Overview
This unit imparts skills and knowledge for page design and publishing. Using industry-standard Adobe InDesign software, you will learn how to create engaging, professional-quality page layouts and publish them for print or digital delivery. Through a series of practical projects, you will learn how to apply visual design principles to produce documents that communicate effectively. Your newly acquired skills will enable you to create, preflight and publish a broad range of documents including books, brochures, newsletters, magazines, advertisements, catalogues, stationery.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Minimum of 36 credit points Students who have completed COMM12030 Desktop Publishing may not enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- apply visual design principles to produce documents that communicate effectively
- create engaging page layouts using industry-standard software tools
- preflight and publish page layouts for print or digital delivery.
Not applicable
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book (2015 Release)
Edition: 2015 Release (2015)
Authors: Kelly Kordes Anton and John Cruise
Adobe Press
San Francisco San Francisco , California , United States of America
ISBN: 978-0-134-31000-8
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Note for students: The prescribed textbook does not include the Adobe InDesign CC software. Adobe InDesign CC can be purchased at a discounted education price as part of an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.au. On-campus students can access InDesign CC in the on-campus computer labs.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader (free browser plug-in)
- Adobe InDesign CC (Adobe Creative Cloud student subscription recommended)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.johnluan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1. Introduction to Digital Publishing
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2. Design Principles
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3. Working with Type
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4. Pages and Layout
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5. Working with Colour
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6. Working with Graphics and Tables
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7. Corporate Identity
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8. Finding Inspiration
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9. Design Briefs and Pitches
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10. Working with Printers
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11. Preflight and Package
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12. The End and the Beginning
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REQUIRED RESOURCES
You must have access to the following resources for this unit.
UNIT WEB SITE
The unit web site provides essential resources for the unit such as a Study Guide and an online discussion forum. It can be accessed at moodle.cqu.edu.au
TEXTBOOK
You will need to obtain a copy of the prescribed textbook. Details are provided in this unit profile.
STUDY GUIDE
The online Study Guide will direct you to all of the essential readings and exercises for each module of the unit. The Study Guide is available in Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) from the unit web site.
COURSE RESOURCES ONLINE
Some of the readings for this unit are PDF files that must be downloaded from the CQUniversity Library's Course Resources Online service. The Study Guide will direct you to the Course Resources Online service when necessary.
DISCUSSION FORUM
An online discussion forum will be provided through the unit web site for discussing matters that relate to the unit. The discussion forum is the primary means of support for off-campus students who want assistance with tutorial exercises and assignments.
ADOBE INDESIGN CC
You will need Adobe InDesign CC, which is a popular software application for page design, layout and publishing. InDesign CC is available in the on-campus digital media labs. It can also be purchased at a discounted education price as part of an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription from the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com.au. A free 30-day trial version of InDesign can be downloaded from www.adobe.com/downloads.
ADOBE ACROBAT READER
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is a free program that lets you view, navigate and print PDF documents like the DGTL12004 Study Guide. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com.
1 Practical Assessment
This assignment requires you to submit (1) a digital workbook that includes responses to 'loves and loathes' exercises and critical thinking exercises from the Study Guide; and (2) a digital portfolio that includes designs described by the design briefs in the Study Guide. All work will be completed using Adobe InDesign. Please refer to the unit web site for the assignment details.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2017) 9:00 pm AEST
2 weeks after submission
Please refer to the unit web site for the detailed assessment criteria.
- apply visual design principles to produce documents that communicate effectively
- create engaging page layouts using industry-standard software tools
- preflight and publish page layouts for print or digital delivery.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
This assignment requires you to submit (1) a design portfolio for a fictitious client that satisfies some supplied requirements; and (2) a short report that explains your design choices. All work will be completed using Adobe InDesign. Please refer to the unit web site for the assignment details.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017) 9:00 pm AEST
2 weeks after submission
Please refer to the unit web site for the detailed assessment criteria.
- apply visual design principles to produce documents that communicate effectively
- create engaging page layouts using industry-standard software tools
- preflight and publish page layouts for print or digital delivery.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
