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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Arts and Social Sciences

Unit aim

Introduces students to communications issues in delivering creative, professional media presentations, and develops an understanding of the desktop computer publishing tools and practices needed to present concepts in educational and workplace settings. Students acquire basic skills and knowledge in the principles of computerised images and text sourcing, layout, processing, storage and network distribution. They then apply these to the conceptualisation, construction and delivery of media presentation.

Unit content

  • Publishing and presentation of information
  • Virtual identities: professional and social networking
  • DIY publishing: users and producers
  • Visual and information design principles
  • Typographic tools
  • Image capture, manipulation and file formats
  • Copyright, IP and privacy

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify and analyse effective modes of computer-based presentation and publishing in relevant social, cultural, political and economic contexts
2 discuss how to conceptualise and communicate ideas using desktop media tools for specific audiences, purposes and applications
3 understand technical standards for capture, manipulation, storage and distribution of digital images
4 apply principles of design (visual and information) to the structure and presentation of media content in digital formats
5 demonstrate skills in computer-assisted design, layout and publishing of both print and screen-based media presentations
6 discuss professional issues in desktop publishing including copyright and IP, and project management.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify and analyse effective modes of computer-based presentation and publishing in relevant social, cultural, political and economic contexts
    • GA5:
  2. discuss how to conceptualise and communicate ideas using desktop media tools for specific audiences, purposes and applications
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. understand technical standards for capture, manipulation, storage and distribution of digital images
    • GA4:
  4. apply principles of design (visual and information) to the structure and presentation of media content in digital formats
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  5. demonstrate skills in computer-assisted design, layout and publishing of both print and screen-based media presentations
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  6. discuss professional issues in desktop publishing including copyright and IP, and project management.
    • GA4:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.