About the Course
Who is a Graphic Designer?
In very simple words, Graphic Designer is the one who designs, creates, edits, manipulates various types of graphics.
These graphics can be Photographs, pictures, drawings, icons, line arts, paintings etc.
Course Details
A graphic designer can cater to companies/enterprises working in print, web, multimedia, eLearning and gaming industry.
Monetary compensation
Bachelors Degree/ Diploma in graphic design or a related field is usually required for jobs in this field. Candidates should demonstrate their creativity and originality through a professional portfolio that features their best designs. S/He can do a job or can work as a freelance designer. A fresher can draw up to Rs. 100,000/- p.a
Hierarchy
In a typical print industry enterprise such as a advertising agency, s/he would work with a team of such more graphic designers and an Art director who would guide them. In a web designing/multimedia firm, s/he would be a part of graphic designing / digital creations / content development team. S/He can further pursue to become a senior graphic designer or a web designer as per his/her liking and abilities.
Tools
Typically a graphic designer would make use of tools like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop for graphics creation and editing. Knowledge of few other tools like CorelDraw, Flash (graphics creation and basic animation) and few similar open source tools can be beneficial for a graphic designer.
Certification:
- KLiC courses are recognised by Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU).
- MKCL provides certificate to the KLiC learner after his/her successful course completion.
- Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) provides mark sheet to successfully passed KLiC learners (Jurisdiction: Maharashtra).
Important Dates:
- Batch Commencement: One batch in each calendar month (January to December)
- Date(s) of Application and Fee Payment by Learner: 1st - 30th day of each calendar month
- Date(s) of Learner Confirmation by ALC: 1st - 30th day of each calendar month
- Course Start Date and Date of Issuing Learner Login: Date of admission confirmation
The Academic Approach of the course focuses on the work centric education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book !), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as well as development of the society.<
Learning methodology
- Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
- Learners are then exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
- Learners are then acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
- Learners are then acquainted with the architecture of the tool or Tool Map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions and their inter-relations.
- Learners are then exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginners level
- Learners then perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made outputs.
- Learners are then engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
- Learners are then encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
- After imitation experience, they are required to improve the experts outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
- Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression.
KLiC Graphic Designing
Adobe Illustrator
Skills : Working Place, Customizing, Tools, Layer And Layer Options, Pen, Pencils and Paths, Using the Brush and Paint, Specialized Tools, Getting Creative with Types, Using the Symbols, Designing Graphics, Effects and Filters, Playing With Palettes Select, View and Object, Automating, Exporting, Web and Devices
Outputs: Business Card, Labels, Letterhead, Coupon, Identity Card, Jewel Case Design, Book Mark, Sticker, Envelope, Magazine Advertisement
Labels
Identity Card
Adobe Photoshop
Skills: Working Place, Customizing, Image and Color Modifications, Case Study - Black & White to Color, Using the Brush and Paint, Working with Selections, Scaling, Knowing the Layers, Filter Gallery, Color Adjustments
Outputs: Web Layout Design, Web Banner, Advertisement, UI Design
UI Design
Adobe InDesign
Skills: Creating and Viewing a Document, Managing Pages and Books, Managing Text , Formatting , Working with Objects, Working with Points and Paths, Case Study- Book Cover, Applying and Managing Colors, Working with Tables, Working with Styles, Printing and Outputting a Document, Setting Preferences
Outputs: Story books, Wall Calendar, Newsletter, Maps, Menu Card, Magazine Cover Page, Recipe Book, Book Cover
Recipe Book
Book Cover
Detailed Syllabus:
KLiC Graphic Designing
Adobe Illustrator
- Basics of Illustrator CS4
- Introduction
- The Working Place
- Customizing
- Tools
- Layer And Layer Options
- Pen, Pencils and Paths
- Using the Brush and Paint
- Specialized Tools
- Getting Creative with Types
- Using the Symbols
- Designing Graphics
- Effects and Filters
- Playing With Palettes
- Select, View and Object
- Output
- Exporting
- Web and Devices
- Settings
Adobe Photoshop
- Basics of Photoshop CS4
- Introduction
- The Working Place
- Customizing
- Image and Color Modifications
- Tools
- Using the Brush and Paint
- Working with Selections
- Scaling
- Knowing the Layers
- Getting Creative With Types
- Masks
- Filter Gallery
- Playing With Palettes
- Color Adjustments
- Automating
- Web and Devices
- Output
- Settings
Adobe InDesign
- Getting Started
- Creating and Viewing a Document
- Managing Pages and Books
- Managing Text
- Formatting Text
- Placing and working with Graphics
- Working with Objects
- Managing and Transforming Objects
- Working with Points and Paths
- Applying and Managing Color
- Working with Tables
- Working with Styles
- Finalizing Documents
- Exporting a Document
- Printing and Outputting a Document
- Setting Preferences
120 Hours to be covered in 2 months (8 weeks).
Fees Structure for the year 2020
Fees at ALC Mode
Mode | Total Fee (Rupees) |
1st Installment (Rupees) |
2nd Installment (Rupees) |
Single Installment | 4100/- | 4100/- | N/A |
Two Installments | 4300/- | 2700/- | 1600/- |
Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
MKCL will provide world-class interactive eLearning content at no extra cost(IF ANY)
Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:
Section No. | Section Name | Total Marks | Minimum Passing Marks |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Learning Progression | 25 | 10 |
2 | Internal Assessment | 25 | 10 |
3 | Final Online Examination | 50 | 20 |
Total | 100 | 40 | |
4 | SUPWs (Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments) | 5 Assignments | 2 Assignments to be Completed & Uploaded |
YCMOU Mark Sheet:Printed Mark Sheet will be issued
by YCMOU on successful completion of Section 1, Section 2 and
Section 3 and will be delivered to the learner by MKCL.
YCMOU Mark Sheet will be available only for Maharashtra jurisdiction
learners
MKCLs KLiC Certificate will be provided to the
learner who will satisfy the below criteria:
- Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
- Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e.
Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and
Productive Work in form of Assignments)
- Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments
KLiC passed preferred.
Should preferably be a 10th/12th Std. passed student. (Not compulsory)
Examination
Topics for KLiC 2020 Final Examination
Objective Topics | Practical Topics |
Internet, The Web and Electronic Commerce | Windows 10 |
System Software | MS-Word 2013 OR Open Office.org Writer |
The System Unit | MS-Excel 2013 OR Open Office.org Calc |
Input and Output | MS-PowerPoint 2013 OR Open Office.org Impress |
Secondary Storage | Internet Explorer 7.0 OR Mozilla |
MS-Outlook 2013 OR Mozilla Mail |
Examination Pattern
- Duration of Exam: 60 minutes (1 Hour)
- Total Questions: 50, Total Marks: 50
- Marks per Question : 1
- All the questions in the examination are divided into 3
levels.
- Level 1 = Low difficulty level
- Level 2 = Medium difficulty level
- Level 3 = High difficulty level
- Exam Pattern: Level wise distribution of questions
and Marks
Level Difficulty No. of questions Marks per question Maximum Marks Objective Practical Total 1 Low 6 14 20 1 20 2 Medium 6 14 20 20 3 High 3 7 10 10 TOTAL 15 35 50 50
Re-examination:
Re-Exam fees: Rs. 355/-
- Please note that in the case of failure or absenteeism in the first available final online exam attempt, Learner can appear for re-examination for next two consecutive available exam events by paying requisite fees. If Learner remains absent or fails in these two attempts, s/he will have to register afresh again by paying full Course Fees.
Details |
MS-CIT@ALC (MS-CIT Regular) Mode |
MS-CIT@Home Mode |
MS-CIT
Online Mode |
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Extension | If the student does not complete the course within the stipulated time or schedule, he / she will be sent to the next Exam Event | If the student does not complete the course within the stipulated time or schedule, he / she will have to re-enter | If the student does not complete the course within the stipulated time or schedule, he / she will have to re-enter |
Re-Exam | In case of failure / absence of first attempt of examination, such students will have to pay re-examination fee for further examination and only two additional opportunities. | He / she will have to re-enter if he / she fails the first attempt of the exam | He / she will have to re-enter if he / she fails the first attempt of the exam |