 4
Various tasks in PHOTOSHOP
Percentage weight: 5%
Assessment item 5
Various tasks in ILLUSTRATOR
Percentage weight: 15%
Semester 2
All Semester 2 tasks are due on 14 November.
Assessment item 6
Development of Logo Design
Percentage weight: 10%
Assessment item 7
Various tasks in ILLUSTRATOR
Percentage weight: 5%
Assessment item 8
Major assessment: Students’ own publication
Percentage weight: 30%
Assessment item 9
Production Diary
Percentage weight: 5%
Assessment Matrix
Not applicable
Other Information
There will be two visits to printers throughout the year. It is in the students best interest to attend both of these excursions.
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