Creative Digital Media Production - BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate

Assessment

Learners take three mandatory units (83% of the marks): • Media Representation (examination in Year 12) • Pre-production Portfolio • Responding to a Commission In addition, learners take one unit from a choice of five (17% of the marks). Optional units will introduce learners to sector specialist areas, including working in particular environments, and will link with relevant technical roles. The optional units cover areas such as: • Digital magazine production • Web and app production The course is externally assessed for the Media Representation exam and mandatory Responding to a Commission unit (33%); and internally assessed and subject to external standards verification for the other two units. Learners are given the opportunity to: • demonstrate practical and technical skills • complete realistic tasks to meet specific briefs or particular purposes • write up the findings of their own research • use case studies to explore complex or unfamiliar situations • carry out projects for which they have choice over the direction and outcomes