XAED Electronic Documentation

Moravian Business College Olomouc
winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamila Cmolová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Supplier department: Moravian Business College Olomouc
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XAED/01: Mon 10:45–13:00 B2.331, K. Cmolová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to advanced techniques of document editing in word processors and to teach them how to work with information sources. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to effectively use word processors, create and format academic texts in accordance with typographic rules, and quickly format documents using routine editing techniques. The acquired knowledge will be applied in preparing seminar papers, final theses, and longer academic texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of typography, printing techniques, development of writing systems.
  • 2. Logical structure of academic texts.
  • 3. Structural elements of a document (font properties, paragraphs, pages).
  • 4. Typesetting and its rules.
  • 5. Automated typesetting methods (styles, templates).
  • 6. Tools for document maintenance and configuration.
  • 7. Typographic formatting of objects, placing objects within text.
  • 8. Mathematical typesetting and its rules.
  • 9. Typographic rules and their application in academic texts and presentations.
  • 10. Data compression, principles of lossy and lossless compression, compression efficiency, archive formats.
  • 11. Working with information sources, copyright, citations according to ISO 690.
  • 12. Converting documents into various formats, the most common graphic and text formats.
Literature
    required literature
  • • BRINGHURST, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style. 2nd edition. Vancouver: Hartley & Marks publishers, c1992. ISBN 0-88179-133-4. Available from: https://readings.design/PDF/the_elements_of_typographic_style.pdf
  • • MCNEIL, Paul. Visual History of Type. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2017. ISBN 1780679769.
  • • OSHIMA, Alice and HOGUE, Ann. Introduction to Academic Writing. Boston: Addison Wesley Publishing, 1996. ISBN 9780201695090.
  • • LUPTON, Ellen. Thinking with Type. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004. ISBN 1-56898-448-0. Available from: https://readings.design/PDF/thinkingwithtype_ellenlupton.pdf
  • • ECO, Umberto. How to Write a Thesis. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2015. Available from: https://atgender.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/207/2022/03/Eco_How-Write-Thesis.pdf
  • • PECK, John. The Student's Guide to Writing. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 9781403997388.
    not specified
  • • ZEMACH, Dorothy and RUMISEK, Lisa A. Academic Writing: From Paragraph to Essay. New York: Macmillan Education, 2010. ISBN 9783190425761.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
1. Attendance, maximum of three absences allowed
2. Completion of tasks during semester
3. Seminar paper
• Topic of the student’s choice
• The paper must include:
o Title page
o Abstract o Table of contents o Introduction
o Paper (minimum of 5 standard pages)
o Conclusion o References (minimum of 5 different sources, each must be cited or paraphrased within the text)

• Deadline: 26. 12. 2025
• The paper must submitted via email: kamila.cmolova@mvso.cz
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2021, winter 2023.
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