Course detail

Processing of technical and economical documentation

FAST-CU54Acad. year: 2013/2014

Typographic rules application in current text processing system. Efficient processing of documents - a system of formatting styles. Mastering of complex text documents (content, index, document merging). Including of graphic and database entities into document. Science and technological documents. Current recommendations for creating theses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Orientation in the typographical rules used in the text preparation. The ability to work in a current system for text processing. The ability to edit various data for presentation in text form. Orientation in data sources and processing. Introduction to the recommendations for creating theses.

Prerequisites

Basics of operation systems, especially file system. Text editor and principles of image processing.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practical exercises on an individual typographic features, editing documents. Work on the project. Working in LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Application of typographic rules in own document, the implementation of formatting styles. The document has required elements (tables, bibliographical references, system of titles, table of contents, index). In this document is evaluated formal layout with application of typographic design.

Course curriculum

1-2. Basics of typography and long text processing.
3. Templates and styles and thir setting for large documents.
4. Including of typography rules into styles.
5. Content and Index.
6-7. Large document merger, preparing for printer output.
8-9. Effective including of graphic entities into publications, linking, embeding and other co-operation techniques.
10. Presentation of mass database outputs in document.
11-13. Processing of science and technological texts in various word processors.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Effective workig with word processor, mastering the basics of typography, creation of high-quality text documents of various type.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

RYBIČKA, Jiří, ČAČKOVÁ, Petra a PŘICHYSTAL, Jan: Průvodce tvorbou dokumentů. Nakladatelství Martin Stříž, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87106-43-3. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

Syllabus

Introduction into typography. Fonts, special characters. Plain typesetting.
Implementation of special characters in computer systems.
Character styles and their use in connection to typographic rules, emphasizing, mixed typography.
Paragraph typesetting. Paragraph styles and typical properties. Enumerated and itemized lists. System of titles.
Tables and vertical justification. Pictures and schemas.
Math (physical and chemical) expressions and formulas. Rules and implementation.
Page elements, page layout on paper sheet, running heads, two-sided document. Optical page justification.
Table of contents, indices, cross-references. Rules and implementation. Document layout.
Theses, rules, recommendations, specific properties.