BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Graphic Design (TOP-UP) (Pearson)

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This course is the natural progression from the HNC Graphic Design and enables further development and exploration of your studies to top-up your achievement to HND level. Students build on their prior learning to explore advanced typography along with design projects based around: corporate identity and advertising (for print and screen). Live/competition work is a major part of the programme. The course culminates in a negotiated final major project and exhibition. The aim of the HND Graphic Design is to enable you to develop conceptual, cultural, creative and practical skills and to encourage flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis for future studies and career development. A large part of the course will stretch you in terms of cultural understanding and the interpretation of it in contemporary and historical design and although this course will give you a vocational training that will ready you for industry, it will also act as a tool to open your mind, make new associations in your environment and will make you begin to question the depth and originality of responses. See examples of the work produced on the course at https://www.instagram.com/creativeswork/

Course information

Name: BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Graphic Design (TOP-UP) (Pearson) Qualification title: BTEC HND Diploma in Graphic Design (QCF) Qualification type: Assessment Assessment is continuous and is based on assignments, projects, group projects, lectures, workshops and formative tasks. Knowledge and understanding of a subject is often developed through lectures and workshops as well through practical formative tasks. Direct teaching methods are frequently supported by students on directed study (use of example texts, textbooks, journal articles and internet) and assessed formally via summative assignment briefs requiring the student to demonstrate knowledge and understanding. Witness statements and observational statements can support such assessment. Intellectual skills such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and problem solving may be demonstrated and applied through active learning via formative tasks and summative assignments and projects. Group projects are used where appropriate to the industry experience or process however each student is always assessed as an individual against the learning outcomes. Assignments can also set independent project work to assess intellectual skills linked to specialist knowledge, understanding and practical skills. Practical skills are developed through opportunities to practise the activity in an appropriate learning context and assessment involves practical demonstration through processes and final outcomes / artefacts / performances etc. Transferable skills are readily convertible to employment and other contexts, such as in a problem solving, working effectively as part of team or meeting the needs of client etc. These often address wider skills such as written communication (developed and assessed through essays or reports and evaluations; oral skills through presentations in seminars). Both written and verbal feedback is given. Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20161031 08:54:36 Updated 20161031 08:54:36

Entry requirements

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Provider

WALSALL COLLEGE
Further Education
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