BA in Journalism / Бакалавр в Області Журналістики

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleNEWSPAPER PRODUCTION I
Course Unit CodeAJER234
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated2
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. List the different kinds of newspapers and outline their characteristics.
  2. Describe the basic notions of the typographic composition of a newspaper, like: columns texts, titles, images, blank spaces, division lines.
  3. Use Quark Xpress software for simple article editing, photo-reporting creation and newspaper layout design.
  4. Process titles, texts and images in order to create newspapers suitable for their target audience.
  5. Evaluate the different kinds of newspapers in order to choose their standard models on the basis on which they will organise their own newspapers.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Introduction to Quark Xpress basics: Familiriase the students with the environment of the software and its basic tools and functions.

Perform exercises on the layout design of a daily newspaper: The students are asked to design basic page layouts having as examples real daily newspapers.

Work on a collaborative project: The students collaborate in order to design a group daily newspaper.

Perform exercises on the layout design of a political newspaper: The students are asked to design page layouts having as examples real political newspapers. The aim of the exercises is to understand the differences between page layout design of a daily and a political newspaper.

Work on a collaborative project: The students collaborate in order to design a group political newspaper.

Perform exercises on the layout design of a lifestyle newspaper: The students are asked to design page layouts having as examples real political newspapers. The aim of the exercises is to understand the differences between page layout design of a daily, a political and a lifestyle newspaper.

Work on a collaborative project: The students collaborate in order to design a group lifestyle newspaper.

Work on an individual (final) project: The students work individually in order to design a newspaper choosing a style/theme of their choice.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Frost Chris, Designing for Newspapers and Magazines, Routledge, London, 2005.
References
  • Harrower Tim, The Newspaper Designer’s Handbook, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, 2002.
  • Alan Swann, How to understand and use design and layout, North Ligh Books, Cincinati, Ohio, 1990
  • Lori Siebert, Making a good Layout. (Graphic Design Basics) By, et al 3rd Edition, 1999.
  • Anton Kelly Kordes & Cruise John, QuarkXPress 8: Essential Skills for Page
  • Layout and Web Design, Peachpit Press, Berkeley, 2009.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

During laboratory sessions, students learn how to use the software QuarkXpress in order to design newspaper layouts suitable for publishing their articles. Students are asked to implement exercises during the laboratory sessions and work on collaborative and individual projects.

Assessment methods and criteria
Group Project 110%
Group Project 215%
Group Project 315%
Final Project60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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