Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Publishing Technologies
Course Code: GİT312
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to give the students the ability to analyze the characteristics of digital publishing technologies and developments in this area.

Course Content

Digital publishing, printing and photography applications, covers press, web-design, document creation, marketing and graphics design and purposes to teach how to apply publishing in digital platform.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Serdar ÇİFTCİ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be aware of how and where to use a digital publication
2.To choose differents photograph processing and digital document creation software
3.To make change on pictures through appropriate software
4.To explain the importance of digital publishing in marketing and advertisement issues
5.To be aware of how and where to use a digital publication
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Bergsland, D. (2002). Introduction to Digital Publishing. Delmar Cengage Learning.
2.2. Lake, S. E. L. & Bean, K. (2008). Digital Desktop Publishing. Thomson South-Western
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the content of the lecture, introducing written and visual sources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts of Digital Publishing, Features of Software and Hardware Used
Week 3 - Theoretical
Design: Usage of Colors Effectively, Fonts, Clip Art
Week 4 - Practice
Image Sources (Scanner, Digital Cameras, Internet,etc.), Concept of Pixel, Convertion of Different Formats and Files
Week 5 - Practice
Image Quality, Image Editing (Basic Functions)
Week 6 - Practice
Image Editing, Colour Models
Week 7 - Practice
Creating Documents (e-book, e-journal, handbill, brochure)
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Practice
Getting, Giving, Merging (letter,picture,tables) information from different document formats or databases
Week 10 - Practice
Printing Documents
Week 11 - Practice
Digital Publishing through Internet I
Week 12 - Practice
Digital Publishing through Internet II
Week 13 - Theoretical
Digital Publishing and Marketing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Digital Publishing and Advertising
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory50315
Lecture - Practice100330
Studio Work151360
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026