Course Title: Produce complex desktop published documents

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4386 Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation

Course Title: Produce complex desktop published documents

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OFFC5328C

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2019,
Term2 2019,
Term1 2020,
Term2 2020,
Term1 2021

Course Contact: Allan Maree

Course Contact Phone: 3 9925 1601

Course Contact Email: allan.maree@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce complex desktop published documents.

This unit applies to individuals employed in a range of work environments who require well-developed skills in desktop publishing.  They may be individuals providing administrative support within an enterprise, or others responsible for production of their own documents.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBITU404 Produce complex desktop published documents

Elements:

1. Prepare to produce desktop published documents

2. Design desktop published documents

3. Create desktop published documents

4. Finalise desktop published documents

5. Produce desktop published documents

Learning Outcomes

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Overview of Assessment

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

  • follow organisational and safe work practices including
    • ergonomic requirements
    • energy and resource conservation techniques
  • adhere to organisational requirements for:
    • ensuring consistency of style and image
    • logically sequencing data
    • producing documents within designated timelines
    • naming and storing documents
  • adhere to task requirements when producing documents including:
    • applying consistent formatting
    • using appropriate templates and master pages
    • using appropriate colour palettes
    • using correct layouts
    • providing bleed allowance
    • meeting binding and finishing requirements
  • resolve any issues including:
    • formatting issues
    • errors and omissions
    • problems with design and production.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.


Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

  • outline various formatting styles and their effect on formatting, readability and appearance of documents
  • explain organisational requirements for ergonomics, work periods and breaks, and energy and resource conservation techniques
  • identify purposes, uses and functions of desktop publishing software
  • describe purpose and contents of an organisational style guide. Assessment Conditions Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the information and communications technology – IT use field of work and include access to:
  • organisational policies and procedures
  • relevant workplace documentation and resources
  • industry software packages and user instructions. 


Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on yur understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed.  Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve you learning outcomes and final performance in the course.