Course Title: Produce complex desktop published documents

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: COSC6084C

Course Title: Produce complex desktop published documents

School: 345T Media and Communication

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5314 - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing

Course Contact : Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-4815

Course Contact Email:mctafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Teachers: Arthur Clover 
Phone: 9925 4269
Emails: arthur.clover@rmit.edu.au

Tania Jovanovic
tania.jovanovic@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to design and produce complex, desktop published documents.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBITU404A Produce complex desktop published documents

Element:

1. Prepare to produce desktop published documents

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Use safe work practices including addressing ergonomic requirements and using work organisation strategies
1.2. Use energy and resource conservation techniques
1.3. Identify document purpose, audience, presentation and final output requirements, and clarify with relevant personnel as required
1.4. Identify organisational and task requirements for desktop published documents to ensure consistency of style and image
 

Element:

2. Design desktop published documents

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Design document to enhance readability and appearance, according to organisational and task requirements
2.2. Determine document type and assess production and design requirements
2.3. Set up and use master pages, templates and styles to ensure consistency of design and layout
2.4. Set up colour palettes according to organisational and task requirements
 

Element:

3. Create desktop published documents

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Prepare, format and enter required text
3.2. Import text from other applications and resolve any formatting issues
3.3. Scan or import graphics from other applications and resolve any formatting issues
3.4. Use complex software functions to arrange text and graphics on page, according to organisational and task requirements
 

Element:

4. Finalise desktop published documents

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Ensure pages. and combined graphics and text are composed correctly, to suit organisational and task requirements
4.2. Check that numerical sequencing and laydown of document is correct, to meet binding and finishing requirements
4.3. Incorporate bleed allowance in margins and borders
 

Element:

5. Produce desktop published documents

Performance Criteria:

5.1. Review text for possible errors and omissions, and resolve any issues
5.2. Produce completed document in line with required final output
5.3. Name and store text documents, in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without information loss/damage
5.4. Prepare text documents within designated time lines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
5.5. Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with document design and production
 

Learning Outcomes


You will be able to apply current document design and layout principles and use industry standard software to produce complex desktop published documents.


Details of Learning Activities

This course is co-delivered with CUIFDIG303A Produce and prepare photo images. 

In this course, you learn through -

1. In-class activities:
• lab-based lectures
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• peer teaching
• group discussion
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• workshopping of students’ own projects
• analysis/critique of work

2. Out-of-class activities:
• independent project based work
• online and other research
• independent study
 


Teaching Schedule

TAFE Week Class Content Assessment Due

BSBITU404A Produce complex desktop published documents

Elements

CUIFDIG303A Produce and prepare photo images

Elements
1 Outline of the course structure and assessment
Establishing students’ level of knowledge and experience with Macintosh computers and Microsoft Word
Desk Top Publishing in Microsoft Word
Changing text and background colours.
Inserting text boxes.
Use of the WordArt function.
Use of Graphics
Footnotes
Headers and Footers
Adding Comments/Tracking changes
Creating effective Style Sheets
Text wrapping
 		 Formative Assessment 1

Create your own style sheet with headers and footer included.
 

 1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
 		 1.1
1.2
 
2 As above Formative Assessment 2

Use supplied information to create an A4 information sheet
 

  1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
 		  1.1
1.2
 
3 Introduction to Photoshop:
Basic Photoshop.
Creating the graphic
Searching the Internet for appropriately sized graphics.
Customizing the image
Cropping the images
Adding your Text
Using the effects option
 		 Formative Assessment 3

Cropping and Sizing
Colour Adjustments
DPI explained (Hi res Low Res) using save as,
Altered supplied images
 

 3.3
3.4
 		  1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
 
4 Introduction to Indesign
Using the Tool Box
Creating text and graphics
Important Typesetting techniques;
(Tracking, kerning, leading etc).
Importing from Word; Style Sheets
Importing images from Photoshop.
 		    3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
 		  
5 Indesign
Creating a Mock up A4 Flyer
Why use Layers
The correct layering function
 		 Formative Assessment 4

Create an A4 Flyer from the information supplied.
Saving – PDF & JPEG
In Class
 

  3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4		  
6 Photography
Learning how best use your iPhone, to create publishable images

Formative Assessment 5

Portrait workshop external locations
Create 3 portraits – different locations using the kitcan apps, or Photoshop

  2.3
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
 		  1:1-6
2:7-13
 
7 Indesign
Commence A4 Corporate Annual Report
Thinking about text and graphic layouts
Managing your time
Design concepts		 Formative Assessment 6

Image search
Permissions
Layouts
 

  3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.4
 		  
8 Indesign
Corporate A4 Annual Report
Layout principles (cont)
 		    3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.4
 		  
9 Photography Formative Assessment  7

3 Interiors
3 Exteriors to be created and submitted during workshop time.
 

  3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
 		  Edit photo images
3:14-18
 
10 Indesign
Corporate A4 Annual Report
Layout principles (cont)
 		    3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.4
 		  
11 Photography Formative Assessment 8

Covering an event workshop.
Supply 3 images from the workshop
 

  5.1
5.2
5.3
 		  Edit photo images
16-18
Prepare photo image assets
4:

4:19-20
 
  Semester break: 23rd Sept to 4th Oct      
12 Indesign
Corporate A4 Annual Report
Layout principles (cont)
 

Formative Assessment 9

Creating an alternative look of your publication, to submit to the client.
 

  3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.4
 		  4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
 
13 Indesign
Corporate A4 Annual Report
Digital Submission of A4 Annual Report
The importance of Preflight
The printing a booklet option in InDesign
Creating the correct PDF
Using Adobe Distiller
Using Adobe Acrobat
Sending the correct PDF files to the printer
 		    5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
 		  
14 Indesign
SHOW and TELL
students to present their annual reports
 

Summative Assessment 1

Completed Annual Report to be submitted

 5.2
5.3
 		 4.1
4.2
 
15 WordPress account
Examining and discussing WordPress Blog sites
Publishing your first post
 		    1.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
3.3
5.1
 		  
16 Wordpress show and tell Summative Assessment 2  5.2  
         


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Recommended Texts
Peach Pit Books for - InDesign and Photoshop
 


References

You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.


Other Resources

  • Web-based material via electronic blackboard, weekly work sheets, and handouts are made available as required.
  • Students will require a USB flash drive on which to backup their work. A capacity of at least 3GB is recommended.
  • Students will be required to take their InDesign assessment item to a professional printing shop for colour printing at their own expense


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

  • participation in written exercises, in class and online
  • research activities
  • the application of learned skills, formats  and insights to your writing tasks.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks.

To demonstrate competency in this course you need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.

  • Formative assessments 1-9 - see teaching schedule
  • Summative assessment 1 - Annual report due in week 14
  • Summative assessment 2 - Presentation of class blog due in week 16.

 

Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment (not graded).

CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
 


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrated alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration

Other Information

Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Feedback

You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=9pp3ic9obks7

Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student progress policy

Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.

Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
 

Course Overview: Access Course Overview