Course detail

Typography and Publishing

FIT-ITYAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students learn the basics of typography and tools for creating documents. We concentrate on the LaTeX system for preparing professional documents and publications. The course consists of six lectures (one 100 minutes long lecture per two weeks). Students practise their knowledge within five LaTeX projects. The final test is in the last week of teaching part of the term.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Bohuslav Křena, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems (UITS)

Entry knowledge

Text editors.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

No attendance on lectures is monitored within this course. The knowledge of students is examined by the projects and by the final test. Students can obtain up to 70 points from 5 individual projects and up to 30 points from the final test. For passing the course, it is required to obtain at least 50 points. Plagiarism as well as not permitted cooperation on projects and/or cheating during the final test will cause that involved students are not classified and disciplinary action may be initiated. In case of illness or other relevant obstacles that are properly reported and documented, the student can ask a responsible teacher to postpone a project submission or to provide an additional date for the final test.

Aims

To understand the common principles of typography. To take an overview of tools for creating documents of high typographic quality. To be familiar with the system LaTeX for preparing professional documents and publications.
Students learn typography basics and how to create documents by the LaTeX system.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hanáček, P., et al. Jak publikovat na počítači [How to Publish by Computer]. SCIENCE, Velentiny, 1996. ISBN 80-901475-77. (In Czech) (EN)
Hanáček, P., et al. Jak publikovat na počítači. SCIENCE, Velentiny, 1996. ISBN 80-901475-77. (CS)
ČSN ISO 690: Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. ÚNMZ. 2022. (CS)
ČSN ISO 690: Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. ÚNMZ. 2022. (In Czech) (EN)

Recommended reading

Kopka, H., Daly, P. W. LaTeX podrobný průvodce [A Guide to LaTeX Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users]. Vydání první. Computer Press, Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-722-6973-9. (In Czech) (EN)
Kopka, H., Daly, P. W. LaTeX podrobný průvodce. Vydání první. Computer Press, Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-722-6973-9. (CS)
Kottwitz, S. LaTeX Beginner's Guide. Packt Publishing, Birmingham, 2011. ISBN 978-1847199867.
Rybička, J. LaTeX pro začátečníky [LaTeX for Beginners]. 3. edition. Konvoj, Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7302-049-1. (In Czech) (EN)
Rybička, J. LaTeX pro začátečníky. 3. vydání. Konvoj, Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7302-049-1. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Aleš Smrčka, Ph.D.
Ing. Bohuslav Křena, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Goals and organization of the course, writing as a basis of typography, review of tools for document preparation.
  2. Introduction to LaTeX system - philosophy, software, plain and hybrid composition.
  3. Document composition - common rules and LaTeX commands for document structuring, the composition of mathematical expressions in LaTeX.
  4. Handling tables, algorithms, and images in LaTeX.
  5. Standards for references, references in LaTeX.
  6. Basics of presentations, presentation tools in LaTeX.

Project

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Milan Češka, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Pavela
Ing. Jaroslav Rozman, Ph.D.
RNDr. Libor Škarvada

Syllabus

  1. Plain and hybrid composition (10 points)
  2. Document composition, mathematical expressions (15 points)
  3. Pictures, algorithms, and tables (15 points)
  4. References (15 points)
  5. Presentation preparing (15 points)