Higher Graphic Communication

Course Overview

This course is designed to increase your awareness of how graphics are used, and to learn about the technology used to create them. You will create 2D, 3D and pictorial graphics with visual impact or that transmits information, digitally and on paper.

Units Covered

2D graphic communication

You will; develop creativity and presentation skills within a 2D graphic communication context; initiate, plan, develop and communicate ideas graphically, using 2D graphic techniques; develop skills and attributes including spatial awareness, visual literacy, and the ability to interpret given drawings, diagrams and other graphics and evaluate the effectiveness of their own and given graphic communications to meet their purpose.

3D and pictorial graphic communication

You will; develop creativity and presentation skills within a 3D and pictorial graphic communication context; initiate, plan, develop and communicate ideas graphically, using 3D and pictorial graphic techniques; develop a number of skills and attributes including spatial awareness, visual literacy, and the ability to interpret given drawings, diagrams and other graphics and evaluate the effectiveness of their own and given graphic communications to meet their purpose.

Assessment Methods

The course assessment has two components totalling 140 marks:

Component 1: question paper – worth 90 marks
Component 2: assignment – worth 50 marks.

For the assignment component, you will be asked to produce a piece of graphical work in response to a brief.

Entry Requirements

Learners should have achieved an A or B pass in National 5 Graphic Communication

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