Course Outline - Dest Top Publishing (D.T.P.)

TEACHING PATTERN:
Current mix of lecture/tutorial/lab work/Practice
ASSESSMENT PATTERN:
Examination duration: 2 hours Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 40% CW; 60%
Exam Grading pattern: Standard (A+AA-...F) For a student to pass the course, at least 30% of the maximum mark for the examination must be obtained.
COURSE AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
The course helps to understand the software packages (multilingual) used in documentation, graphics, superlative designs, images, special effects, modifications to scanned images and printing technology. Provides excellent resources to understand the best methods of usage of Indian language scripts in Desk Top Publishing.
Who Should JOIN: Those interested in making a career in Desktop Publishing or setting up their own DTP business, Advertising and Mass Media who can tap feature rich packages like CorelDraw and Adobe PageMaker and so on. It provides in-depth knowledge of Page Setting, Brochure Creation and Multilingual Publishing.MS-Dos & OS OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion, students should be able to:
identify the functions and facilities of operating systems;
select an operating system for a specified application and system configuration;
evaluate performance of various algorithms used in various components of operating systems;
Perform basic system administration and programming.
MS-DOS
Learning of how to use the MS-DOS filing system to organize the information (files) stored on your computer. This includes the proper use of directories to group related files together, and to separate non-related files. Properly organizing the files on your system is necessary if you want to efficiently use your computer.
OPERATING SYSTEM :
Introduction to Operating Systems
Using the Microsoft Operating System GUI
Major OS Architectures & file systems
Computer Hardware Differences between and advantages of different types of drives Introduction to mouse, keyboard, monitor and other peripherals ,The Desktop Making, deleting
and removing files File management
COREL DRAW :
After completing all the courses in the curriculum, you will be able to:
Set page layouts. Draw objects by using different drawing tools.
Edit text by using different tools in the CorelDraw workspace.
Shape objects.
Arrange objects.
Apply color effects to objects.
Apply special effects to objects.
Create symbols.
Modify paragraph text.
Add special effects to text.
Create layers.
Move objects between layers.
Apply styles.
Create a style template that suits your personal needs.
Optimize files in different formats.
Transfer files.
CONTENTS :
What is Corel Draw
Understanding the CorelDraw Screen
Setting UP the General Page Characteristics
Drawing Basic & Complex Shapes
Working with Bezier Curves & shapes
Adding Text to the Drawing
Duplicating Objects
Positioning Objects on Page
Saving & Retrieving a Drawing
Importing & Exporting Images to other Applications
Moving Images and Text between Applications
Printing a Drawing
Special Effects
Making a Bitmapped Image into Draw Vector Graphic
Walking Through a Drawing and Creating Forms
On Hand Printing Jobs
ADOBE PAGE MAKER
Adobe PageMaker is the ideal page layout program for business, education, and small and home office professionals who want to create high-quality publications such as brochures and newsletters.
PAGEMAKER TRAINING COURSE OBJECTIVES This Adobe PageMaker training course will allow you to get started quickly with templates, graphics, and intuitive design tools; work productively across Adobe applications; and easily leverage existing content to create customized communications
PAGEMAKER TRAINING COURSE CONTENT
Document Creation: Creating a new publication. Changing the view of a publication Setting up horizontal and vertical rulers Working with guides Specifying columns Importing, formatting and positioning text and graphic elements Working with colour and colour tints Using the drawing tools Printing as a PDF
Working with type: Paragraph specifications Column breaks Attaching rules to text Using the control palette Using Tracking and Kerning Creating and importing style sheets Resizing, reflecting and rotating a text block
Images: Types of Images Positioning Images in Publications Cropping and Distorting Images Image Control Drawing Tools
Lines, Rectangles, Circles and Polygons Images and Text Flow Options Text Wrap
Layout & Master Pages: Creating a Master page Adding tints and colours to the Colours palette Using the Control palette to manipulate objects Specifying automatic page numbering Auto flowing text Kerning and tracking text Creating and editing custom styles , Templates & Grids, How to create books & magazines, Creating Tables of Contents & Indexes, Settings, Printing Publications
On Hand Printing jobs
INTERNET : Introduction, Searching, Creating ID’ Receiving & sending emails, Communication using messengers Using the Internet for research Reading and writing emails Attaching files etc.