Typography and Layout

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Gérald Purnelle

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Initiation into the use of Word. Initiation into the rules and customs of french typography.
Possibility of initiation into the use of InDesign.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To allow the students to learn how to set correctly texts.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

One exercice in the year, a short scientific paper to set as correctly as possible.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

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Recommended or required readings

A printed handbook about rules and customs of french typography.

Assessment methods and criteria

No oral examination.
Examination consists of the page setting of a short scientific paper. Students must set it following the typographical rules.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

G. Purnelle, CIPL, 04 366 55 07
Gerald.Purnelle@ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

 Lessons in the form of a podcast, presenting the functionalities of Word software, with application to documents serving as a blank exam

Assessment subjects

The course content is maintained:
- use of the main features of Word (styles, formats, etc.)
- application of French typography rules  

Assessment methods

The form of the examination is maintained:
Examination consists of the page setting of a short scientific paper. Students must set it following the typographical rules.

A file will be sent to Penelope life students, one document per subject, on a specific exam date.  
The evaluated version will be the processed Word file, sent by each student as a personal copy.

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

The course content is maintained:
- use of the main features of Word (styles, formats, etc.)
- application of French typography rules

Assessment methods

The form of the examination is maintained:
Examination consists of the page setting of a short scientific paper. Students must set it following the typographical rules.
A file will be sent to Penelope life students, one document per subject, on a specific exam date.
The evaluated version will be the processed Word file, sent by each student as a personal copy.

Contacts

Gerald.Purnelle@uliege.be

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