DIPLOMA IN DESIGNING AND PUBLISHING (DDP)

Week Module – Units

(12 hrs. per
week)
Computer Fundamentals & Operating System
Week 1 Unit 1- Computer Fundamentals:-
Introduction to Computer, characteristics & its applications, History & Generation of computer,
Advantages/ Disadvantages ,Classification of computers, components of computer, Memory and its
types, Storage devices, Concept of data and information Number system and its conversions from
binary and decimal and vice versa.

Unit 2- Operating System:-

Operating System and types of operating systems, Functions of Operating System, windows and its
features, Components of windows (desktop, icons, start button etc.), Operations on windows,
Managing files and folders, Control Panel, Personalizing your window, Window Accessories,
compression utilities (winrar, winzip).

Week 2 What is multimedia, elements of multimedia (Text, Image, Fonts, Audio and Video), different formats
of image, audio and video files,
Using External Devices: - Usage of Pen Drive/CD/DVD, USB ports, Copying files from/to pen drive
from/to computer, Safely removing a pen drive, reading/writing/burning a CD/DVD.

Unit 3 - Installation, Handling & Troubleshooting:-

Buying a Computer- Key Things to know Before Buying a Computer like Usability, Price, Operating
System, Processor, RAM, Hard Drive, Built In Graphics etc. Connecting computer with peripherals and
other devices, Solutions for common computer issues.
Handling issues related to printer, scanner, using projector.

Office Automation Package

Week 3 Unit 2- Word Processing
Introduction & Basics of word processing – Getting started, The word interface, Backstage view
(Creating, opening and saving document, document properties), Entering and editing text, paragraph
creation, moving text (Cut, Copy & Paste), Holding multiple items in clipboard, Undo, Redo, Using
Shortcuts, Zoom In-Out Converting to PDF.

Week 4 Formatting Documents- Setting font styles, size, color, Typeface (Bold, Italic, Underline), Font effects,
Change case, Highlighting, paragraph indenting , Alignments, Line Spacing, Drop cap, Bullets &
Numberings, Borders & shadings, Header & Footer, Footnote & Endnote, Inserting Page break, Page
numbering, Date & Time, Line Break, Word Wrap, Creating Cover page, Page Border, Table of Contents,
Using Page Themes & Color, Inserting Watermarks
Week 5 Page Layout & Printing- Page Orientation, Setting page margins, Page size, Columns, Page Setup &
Printing.
Working with Tables- Creating tables, Table Styles, Borders & Shadings , Cell Alignment, Inserting &
Deleting rows or columns, Merging, Splitting, Sorting, Using formula. Converting table into graphs.
Week 6 Inserting Objects- Inserting ClipArt, Pictures, Textboxes and other files, Formatting & editing pictures,
picture styles, Picture borders, effects & layouts, Positioning, grouping & ordering, rotating and
cropping, Adding and Editing Shapes & SmartArt, Inserting Various types of charts, Charts layout and
formatting.

Week 7 Features & Tools- Find and Replace, Auto Correct, Bookmarks, Hyperlinks & Cross-Reference, Spell
Check, Thesaurus, Macros, Mail Merge, Track changes, Document Protection & Security

Unit 3- Spreadsheet
Introduction and Basics of Spreadsheet - Creating a Spreadsheet, Entering data into Spreadsheet, Rows,
Columns & Cells, Selecting Range, Cell Addressing, Filling continuous rows or columns, Inserting,
Deleting or Hiding a Row, Column or Worksheet.
Formulas & Functions- Mathematical Operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division),
Creating & Copying Formulas and Using Functions, Cell Referencing (Absolute, Relative & Mixed), Cube
/ 3D Formula, HLookup & VLookup.
Week 8 Formatting Spreadsheets- Formatting cells (Setting Fonts, Text Decoration, Setting Background Colors,
Text Alignment, Merge & Wraps, Border & Shading), Formatting Worksheet (Page Orientation,
Adjusting Margins, Header & Footer, Insert Page break, Set Background, Freeze Panes, Conditional
Formatting.
Week 9 Advance Operations- Data Sorting & Filtering, Creating Data List, Data Validation, Consolidation, What-
if Analysis.
Creating Charts and Graphs- Adding different types of Charts, Charts layout and formatting, Pivot tables
& Charts.
Other Tools & Printing - Find & Replace, Spell Check, Thesaurus, Macros, Track Changes, Workbook &
Worksheet Protection, Page Setup & Printing.
Week 10 Unit 4- Digital Presentation
Introduction and Basics of Digital Presentation- Creating, Opening and saving a Presentation, Save as
PDF, Image or Video file, Selecting Presentation Layouts, Applying Themes & Background, Add & Delete
Slides, what is a Placeholder, Adding Text to a slide, PowerPoint Views, Printing handouts and slides.
Formatting a Presentation- Setting Font size & style, Formatting Text Color, Text Alignment, Insert a
Textbox, Adding Header & Footer, Using Slide Master.

Week 11 Inserting Objects & Multimedia- Inserting Tables, Charts, Shapes and other objects, Adding Text to
Shapes, Group/Ungroup Objects, Creating Photo Album, Inserting and Formatting Pictures, Clipart,
Movies, Setting Animation & Transition effects, Adding Audio & Video.

Week 12 Unit- 4 MS Access

Introduction to Database and RDBMS, Limitations of manual system, Introduction to MS- Access,
Creating a New Database, Creating and modifying table
Week 13 Relationships, Query, Forms and Reports, Import / Export tables etc.
Connecting to the World
Week 14 Unit – 1 Basic Concepts of Network & Internet
 What is Network, Types of networks, Concept of Client and Server, Network Topologies, Network
communication media, network devices, network protocols, Concept of Internet, Application of
internet, Advantages and disadvantages of internet, Domain Name System, Internet Connectivity,
WWW and Web browsers, Navigating through web, Uploading & Downloading, Services on web, Using
social media sites.
Unit -2 E-mail
Introduction to E-mail, E-mail addressing, Creating new email account, Composing and sending email,
Replying and forwarding, Sorting and searching email, Sending email to multiple users, Sending
attachments, Mailbox: inbox and outbox.
Week 15 Unit-3 Using Wireless Networking
Using Bluetooth for connecting devices from mobile phones to headphones, and computer mouse to
computers, Connecting to Internet using Mobile Hotspot, WiFi, USB Cable etc.

Unit – 4 Basic Internet Security Concepts

Need of Security over internet, security threats, viruses and malwares, e-mail spam, security and
privacy issues related to online shopping and social networking sites, safety measures- choosing strong
password, Antivirus, Firewalls, safe browsing.

Unit – 5 Online Data storage : Cloud

What is cloud and cloud storage, benefits of online storage over local storage and portable storage,
Types of cloud storage (Public, private, hybrid and community cloud), cloud storage service providers).
Week 16 Unit – 6 Introduction to e-Governance and Digital Financial Services

Introduction to e-Governance, Scope of e- Governance, Types of Interactions in e-Governance, National

e-Governance Programs, e-Governance services in India.
Savings and its benefits. Types of bank account, What is digital financial services, Moving from
traditional to digital banking, Digital banking products- ATMs, Cards, cash deposit machines, Digital
payment methods, knowledge of Safety and Security of Digital Payments

Using Smartphone
Week 17 Smartphone & smartphone operating systems (Google Android, Apple iOS, Windows phone), Connect
your phones to WiFi network, Using mobile data, Connect your phone Google account, Adding
Contacts, what are gestures, Download Apps, Uninstall/ Disable Apps, Using Maps & Navigation, Phone
Backup & Reset. Security over smart phones (Pattern Lock, Number Password, Fingerprint Scanning,
Face Recognition), App Lock, Secure Web Browsing.

Introduction to Database Management System with MS-Access and SQL Server

Week 18 Unit -1 HTML :-
Introduction to HTML - What is HTML, HTML Editor, HTML Elements, Tags and Attributes, Creating a
web Page, Document Structure, HTML, Head, Title and Body Tags with Attributes, Saving a HTML page.
 Formatting Page - Headings and Paragraph Tags, Line break, Inserting blank space, Pre tag, Formatting
tags (<b>, <i>, <u>,<sup> etc.), Adding Horizontal line, Adding Special characters, Div Tag, Adding
Comments.

Week 19 Creating Lists, Images and Links – Lists and its types, Creating Ordered, Unordered and Nested lists,
Definition list, Adding Images to webpage, Resizing image, Alt text, Image Labels, What are Links, Text
Links and Image Links, Inter & Intra Links, Image map.

Week 20 Adding Tables, Forms and Iframes - Using table tag to insert a table, attributes of table tag, creating
rows and columns, rowspan and colspan, nested table , HTML Forms, Form elements, Input types, Input
attributes, what is an Iframe, Inserting Iframe, Setting height and width, using an Iframe for a Link
Target.
HTML Media -What is Multimedia, Multimedia elements, Audio and Video formats, Adding Audio and
Video Files, Attributes of Audio and Video tags.

Week 21 Unit – 2 Introduction to CSS

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - What are Cascading Style Sheets, CSS Syntax, Types of
CSS, Creating Inline, Internal and External style sheets, ID and Class.
Backgrounds and Borders in CSS - Adding background colors, Adding background image, adding
multiple images to background, Fixed images, CSS background properties, Box Model, Margins and
Paddings, Border, Outlines.

Week 22 Working with Text - Emphasizing Text (Bold and Italics), Decoration, Indentation, Text Alignment, Text
color, Text Wrapping Text Shadow Fonts and Font size, Letter and word spacing, Line spacing, Number
and Bullets styles.
Week 23 Working with Elements in CSS - Display and Visibility, Opacity, Positioning, Floating, Pseudo-classes /
Elements.
Tables and Navigation bars - Borders, Collapsed Borders, Table width and Height, Table color, Table
Alignment, Table padding, creating simple navigation bars, navigation bars with drop down list.

Week 24 Transforms, Transitions and Animations- What are Transforms, 2D and 3D Transforms, Adding
Transitions and Animations.

Week 25 Unit -3 JavaScript

Introduction to JavaScript, Introduction to Client Side Scripting, introduction to JavaScript, Application
of JavaScript, External JavaScript, Variables, Data Types, Operators,
Week 26 Conditional Statements, JavaScript Loops, JavaScript Popup Boxes(Alert, Prompt, Confirm).
Week 27 JavaScript Functions and Events
What are Functions, JavaScript Function Syntax, JavaScript Function Arguments, Function with Return
Value, JavaScript Events, Common HTML Events.

Week 28 JavaScript Objects and Browser Object Model (BOM)

 JavaScript Objects, Object Properties and methods, Array Object, String Object, Date Object, Math
Object, Number Object, Boolean Object, The Browser Object Model (BOM), Window Object, History
Object, Navigator Object, Location Object, Screen Object, History Location.
Week 29 Document Object Model and Validations
Introduction to DOM, Document Object, getElementById, getElementsByName,
getElementsByTagName, innerHTML, innerText property, JavaScript Forms and Validations.

Desktop Publishing Tools

Week 30 Unit 1- Introduction to Desktop Publishing
What is Desk Top Publishing, History of Desk Top Publishing, Applications of Desk Top Publishing, Scope
and opportunities for DTP, Types of DTP contents-electronic pages and virtual pages, Popular DTP
Software
Printer and types of printer, Scanner and types of scanner, Installation of printer and scanner, Color
setup of printer with monitor, Resolutions- DPI and PPI, File format supported for printing (ex – EPS,
PDF etc.).

Week 31 Unit -2 Adobe Corel Draw

Introduction to CorelDraw, Getting started with CorelDraw, Using toolbox.
Week 32 Drawing lines, outlines and shapes, Selecting and manipulating shapes.
Week 33 Transforming and arranging objects, Working with colors and filling objects, Adding text and tables
Week 34 Adding effects to text, shapes and objects, Layout and layers, Working with bitmaps and web
publishing, Exporting drawing and printing.
Week 35 Practice to create logos, invitation cards, brochures etc.
Week 36 Unit -3 Photoshop
Getting Started with Photoshop, Interface tour of Photoshop and palettes, Color modes and resolution
options, Working with tools.
Week 37 Working with layers, layer masking and layer, Clipping.
Week 38 Image adjustment, Working with Images and texts, creating photo and text effects.
Week 39 Adding special effects, Saving with Different File Formats, Saving for Web & Devices, Printing Options
Week 40 Practice to create designs and edit images and texts
Week 41 Unit – 4 Adobe Illustrator
Introduction to adobe illustrator, Working with documents and tools, Drawing shapes and objects
Week 42 Working with color, Gradient, pattern fills and blend, Points and paths
Week 43 Working with layers, Working with text illustrator effects, Publishing your work.
Week 44 practice to create logos, cartoons, effective texts, diagrams etc.

Week 45 Unit – 5 Adobe InDesign

Introduction to InDesign, InDesign workspace and tools, Building documents, Drawing objects
Week 46 Working with text and type, Working with styles, Working with graphics, Creating and using tables

Week 47 Using colors, Adding effects, Hyperlinks, Printing, Exporting document

Unit 1 – Basics of Communication Skill
Communication and its importance, Principal of effective communication, Types of communication,
Body language, Listening Skills - Importance of Effective Listening, Difference between Hearing and
Listening, Measures to improve listening. Spelling and Pronunciation
Week 48 Unit- 2 Employability Skills
Employment skills- Contents of good Resume, Guidelines for writing Resume, Facing interviews, Do’s &
Don’ts for an interview.
Unit- 3 Entrepreneurship Skills
what is Entrepreneurship, How it is different from Traditional Businessman, Characteristics of
Entrepreneurship, Qualities and functions of an entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship as a career option