Sample course outline Applied Information Technology General Year 11 – Semester 1 Unit 1 Personal communication – – Key teaching points Week Knowledge Skills Course introduction overview of Unit 1 assessment requirements Design concepts the elements of design line shape space texture colour the principles of design 1–2 balance emphasis (contrast and proportion) dominance typography typeface size Design concepts alignment identify the elements of design and the format principles of design in an existing digital spacing product and/or solution compositional rules the elements of design and the rule of thirds principles of design to page layouts grid and alignment Application skills considerations for document design and development, including: purpose target audience features of word processing applications for personal use, including: formatting text tables headers and footers 3–4 drawing objects considerations for the layout and design of documents, including: typography Application skills alignment use application software of word processing white space for personal use insertion and placement of images apply a design strategy to ensure: compositional rules usability bulleted lists visual design readability accessibility usability
Sample course outline Applied Information Technology – General Year 11 Semester 1 – Unit 1 – Personal communication Week Key teaching points Knowledge Skills 1–2 Course introduction overview of Unit 1 assessment requirements Design concepts the elements of design line shape space texture colour the principles of design balance emphasis (contrast and proportion) dominance typography typeface size alignment format spacing compositional rules rule of thirds grid and alignment Design concepts identify the elements of design and the principles of design in an existing digital product and/or solution the elements of design and the principles of design to page layouts 3–4 Application skills considerations for document design and development, including: purpose target audience features of word processing applications for personal use, including: formatting text tables headers and footers drawing objects considerations for the layout and design of documents, including: typography alignment white space insertion and placement of images compositional rules bulleted lists readability usability Application skills use application software of word processing for personal use apply a design strategy to ensure: usability visual design accessibility
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