Multimedia Presentation Design Course 4100-PPM-OG

The course is addressed to students interested in the effective design of multimedia presentations using desktop programs and web applications.
Effective visual communication is an important element of each student's academic activity. Also, it is widely used in the further professional career. It is a key element attracting recipients. It also serves to build relationships with clients and promotes the brand,
This practical course allows you to learn more about various tools for visualizing content: presentations, reports, infographics, graphics for social media and printed documents. Using various techniques and best practices you will learn different composition techniques, use inspirational tools and design your original projects.
The course will use available desktop software (PowerPoint) and web applications (GoogleSlides, Visme, Infogram, Prezi, Adobe Spark, Canva, etc.)
It is divided into 10 thematic units. Each of them ends with an original project.
First, the basic elements of the graphic design will be discussed: lines, shapes, negative surface, work with the grid, fonts and colours.
Further on, each student is expected to work on original projects with suggested tools. The course will be realised on Moodle.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student achieves the following learning outcomes in terms of:
a. knowledge:
- knows the advanced functions of presentation programs necessary for academic work (K_W01)
b.umiejętności
- can search, analyze, evaluate, select and use the information contained on the Internet in the use of Web2.0 applications (K_U01)
- knows how to independently acquire knowledge and develop professional skills related to the use of web and desktop applications (K_U02)
- independently plans and implements typical projects related to the use of online collaboration tools (K_U03)
c. social competence
- understands the need for lifelong learning (K_KO1)
- can interact and work in a group, planning and implementing joint projects thanks to the use of web tools for group work (K_K02)
- select and use the information contained on the Internet in the use of Web2.0 applications (K_U01)
- knows how to independently acquire knowledge and develop professional skills related to the use of web and desktop applications (K_U02)
- independently plans and implements typical projects related to the use of online collaboration tools (K_U03)

Assessment criteria

Classes are divided into thematic units. Each unit is devoted to the implementation of a specific task/project. The basis for assessing individual partial tasks is their originality, reliability and appropriate academic level. You can receive a maximum of 6 points for each task. Quizzes are also provided.

Bibliography

Duarte, N., 2016. Slide:Ology. Bejing: O'Reilly.
Duarte, N., 2017. Resonate. Skillsoft.
Gallo, C., 2013. Presentation Secrets Of Steve Jobs. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Reynolds, G., 2010. Presentation Zen Design. Berkeley, Calif.: New Riders.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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