Course detail

Processing and Presentation of Technical Documentation

FAST-VUC001Acad. year: 2023/2024

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

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Entry knowledge

Basics of operation systems, especially file system. Text editor and principles of image processing.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students prepare design of a technical document on a chosen topic. Proper typography design and optimum processing method are evaluated. Successful completion of the course requires min. 60% achieved points from the maximum amount.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

The course goal is a presentation of proper form and also efficiently technical text processing including image attachments -- namely bachelor thesis.

Course variant for image processing: Students will learn how to edit raw photo images to achieve a proper technical quality.


The practice-oriented course contains of text preparation principles and rules, working with mathematical expressions, tables, bibliography citations and other typical elements of professional texts.

Course variant for image processing: Students will learn how to edit raw photo images to achieve a proper technical quality. Also techniques for photorealistic assembly are presented. Students will learn the techniques of presentation, get acquainted with examples of good and bad presentations, with presentations in the form of a poster, infographics, mind maps.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Rybička, J., Čačková, P., Přichystal, J. Průvodce tvorbou dokumentů. Bučovice: Nakladatelství Martin Stříž, 2011.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

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.