Course Title: Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5316 Diploma of Graphic Design

Course Title: Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 45

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

VART6287C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

320T Architecture & Urban Design

Face-to-Face

 Term1 2013,
Term2 2014,
Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2017

Course Contact: Meredith Chesney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9165

Course Contact Email: meredith.chesney@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this unit you will develop the skills and knowledge required to colour manage digital images. Through a range of varied learning activities with a focus on industry terminology, colour management and standards, you will learn how to make informed choices relating to software, processes, file manipulation and use of equipment. These skills and knowledge will be applied to turn your creative ideas into print ready outcomes. This unit applies to any digital imaging environment where digital files are captured, acquired, created, manipulated, integrated, enhanced, output, managed and archived to a variety of media in which colour accuracy is integral.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites for this course however on your timetable, this competency, in conjunction with CUVPHI530A Prepare digital images for pre-press processing will be referred to as Finished Art 1



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUVPHI529A Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace

Elements:

1. Research history and apply theory of colour in a digital imaging context

2. Identify appropriate colour management systems and strategies and apply to a workplace

3. Review and update colour management strategies

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment tasks will require you demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through practical projects and/or written tasks. Assessment tasks in this course are:

  • Design Project 1 (40% of final grade)
  • Design project 2 (50% of final grade)
  • Knowledge Test (10% of final grade)