Handbook

This course examines the issues which affect the communication and presentation of information in disciplines which employ text, data and graphics. With the advent of discoveries, inventions and improvements in computer and communication technologies our society is increasingly being expected to deal and cope with vast amounts of information in the form of text and images, as well as sound, in the case of multimedia applications. The dissemination of information can now be achieved much faster than traditional print media via the digital environment. Access to the processing and promulgation of information is also made possible through the availability of computer equipment and software packages which are now priced reasonably within the financial reach of many individuals. This democratisation of information access has produced a profound impact on how information is being generated, packaged and communicated to society. The increased proliferation of unintelligible and uncommunicable information in both the print and electronic media, and cyberspace is a pertinent case in point. These issues will be explored in a series of lectures and tutorials which examine theory, methodology and case studies.