Course detail

Typography and Publishing

FIT-ITYAcad. year: 2021/2022

Students learn the basics of typography and tools for creating documents. We concentrate on the LaTeX system for preparing professional documents and publications. The course consists of six lectures (one 100 minutes long lecture per two weeks). Students practise their knowledge within five LaTeX projects. The final test is at the end of teaching part of the term.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Bohuslav Křena, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems (UITS)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students learn typography basics and how to create documents by the LaTeX system.

Prerequisites

Text editors.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students can obtain up to 70 points from 5 projects and up to 30 points from the final test.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To understand the common principles of typography. To take an overview of tools for creating documents of high typographic quality. To be familiar with the system LaTeX for preparing professional documents and publications.

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

No attendance on lectures is monitored within this course. The knowledge of students is examined by the projects and by the final test.


In case of illness or other relevant obstacles that are properly reported and documented, the student can ask a responsible teacher to postpone a project submission or to provide an additional date for the final test.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hanáček, P., et al. Jak publikovat na počítači [How to Publish by Computer]. SCIENCE, Velentiny, 1996. ISBN 80-901475-77. (In Czech) (EN)
Hanáček, P., et al. Jak publikovat na počítači. SCIENCE, Velentiny, 1996. ISBN 80-901475-77. (CS)

Recommended reading

Kopka, H., Daly, P. W. LaTeX podrobný průvodce [A Guide to LaTeX Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users]. Vydání první. Computer Press, Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-722-6973-9. (In Czech) (EN)
Kopka, H., Daly, P. W. LaTeX podrobný průvodce. Vydání první. Computer Press, Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-722-6973-9. (CS)
Kottwitz, S. LaTeX Beginner's Guide. Packt Publishing, Birmingham, 2011. ISBN 978-1847199867.
Rybička, J. LaTeX pro začátečníky [LaTeX for Beginners]. 3. edition. Konvoj, Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7302-049-1. (In Czech) (EN)
Rybička, J. LaTeX pro začátečníky. 3. vydání. Konvoj, Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7302-049-1. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Bohuslav Křena, Ph.D.
Ing. Aleš Smrčka, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav Rozman, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Goals and organization of the course, writing as a basis of typography, review of tools for document preparation.
  2. Introduction to LaTeX system - philosophy, software, plain and hybrid composition.
  3. Document composition - common rules and LaTeX commands for document structuring, the composition of mathematical expressions in LaTeX.
  4. Handling tables, algorithms, and images in LaTeX.
  5. Standards for references, references in LaTeX.
  6. Basics of presentations, presentation tools in LaTeX.

Project

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ondřej Vašíček
doc. RNDr. Milan Češka, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav Rozman, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Pavela
Ing. Dominik Harmim

Syllabus

  1. Plain and hybrid composition (10 points)
  2. Document composition, mathematical expressions (15 points)
  3. Pictures, algorithms, and tables (15 points)
  4. References (15 points)
  5. Presentation preparing (15 points)