Sharjah24: In strengthening the frameworks of the bilateral partnership between Al Qasimia University (AQU) and the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), Prof. Dr. Bassam Al Mekkawi, Acting Head of the Mass Communication Department at the College of Communication at Al Qasimia University, presented a training course targeting government communication employees, Emirati university students and trainees at SGMB.
The course, which was organised by the SGMB, dealt with the foundations of journalistic design and production using the Adobe InDesign programme, and it was held remotely using "WEBEX" technology for two consecutive days.
The session, which concluded on Saturday evening, dealt with the basic design elements of the newspaper represented in the pieces, the number of columns, the first page header, and the tab.
Prof. Dr. Bassam Al-Mekkawi was keen to provide detailed explanations on the mechanism of designing and outputting each of these elements practically using Adobe InDesign.
His Excellency Prof. Awwad Al-Khalaf, Acting Director of Al-Qasimia University stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation in the framework of the partnership between Al Qasimia University and the SGMB by making use of the professors' experiences in providing many advanced courses.
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