Program Goals and Outcomes

Desktop Publishing Goals and Outcomes

Penn Foster's online Desktop Publishing and Design Career Diploma can help students prepare to start an entry-level career as a desktop publisher. Students will learn important skills, like how to use Adobe InDesign®, to prepare for jobs at advertising agencies, in-house marketing departments, publishers, and more.

Desktop Publishing and Design

Career Diploma 12 months As low as $59/mo

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Program Goal

The Desktop Publishing career diploma program prepares students for a career as an entry-level desktop publisher, teaching such skills as page design and layout, as well as electronic publishing with InDesign® software.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to...

Identify the documents developed with desktop publishing systems and explain the skills necessary to become a desktop publisher
Follow the steps involved in the development of a document; explain the electronic publishing process
List key elements of a well-designed Web page; identify the various components of a typical document
Identify the types and formats of illustrations used by graphic artists; know what it means to import and export art, as well as crop and scale an illustration
Plan and design business cards, letterheads, envelopes, promotional letters, résumés, brochures, flyers, and newsletters
Plan and design multipage documents such as books, magazines, and annual reports
Proofread and edit documents to produce well-written copy and use proper editor/proofreader marks
Identify the different types of computer input and output devices and know their purpose; locate the major internal components of a system unit and define their functions
List the most commonly used Windows commands and know their functions; customize the Windows OS
Customize a computer display; locate files; use the Clipboard and taskbar; view and organize files and folders
Create documents for print, digital, and web publication
Apply InDesign desktop publishing skills in designing a full-color, two-sided poster
Prepare and convert electronically created documents to print