Years 10 & 11 Curriculum - Creative iMedia

Award Level1/2 Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia

Exam Board: OCR     Course Code: J834 (120GLH)            

Level 2 Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia

This qualification will assess the application of creative media skills through their practical use and one external exam.

This course will provide learners with essential knowledge, transferable skills and tools with the aim of enhancing their employability when they leave education. The qualification will encourage independence, creativity and awareness of the digital media sector.

Level 2 Certificate in Creative iMedia will appeal to learners interested in working in the creative and digital media sectors. It provides them with the core skills for researching, planning and creating products and assets for each piece of coursework and encourages creativity and originality with a vocational focus.

Students who are thinking of this course must have an excellent home learning record, good time management skills and good IT skills.

What will I study?

The Cambridge Nationals in 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, reviewing, working with others and communicating creative concepts effectively. Through the use of these skills, learners will ultimately be creating fit-for-purpose creative media products such as interactive multimedia products, digital graphics or comic strips.

It is vital that students who opt for this course have good computer skills to complete the controlled assessment tasks and good time management, as they will only have a set time to complete each controlled assessment, the topic of which is set by the exam board and not the school. Literacy is a very important part of the controlled assessment as this impacts on students’ overall mark.

How will I be assessed?

Students will complete the following mandatory units:

• R093 – Creative iMedia in the media industry (External exam)
• R094 – Visual identity and digital graphics (Internal non-examined assessment)

There will also be one further coursework unit:

• R095 – Characters and Comics

One unit is assessed externally with a written examination worth 40% of the student’s final grade, the other two units are internally assessed through non-examined assessment tasks, combined these are worth 60% of the student’s final grade. Those internally assessed will be assignment tasks and could include reports, presentations and other portfolio assessments.

An overall grade for the qualification is awarded to all students who successfully complete all units. Grades awarded are Pass at level 2 (P2), Merit at level 2 (M2), Distinction at level 2 (D2) or Distinction * at level 2 (*2).

As a Cambridge National, this qualification is equivalent to a GCSE with the gradings as following:

Recommended Equipment

• Revision Guide (available from Student Resource Shop).
• Access to a PC at home (desktop or laptop), with a good internet connection and the ability to download software.
• Access to a digital camera and scanner.

For more information, please visit https://ocr.org.uk/Images/610942-specification-cambridge-nationals-creative-imedia-j834.pdf

Enquiries to: Mrs N Andrews – Learning Leader for Computing

Email: n.andrews@brookfield.hants.sch.uk