Course detail

Processing and Presentation of Technical Documentation

FAST-VUC001Acad. year: 2021/2022

Principles of word processing in word processors according to standard CSN 01 6910: fonts, elements of technical texts, formal layout of paragraphs, pages and documents. Bibliographic citations and references in the text, according to ISO 690. More complex elements of technical texts: mathematical symbols and expressions, tables, graphs and visual documentation. Content requirements of technical documentation. Appropriate technical methods of text preparation and subsequent text processing. The preparation of bitmap images for presentations construction and architectural projects. Basic techniques for creating photorealistic assembly. Processing final stages of bulding model visualization in a raster graphics editor - image export from a 3D modeller, completing visualization in raster graphics editor. Presentation techniques, examples of bad and good presentations, non-verbal component of presentations. Photo and video editing, poster presentations, infographics, mind maps.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Font, font types and their properties, application possibilities. Plain text typography - special symbols and characters and their purpose and technical solutions in the document. Paragraph typesettin, paragraph parameters, types of paragraphs in the documents, technical solutions. The typesetting of the page - page layout, structure of the text, header and footer, footnotes, multicolumn typesetting. The document layout, composition of different page types, generation of document content and index. Mathematical symbols and expressions combined with text. Principles and processing of tabular material. Graphical representation of information - charts, graphs, diagrams and other visual accessories. Basic editing of bitmap images. Creating photomontages, geometric transformations in the image. Application of perspective. Completion of visualization model in a bitmap graphic editor. Example of rendered image export from CAD model into Photoshop, view settings and lighting model in CAD, rendering parameters, compliance with the source picture. Principles of research, scientific and professional work ethics, plagiarism. Introduction to presentation techniques, examples of bad and good presentations, analysis of nonverbal communication. Principles of correct presentation with examples - font size, color scheme, number of slides. Presentation in the form of a poster, infographics - layout, editing text and images. Introduction to the creation of mind maps and their use in presentation.