Course Title: Design and develop text documents

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4171

Course Title: Design and develop text documents

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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)

COSC5244C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

Term1 2011,
Term1 2012,
Term1 2013

Course Contact: Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mctafe@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

The unit of competency Design and Develop Text Documents (BSBADM304A)  is delivered alongside the unit of competency  Access the Internet (ICPMM63BA) .
Together, these units of competency form the course Computer Skills for Writers. In this course you are introduced to the Macintosh computer; the Microsoft Word word processing program, online editing techniques and basic desktop publishing techniques. This course will increase your ability to create, format, edit and distribute professional-looking print and online documents.



Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBADM304A Design and develop text documents

Elements:

1. Use safe work practices

2. Establish parameters for text document design and structure  

3. Design text documents

4. Produce text documents


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to create, format, edit and distribute professional-looking print and online documents.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in series of in-class exercises, through the creation of a range of documents and through practical projects