Curriculum

Students commence studying Creative iMedia in Year 9 (the foundation curriculum year) although there are elements of the iMedia curriculum delivered as part of the Computer Science KS3 curriculum in Year 7 & 8. 

KS3/4 - year 9, 10, & 11

Students use their time in Year 9 to develop skills assessed in the OCR Creative iMedia qualification. 

There are four modules within this course:

• R081 - Pre-production skills
• R082 - applying pre-production skills
• R085 - creating a multi-page multimedia presentation
• R087 - creating interactive multimedia products.

The following modules are studied in R081 - pre-production skills:

• Identify a range of pre-production document and comment in their use
• Interrogate client requirements 
• Plan design documents to meet client requirements 
• Create a range of pre-production document: 
  • Storyboards
  • Mind maps
  • Mood boards 
  • Visualization diagrams 
• Review documents and suggest improvements. 

The following modules are studied in R082 - applying pre-production skills:

• Understand file types 
• Create a range of pre-production documents 
• Source and store assets 
• Create a digital graphic suitable for audience and purpose 
• Evaluate final graphic. 

The following modules are studied in R085 - creating a multi-page multimedia presentation & R087 - creating interactive multimedia products:

• Create a range of pre-production documents 
• Source and store assets 
• Create a digital graphic suitable for audience and purpose 
• Evaluate final project