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Information and Communications
Technology Qualifications
For full details refer to Qualification Regulations and to Appendix E Certificate in Computing (CIC)
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Prescription:AP340 Desktop Publishing |
| Aim of Module | To introduce students to the basic functions, general principles and applications of desktop publishing.
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| Credits | 5
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| Student Learning Hours | 50
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| Content Revised | 2001
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| Prescription Expiry Date | Nov 2005
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Student Will
| | | | | C | 1 | Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of a desktop publishing package, general principles of desktop publishing design and uses of desktop publishing. | | | | | A | 2 | Complete a practical exercise to demonstrate understanding of the functions of a desktop publishing package. |
CONTENT
| | | | > | Describe uses of desktop publishing | | | > | Explain the principles of good layout, including text flow, white space, order of information, layout, harmony, balance and appropriate language. | | | > | Plan and design a desktop publishing publication
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| | | | > | Produce a portfolio of DTP documents for business use including multipage, single page and folded document. | | | | | > | In those documents demonstrate use of the following features: | | | Font styles | | | Spacing (eg leading, kerning, line, paragraph) | | | Alignment (eg left, centre, right, full, forced) | | | Hyphenation | | | Graphics | | | Borders/decoration | | | Multicolumn | | | | | > | Reference graphics and text appropriately to comply with copyright issues. | | | | | > | In all documents demonstrate the principles in section one.
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