Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Basics of desktop publishing. Awareness of audience. Layout - use of space and visual material. Costing. Liaising with graphic designers. Working with printers. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Created highly formatted word processing documents. Created documents that include images, tables and graphs. Prepared manuscripts for publication. Saved and stored created materials. Made a PowerPoint presentation. Opened, placed and manipulated information in a web page composition program. Converted material for the web. Created PDF formatted documents. Produced publishable documents with details of their production suitable for a professionalportfolio. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australian Government Printing Service. (2002), Style manual for authors, editors and printers. Rev. Snooks and Co. (sixth edition). Milton, John Wiley and Sons. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Analysis 15%, Essay 15%, In-class test 30%, Participation 10%, Presentation 10%, Project 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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