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SEC DOC PREP SYLLABUS

The document outlines a course on Document Preparation and Presentation Software, focusing on LaTeX and LibreOffice, with a total of 2 credits. It includes learning objectives, outcomes, and a detailed syllabus covering practical units such as creating documents, formatting content, and making presentations. The evaluation scheme will follow the guidelines set by the University of Delhi.

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SEC DOC PREP SYLLABUS

The document outlines a course on Document Preparation and Presentation Software, focusing on LaTeX and LibreOffice, with a total of 2 credits. It includes learning objectives, outcomes, and a detailed syllabus covering practical units such as creating documents, formatting content, and making presentations. The evaluation scheme will follow the guidelines set by the University of Delhi.

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DOCUMENT PREPARATION & PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Prerequisites of the Course

Course title Credit Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite of


& Code s Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria the course (if
Practice any)
Document 2 0 0 2 Class XII NIL
Preparation
&
Presentation
Software

Learning Objectives:

● To develop proficiency in the use of document preparation software such as


document LaTeX, LibreOffice.
● To make a presentation using LaTeX, LibreOffice.
● To serve as a tool for conveying/communicating one's ideas, views, and
observations.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, a student will be able to

● Create a text document using LaTeX using a standard template.


● Incorporate well-formatted mathematical equations, algorithms, figures,
tables and references in a document.
● Use Zotero for reference management.
● Format text, including alignment, emphasis and fonts.
● Handle basic aspects of document structure, including sections, subsections,
paragraphs, and bulleted and enumerated lists.
● Page set a document including header, footer, and page numbering.
Make a presentation.

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Syllabus

Practical
Unit 1: Introduction (4 Hours)
1. Create a LaTeX/ LibreOffice document having several paragraphs, including comments in
LaTeX.
2. Organize content into sections, including preface/abstract. Using the article and book
class of LaTeX. Handling errors.
Unit 2: Styling Pages (6 Hours)
1. Loading and using packages, setting margins, header and footer, and page orientation.
2. Organizing the document into multiple columns
Unit 3: Formatting Content (10 Hours)
1. Formatting text (styles, size, alignment)
2. Adding colours to a block of text/ page
3. Adding ordered and unordered lists
4. Inserting mathematical expressions – subscripts, superscripts, fractions, binomials, aligning
equations, operators, Greek and mathematical symbols, and mathematical fonts.
Unit 4: Tables and Figures (10 Hours)
1. Create basic tables
2. Adding different types of borders to a table
3. Merging rows and columns
4. Splitting tables across multiple pages.
5. Incorporating figures and subfigures, explore different properties like rotation and scaling.
Unit 5: Algorithms and Equations (12 hours)
1. Incorporating algorithms, body typesetting, organizing algorithms across multiple pages.
2. Incorporating equations, indentation, and captioning.
Unit 6: Referencing and Indexing (6 hours)
1. Insert captions, labels, and references
2. Incorporate cross-referencing (refer to sections, table, and images)
3. Incorporate a bibliography
4. Create a back index.
Unit 7: Making Presentations (12 hours)
1. Create a slideshow
2. Incorporate logo
3. Highlight important points
4. Create a title page
5. Make a table of contents
6. Incorporate special effects in a slideshow.

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Exercises:
For the following figures, create LaTex documents using concepts from above:
1.

2.

3.

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4.

5. Add the following algorithm to the document.

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6.

7.

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8. Insert four sub-figures as given below, and add captions. Also, refer to these sub-figures
in the text.

9. Add a table of contents, a list of figures, and a list of tables in the document as given
below.

10. Add a list of references in the document as given below and cite them in the text.

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Examination scheme and mode:
Evaluation scheme and mode will be as per the guidelines notified by the University of Delhi.

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