Creative iMedia ICT route focuses on the business and commercial use of ICT . This qualification will provide students with specific and transferable skills and a solid foundation in understanding and applying ICT skills learnt , whether it is in employment or higher education . The hands on approach structure of the qualification has strong relevance to the way young people use the technology required in creative media . Creative iMedia will equip learners with a range of creative media skills and provide opportunities to develop , in context , desirable , transferable skills such as research , planning , and review , working with others and communicating creative concepts effectively . This course will challenge all learners by encouraging independence and creativity .
Students must complete the two mandatory units below to achieve Level 1 :
Unit Name
R081 : Preproduction skills
R082 : Creating digital graphics
Assessment
1 hour 15 minutes written examination - OCR-set and marked . Students are introduced to a range of essential pre-production techniques used in the IT and digital media sector . It will also develop your understanding of client briefs , time frames , deadlines and preparation techniques that form part of the planning and creation process .
Internally assessed coursework . Students build on the skills and understanding that they have developed in the previous unit . Students explore different types of digital graphics , identifying how they feature in the different aspects of our lives and how digital graphics effectively communicate different forms of messages to the target audience . Students will investigate digital graphics editing as well as applying their skills and knowledge in creating their own digital graphic against a specific brief .
Students must also complete the two units below to achieve Level 2 :
Unit Name
R085 : Creating a multipage website
R087 : Creating interactive multimedia products
Assessment
Internally assessed coursework . Multipage websites are used extensively in the creative digital media sector , whether for mobile phones or computers in all their forms . Students will learn the basics of creating websites , plan and create their own multipage website to a set client brief .
Internally assessed coursework . Interactive multimedia products are used widely in everyday life and the creative and digital media sector . They are used in computer games , mobile phone applications , presentations and many other areas . Students will learn the basics of creating interactive multimedia products , plan and create their own interactive multimedia products to a set client brief .
The skills , knowledge and understanding they will develop through this qualification are very relevant to both work and further study . They will support them in a range of subject areas such as A Levels in Business , Media , or Cambridge Technicals in IT . They can also support their progression into employment through apprenticeships in areas such as digital marketer or business administrator .
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