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STUDY SUMMARY VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN 2004–2012 The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2012. Please Note: This study summary comprises excerpts from the VCE Visual Communication and Design Study Design. The summary is not a substitute for the VCE Study Design. Users are advised to consult the VCAA website (http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/visualcomm/vcommindex.html) to view the full accredited Study Design and other resources. Rationale Visual Communication is a bridge between an idea and its intended audience. In the fields of architecture, engineering, graphic, industrial and multimedia design, advertising and marketing, cartography and fashion, for example, visual communicators use text and/or image to communicate information. The visual form that the communication takes may be imaginative and original or it may conform to conventions or accepted rules. The production of visual communications involves the application of a design process in which final presentations are developed in response to needs identified in an initial brief. The design process provides a defined, yet flexible approach, to the development, evaluation and refinement of visual communication solutions. The vocabulary and grammar of visual communication is based on understanding and applying drawing and drawing conventions, design elements and design principles. This knowledge assists students in the generation of a range of visual communications. In this study, information and communications technology as well as other forms of image generation are used to create examples of visual communication. The study also provides the opportunity for students to develop an informed, critical and discriminating approach to visual communications encountered in everyday life. Structure The study is made up of four units: Unit 1: Visual communication Unit 2: Communication in context Unit 3: Visual communication practices Unit 4: Designing to a brief Each unit contains between two and four areas of study. Entry There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and 3. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking Unit 4. Units 1 to 4 are designed to a standard equivalent to the final two years of secondary education. VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION 2004–2011 STUDY SUMMARY Unit 1: Visual communication The main purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop an understanding of instrumental drawing methods and freehand drawing including drawing from direct observation. The unit involves the study of a range of drawing methods, including relevant Australian Standards conventions. Students develop practical skills in the application of appropriate drawing methods, design elements and principles, and information and communications technology. The unit also introduces students to the diversity of visual communication and the role of the design process in visual communication production. Unit 2: Communication in context The main purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop and refine practical skills by generating images and developing them through freehand drawing, instrumental drawing and the use of information and communications technology. In the development of visual communications, this unit enables students to develop an awareness of how the design process facilitates exploration and experimentation and how information and ideas are communicated. Unit 3: Visual communication practices The main purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop an understanding of visual communication production through the application of the design process to satisfy specific communication needs. Within the unit, students consider existing visual communication and analyse and evaluate examples. Students will also investigate the production of visual communications in a professional setting and examine the nature of professional practice in the design and production of visual communications. Unit 4: Designing to a brief The main purpose of this unit is to enable students to apply their knowledge of the components of the design process in the preparation of one design brief. Students apply their practical skills to the development and production of two distinct final visual communication presentations through application of the design process and based on the requirements of the brief. Assessment Satisfactory Completion The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit. This decision will be based on the teacher’s assessment of the student’s performance on assessment tasks designated for the unit. Levels of Achievement Units 1 and 2 Procedures for the assessment of levels of achievement in Units 1 and 2 are a matter for school decision. Units 3 and 4 The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will supervise the assessment of all students undertaking Units 3 and 4. In the study of VCE Visual Communication and Design students’ level of achievement will be determined by School assessed Coursework, a Schoolassessed Task and an end-of-year examination. ©VCAA 2010 2 VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION 2004–2011 STUDY SUMMARY Percentage contributions to the study score in VCE Visual Communication and Design are as follows: • Unit 3 School-assessed Coursework: 33 per cent • Unit 4 School-assessed Task: 33 per cent • End-of-year examination: 34 per cent. ©VCAA 2010 3