Practical: Graphics and Designing for Print Media

Paper Code: 
JMC 125
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  • Understand the basics of Designing for Print Media.
  • Understand the making of dummy, aesthetics of designing and printing.
  • Understand the usage and various features of print design and editing softwares.

 

Learning Outcome:

  1. Students will have knowledge about the basics of hard and soft news writing  .
  2. Students will be able to understand different editing techniques.
  3. Students will be able to understand about the dummy, printing and layout.
  4. Students will be able to develop the knowledge of aesthetics of designing.
  5. Students will learn the usage of various softwares used for designing of newspaper.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

JMC

125

Practical: Graphics and Designing for Print Media

CO20: Students will have knowledge about the basics of hard and soft news writing.

CO21: Students will be able to understand different editing techniques.

CO22: Students will be able to understand about the dummy, printing and layout.

CO23: Students will be able to develop the knowledge of aesthetics of designing.

CO24: Students will learn the usage of various softwares used for designing of newspaper.

 

Approach in teaching:

Lecture cum Discussion

Tool(Power Point Presentation)

Analyzing different newspaper reports

Case study methodology can be applied.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Analyzing different newspaper reports

Engage students in writing in news format

Analyzing different non-newsy stories in different mediums

Analyzing the aesthetics of different newspapers’ design and layout.

Analyzing the aesthetics of different newspapers, web-portals

Hands-on training of different designing softwares.

Class test,

Continuous Assessment Test

Semester end examination

Assignments

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Planning Rough Layout of a Magazine. Understanding Stylesheet

15.00
Unit II: 

Designing a Magazine using graphic and design softwares, Open Source Designing Softwares

 

10.00
Unit III: 

Designing Newspaper using graphic and design softwares, Mobile Apps (Photo Editing, Newspaper Designing)

 

15.00
Unit IV: 

Designing infographics for Newspaper and Magazine stories

 

 

10.00
Unit V: 

Understanding placement of Advertisement in Print Media. Analysis of a Newspaper layout

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Abraham, Raimole. (2010). Journalists and Environment News. New Delhi. Kanishka Publishers and Distributers.
  2. Ahmad, Shahzad. (2005). Journalism: News Coverage. New Delhi. Anmol Publications.
  3. DeJarld, T. and Anton, Kelly K. (2019). Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book. CA. Adobe Press.
  4. Kundra, S. (2005).Reporting Methods. New Delhi.Anmol Publications.
  5. Nelson, Jay J. (2016). Quark Xpress for Dummies. USA. Dummies.
  6. Parthasarathy, Rangaswami. (2014).Here is the News! Reporting for the Media. New Delhi. Sterling Publishers.      
  7. Spark, David and Harris, Geoffrey. (2011). Practical Newspaper Reporting. New Delhi. Sage Publication.
  8. Wheeler, Sharon. (2009).Feature Writing for Journalists. New York. Routledge.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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