Course detail

Processing of technical and economical documentation

FAST-CU54Acad. year: 2021/2022

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

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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

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

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

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)

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.