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214 I Subject Details<br />
Formatting a worksheet.<br />
Printing a worksheet.<br />
Changing a worksheet.<br />
Cell addresses.<br />
Functions.<br />
Managing electronic files.<br />
Sorting and filtering a worksheet.<br />
Creating graphs.<br />
Designing a spreadsheet.<br />
ITF305<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil<br />
Content<br />
Spreadsheet Operations<br />
Mathematical, statistical, financial, date and logical functions.<br />
Creating, saving and printing graphs.<br />
Relative and absolute cell references.<br />
Design a spreadsheet from a user's specification <strong>of</strong> requirements.<br />
ITF306<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: N/1<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Business and Presentation<br />
Graphics - PowerPoint 91<br />
An imaginative and well designed presentation sends a clear message toyour audience.<br />
In this module you will discuss the principles and techniques involved in planning and<br />
preparing a presentation using PowerPoint 97 and also Word and Excel. Particular<br />
emphasis is placed on the production <strong>of</strong> high quality slides, which can contain text,<br />
diagrams, pictures or graphs.<br />
Contents:<br />
Doing presentations.<br />
Audience and environment.<br />
Presentation media.<br />
Design and layout principles.<br />
PowerPoint: Diagrams and graphs.<br />
Special effects.<br />
Creating slides using Word.<br />
ITF309<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
MS Publisher 91 (Computing)<br />
Most people are familiar with using a word processor at home or at work. However,<br />
there are many occasions when a document could be given a pr<strong>of</strong>essional finish by<br />
creating a more imaginative design and using graphics. In this module studentswill<br />
discoverthe applications <strong>of</strong> word processing and desktop publishing (DTP), and then<br />
students will be introduced to Micros<strong>of</strong>t Publisher 97. This module explains how to:<br />
Plan documents to suit a client's requirements.<br />
Create, modify and save a DTP document.<br />
Use various visual effects.<br />
Import text into the documentfrom a word processor file.<br />
ITF309<br />
Introduction to Desldop Publishing<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: ITF201, or equivalent industry experience.<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Use the features <strong>of</strong> a desktop publisher to produce pr<strong>of</strong>essional quality business<br />
documents.<br />
Visual elements <strong>of</strong> typeface, rotated text, columns, justification and paragraph<br />
styles.<br />
Text and graphics in DTP.<br />
ITF310<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Multimedia Tools and Techniques<br />
This module aims to provide students with basic skills and knowledge in using<br />
appropriate hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware to produce media elements for a multimedia<br />
program for use in an eCommerce environment. Media elements include text, graphics,<br />
video, audio and animation. The media elements must meetthe specifications <strong>of</strong> a given<br />
multimedia program flowchart and storyboard.<br />
Content<br />
This modu Ie introduces learners to s<strong>of</strong>tware, hardware, and rnethods for:<br />
Designing multimedia programs and media elements.<br />
Producing rnedia elernents -text, graphics, video, audio and anirnation - in<br />
accordance with a given multimedia flowchart and storyboard.<br />
ITF413<br />
Page and Document Design<br />
Principles<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: ITF304, ITF309, or equivalent industry experience.<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Use the features <strong>of</strong> a desktop publisherto produce pr<strong>of</strong>essional quality business<br />
documents.<br />
Content<br />
Selecting s<strong>of</strong>tware and hardware.<br />
Layout designs for different types <strong>of</strong> documentation.<br />
Common document layout conventions.<br />
ITF415 Commercial Database Packages 1<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Ready access to information is vital for any business. Databases store data, then<br />
process it, so that information can be easily retrieved and used. In this module you will<br />
learn the fundamentals <strong>of</strong> database design. Using Access 97, you will learn how to:<br />
Create a database with multiple tables and establish relationships between thern.<br />
Manipulate and select data to match specific criteria.<br />
Present the resulting information as a report.<br />
ITG202<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: CP609<br />
Aims & Objectives<br />
Internet Fundamentals<br />
Use Netscape and Email to access the Internet.<br />
Content<br />
Concepts and Components olthe Internet.<br />
Accessing the World Wide Web using Netscape.<br />
Using Search Tools to search the World Wide Web.<br />
USing File TransferTools to transferfiles on the World Wide Web.<br />
Accessing News Groups.<br />
Using Electronic Mail.<br />
ITH202<br />
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil<br />
Using a Graphical User Interface<br />
Content<br />
The advantages <strong>of</strong> DTP compared with word processing.<br />
Hardw~re requirements <strong>of</strong> DTP.<br />
<strong>Swinburne</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology I <strong>TAFE</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>2002</strong>