1. Background Reading: Read: G of F Section 5; Tomorrows Technology and You (TT&Y) chp 5 p 136-155
2. For your EE, format the document using the following features in MSWord:
· Text formatting (size, font, colour, alignment)
· Paragraph formatting (line spacing, indentation etc)
· Page Layout
· Use of tables and bullet points
· Use of Table of Contents
· Use of Macros
· Use of template
3. Discuss in pairs, appropriate formatting options and create a set of rules when producing published materials for a business.ate
4. The DTP Debate: You are each given a role in this debate. Research your character ready for the debate. Watch the PP in class to help you.
5. Identify the Social and Ethical implications of WP and DTP: Take each of the following issues and research it and present it to the class.
a) What are the effects of DTP on the right to publish (e.g. freedom of the press, free exchange of ideas)
b) What are the economic effects of DTP on business – where can the company save money and spend more money
c) What intellectual property issues are associated with reproduction and/or transformation of digitised text
d) What effect has the introduction of word-processing and DTP had on the workplace re. Job losses, deskilling etc
e) What is the social impact of speech enabled input/output
f) What are the implications of the introduction of e-books
1. Background Reading: Read: G of F Section 5; Tomorrows Technology and You (TT&Y) chp 5 p 136-155
2. For your EE, format the document using the following features in MSWord:
· Text formatting (size, font, colour, alignment)
· Paragraph formatting (line spacing, indentation etc)
· Page Layout
· Use of tables and bullet points
· Use of Table of Contents
· Use of Macros
· Use of template
3. Discuss in pairs, appropriate formatting options and create a set of rules when producing published materials for a business.ate
4. The DTP Debate: You are each given a role in this debate. Research your character ready for the debate. Watch the PP in class to help you.
5. Identify the Social and Ethical implications of WP and DTP: Take each of the following issues and research it and present it to the class.
a) What are the effects of DTP on the right to publish (e.g. freedom of the press, free exchange of ideas)
b) What are the economic effects of DTP on business – where can the company save money and spend more money
c) What intellectual property issues are associated with reproduction and/or transformation of digitised text
d) What effect has the introduction of word-processing and DTP had on the workplace re. Job losses, deskilling etc
e) What is the social impact of speech enabled input/output
f) What are the implications of the introduction of e-books
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