Course Title: Prepare text and graphic files for print processing

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5069

Course Title: Prepare text and graphic files for print processing

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 50.0

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)
GRAP5155C	Brunswick Campus	TAFE	320T Design (TAFE)	Face-to-Face	Term1 2007, Term1 2008

Course Contact: Annette Cook

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438

Course Contact Email: Annette.cook@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare electronic files for pre- press processing.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CUVCRS16A Prepare text and graphic files for print processing
Elements:	Consult with pre- press about formatting requirements
	Prepare graphics for pre-press processing
	Prepare text for pre-press processing

Learning Outcomes

1 Consult with pre- press about formatting requirements
2 Prepare text for pre-press processing
3. Prepare graphics for pre-press processing

Overview of Assessment

The assessment will be as follows;
Exercises
Practical projects

Students will be tutored with a verbal and/or written evaluation of their progress, within class time and in response to each submission.

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. A graded assessment will also occur for this course.

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

This course is co-assessed with MANU 5731 Electronic media output, GRAP 5154 Develop a basic design concept, GRAP 9423 Drawing techniques.