Unit title: Creative Digital Media: Production Project (National 4)

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1 Unit title: Creative Digital Media: Production Project (National 4) Unit code: J17G 74 Superclass: KG Publication date: August 2018 Source: Scottish Qualifications Authority Version: 4.0 Unit purpose This has been designed as a mandatory unit of the National 4 Skills for Work Creative Digital Media course, but may also be taken as a free-standing unit. It is suited to those learners who have an interest in, and may be considering a career in, digital media as well as those whose interest is more general. The unit provides learners with opportunities to work individually and as part of a team in all aspects of the practical development and production of two digital media products. Starting with the development of a project brief, the team will identify two complementary digital media products to satisfy the requirements of the brief and will then move on to the planning phase before undertaking the production of two digital media products. Learners will review and evaluate their own contribution to the project. Outcomes On successful completion of the unit the learner will be able to: 1 Contribute to the development of a digital media brief including the identification of complementary digital media products. 2 Contribute to the planning of the production phase for the complementary digital media products. 3 Contribute to the production phase for the complementary digital media products. 4 Review and evaluate own contribution to the project. August 2018, version 4.0 1

2 Credit points and level 1 national unit credit at SQQF level 4: (6 SCQF credit points at SCQF level 4) Recommended entry to the unit Entry to this unit is at the discretion of the centre. Core Skills Achievement of this unit gives automatic certification of the following: Complete Core Skills Working with Others at SCQF level 4 Core Skill components None There are also opportunities to develop aspects of Core Skills which are highlighted in the support notes for this unit specification. Context for delivery If this unit is delivered as part of a course, it is recommended that it should be taught and assessed within the subject area of the course to which it contributes. The assessment support pack (ASP) for this unit provides assessment and marking guidelines that exemplify the national standard for achievement. Centres wishing to develop their own assessments should refer to the ASP to ensure a comparable standard. A list of existing ASPs is available to download from SQA s website ( Equality and inclusion This unit specification has been designed to ensure that there are no unnecessary barriers to learning or assessment. The individual needs of learners should be taken into account when planning learning experiences, selecting assessment methods or considering alternative evidence. Further advice can be found on our website August 2018, version 4.0 1

3 National unit specification: statement of standards Unit title: Creative Digital Media: Production Project (National 4) Acceptable performance in this unit will be the satisfactory achievement of the standards set out in this part of the unit specification. All sections of the statement of standards are mandatory and cannot be altered without reference to SQA. Outcome 1 Contribute to the development of a digital media brief including the identification of complementary digital media products. Performance criteria (a) Contribute to discussion and negotiation on the development of the brief. (b) Contribute by co-operatively sharing ideas, including agreeing working methods and rules. (c) Contribute to the identification of complementary products in different digital media. Outcome 2 Contribute to the planning of the production phase for the complementary digital media products. Performance criteria (a) Contribute to the preparation of a schedule for the products within the identified constraints. (b) Contribute to the identification of practical skills and equipment required to create the products. (c) Contribute to the allocation of roles and responsibilities in the production phase, taking account of individual strengths and preferences. (d) Identify and agree own tasks in the production phase. Outcome 3 Contribute to the production phase for the complementary digital media products. Performance criteria (a) Prepare resources for the production phase in accordance with the schedule, allocated roles and the brief. (b) Carry out allocated roles and tasks to complete the products, seeking and offering support from others as required. (c) Contribute to discussions to ensure the digital media products meet the requirements of the brief. (d) Comply with relevant health and safety and copyright requirements throughout the production phase. August 2018, version 4.0 2

4 Outcome 4 Review and evaluate own contribution to the project. Performance criteria (a) Review own contribution to the project taking account of feedback from others. (b) Identify strengths in own contribution to the project. (c) Identify areas for improvement in own contribution to the project. Evidence requirements for this unit Evidence is required to demonstrate that learners have achieved all outcomes and performance criteria. Practical activities must be carried out either in a realistic working environment or real workplace. The evidence will be gathered in open-book conditions at appropriate points throughout the unit. For outcomes 1, 2 and 3, performance evidence is required to demonstrate that the learner has: contributed to discussing and negotiating the brief contributed by co-operatively sharing ideas, including agreeing working methods and rules contributed to the identification of two complementary products, each in a different digital medium, that satisfy the requirements of the brief within given constraints contributed to the preparation of a schedule for the two products within the identified constraints contributed to the identification of practical skills and equipment required to create the two products contributed to the allocation of roles and responsibilities in the production phase, taking account of individual strengths and preferences identified and agreed own tasks in the production phase prepared resources for the production phase in accordance with the schedule, allocated roles and the brief carried out allocated roles and tasks to complete the two products, seeking and offering support from others as required contributed to discussions to ensure the digital media products meet the requirements of the brief complied with relevant health and safety and copyright requirements throughout the production phase Learners will maintain a record of their contribution to team discussions and the planning and production of the two complementary products. Assessor observation checklists must be used to provide evidence of performance. August 2018, version 4.0 3

5 For outcome 4, learners will be required to provide evidence which includes: feedback from the teacher/lecturer statement of own strengths and areas for improvement in their contribution to the project Learners will be provided with a review template. The ASP provided for this unit illustrates the standard that should be applied. It includes example project briefs, assessor checklists and a learner review sheet. If a centre wishes to design its own assessments for this unit, they should be of a comparable standard. August 2018, version 4.0 4

6 Development of Skills for Learning, Skills for Life and Skills for Work It is expected that learners will develop broad, generic skills through this unit. Employability is a key aspect of Skills for Work and is present throughout the unit. In addition, there are a number of other skills that learners will be expected to improve on and develop as they undertake this unit, these can be drawn from the main skills areas listed below. These must be built into the unit where there are appropriate opportunities. 1 Literacy 1.1 Reading 1.2 Writing 1.3 Listening and talking 3 Health and Wellbeing 3.1 Personal learning 4 Employability, enterprise and citizenship 4.1 Employability 4.2 Information and communication technology (ICT) 4.3 Working with others 5 Thinking Skills 5.1 Remembering 5.2 Understanding 5.3 Applying 5.4 Analysing and evaluating 5.5 Creating Amplification of these is given in SQA s Skills Framework: Skills for Learning, Skills for Life and Skills for Work. The level of these skills should be at the same SCQF level as the unit and be consistent with the SCQF level descriptor. Further information on building in Skills for Learning, Skills for Life and Skills for Work is given in the National unit support notes section. August 2018, version 4.0 5

7 National unit support notes Unit title: Creative Digital Media: Production Project (National 4) Unit support notes are offered as guidance and are not mandatory. While the exact time allocated to this unit is at the discretion of the centre, the notional design length is 40 hours. Guidance on the content and context for this unit This has been designed as a mandatory unit of the National 4 Skills for Work Creative Digital Media course, but may also be taken as a free-standing unit. Learners will contribute to structured group productions, which involve the design and making of two complementary digital media products which meet the same project brief. eg a website and a game or a DVD and a radio advertisement which may share the same content. Learners will be given experience of workplace practices and the issues which face digital media professionals, such as health and safety requirements, copyright law, good timekeeping, use of appropriate technology and adapting to the requirements of a brief. Learners will contribute to the development and production of two complementary products each in a different digital medium addressing the requirements of the same brief. The same content may be included in the two products. Products will be chosen from a variety of digital media, ie radio, television/dvd, digital/computer games and software, publishing and websites. The brief should be on a topic appropriate to digital media industry and it should specify medium, purpose, audience/client, length and time frame. Learners should be able to negotiate creative parts of the brief. Learners should learn about research and planning which should involve: topic research audience/client and product research technological resource requirements health and safety planning of content and style production stages and scheduling task allocation copyright and other legal constraints Employability skills In this unit learners will generate evidence for the following employability skills: working co-operatively with others taking advice and dealing with feedback planning and preparation good communication skills contributing to discussions and practical projects August 2018, version 4.0 6

8 time management skills and working to deadlines health and safety awareness, including maintaining a tidy, organised and safe working environment understanding roles and responsibilities in the workplace Although not directly assessed in this unit, there are also opportunities to develop the following employability skills: positive attitudes to learning and the workplace finding, gathering, organising and evaluating information including through the use of IT skills in using hardware and software organisational skills reviewing and evaluating own skills development presentation and pitching skills setting targets awareness of the digital media industry Guidance on approaches to delivery of this unit Throughout the unit, learners should be encouraged to engage with industry practitioners. Centres must ensure that, where appropriate, copyright clearance has been obtained for the use of materials and that relevant health and safety guidelines are followed at all times including when learners are undertaking activities outwith the centre. It is important that learners develop knowledge about health and safety issues and develop some awareness of legal issues involved in the digital media industries. Learners will be involved in experiential learning through various practical experiences and activities appropriate to the digital media industries. Learners should experience workplace conditions and should conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the industry. Although it is not an assessment requirement, it would be beneficial to learners if they present their two digital media products to a client this might be a teacher or a local industry practitioner who can comment constructively on the digital media products and the learners and team s efforts. Learners will carry out practical tasks in the different chosen digital media as well as receiving instruction in health and safety procedures. Teaching and learning will also include demonstrations of practical work by teachers/lecturers although the main experience for learners should be hands on application of technology. In order to raise the learners awareness of local digital media industries and the realities of the workplace, visits to local media firms should be encouraged. Visits from digital media practitioners should also be encouraged. Learners should also be encouraged to extend their learning by researching digital media on the Internet. Guidance on approaches to assessment of this unit Evidence can be generated using different types of assessment. The following are suggestions only. There may be other methods that would be more suitable to learners. Centres are reminded that prior verification of centre-devised assessments would help to ensure that the national standard is being met. Where learners experience a range of assessment methods, this helps them to develop different skills that should be transferable to work or further and higher education. August 2018, version 4.0 7

9 Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 will be assessed using assessor observation checklists. Learners will also maintain a record of their contribution to team discussions and the planning and production of the two complementary products. This record should be in a format appropriate to the needs of the learner and could be, for example, a diary, log book or blog. Although not mandatory, it would be good practice to ensure that the complementary products, produced within this unit, are retained for the purposes of providing supporting evidence of the production outcomes and of a learner s performance. In outcome 4 the learner will produce a review of their performance including feedback from the teacher/lecturer and identifying their strengths and areas for improvement. Learners could review the record kept for the first three outcomes to help in this task. The ASP provided for this unit illustrates the standard that should be applied. It includes example project briefs, assessor checklists and a learner review sheet. If a centre wishes to design its own assessments for this unit, they should be of a comparable standard. Opportunities for e-assessment E-assessment may be appropriate for some assessments in this unit. By e-assessment we mean assessment which is supported by Information and Communication Technology (ICT), such as e-testing or the use of e-portfolios or social software. Centres which wish to use e-assessment must ensure that the national standard is applied to all learner evidence and that conditions of assessment as specified in the evidence requirements are met, regardless of the mode of gathering evidence. The most up-to-date guidance on the use of e-assessment to support SQA s qualifications is available at Opportunities for developing Core Skills In this unit, learners will develop skills valued by employers. Learners will be involved, as part of a group, in planning and making products in response to a brief. They will also review their own contribution to meeting the brief. These are good opportunities for developing aspects of the Core Skills: Communication Information Technology Problem Solving Working with Others The opportunity should be taken during this unit to emphasise that the employability skills, and the relevant Core Skills indicated above, are skills that apply to a wide range of situations both in everyday life and in employment. This unit has the Core Skill of Working with Others embedded in it, so when learners achieve this unit their Core Skills profile will be updated to show that they have achieved Working with Others at SCQF Level 4. August 2018, version 4.0 8

10 General information for learners Unit title: Creative Digital Media: Production Project (National 4) This section will help you decide whether this is the unit for you by explaining what the unit is about, what you should know or be able to do before you start, what you will need to do during the unit and opportunities for further learning and employment. This unit will demonstrate how you work individually and as part of a team in the practical development and production of two digital media products. You will learn how to: Contribute to the development of a digital media brief including the identification of complementary digital media products. Contribute to the planning of the production phase for the digital media products. Contribute to the production phase for the digital media products. Review and evaluate your own contribution to the project. You do not need to have any previous qualifications or experience, but it would help if you have already finished, or are in the process of finishing, the following units: Creative Digital Media: The Creative Process (National 4) Creative Digital Media: Hardware and Software (National 4) Creative Digital Media: Introduction to the Industry (National 4) or Creative Digital Media: An Introduction to the Industry Scotland (National 4) After you finish this unit, there may be opportunities to study other qualifications in this area, and/or further develop skills that will help in employment. August 2018, version 4.0 9

11 Administrative information Published: August 2018 (version 4.0) History of changes to national unit specification Version Description of change Date 4.0 Unit moved to a new template and re-coded to align with August 2018 corresponding course 2 code. No change to unit content. This specification may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational purposes provided that no profit is derived from reproduction and that, if reproduced in part, the source is acknowledged. Additional copies of this unit specification can be downloaded from SQA s website at Note: You are advised to check SQA s website ( to ensure you are using the most up-to-date version of the unit specification. Scottish Qualifications Authority 2013, 2018 August 2018, version