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Brief U11 2020
Brief U11 2020
Brief U11 2020
Through a process of research, dialogue, reflection and evaluation, you are required to identify
and prepare for specific Higher Education or employment progression routes appropriate to your ambitions. The
unit will give you the opportunity to explore aspects of business, entrepreneurship and marketing and enable you
to demonstrate the requisite practical, intellectual and communication skills necessary for progression.
This unit is designed to develop your understanding of the range of educational and career opportunities within
creative media production. The unit is to encourage the development of a range of effective communication and
presentation skills appropriate to an identified progression route.
This unit is to enable you to understand progression opportunities within Higher Education, but also provide a
range of opportunities for you to explore apprenticeships, internships, employment routes and opportunities to
take you abroad in the media sector.
university options
applying to UCAS
finding internships
how to prepare for interviews
creating portfolios and a social media presence
1.1: Critically evaluate own strengths and ambitions to support own development and meet identified goals.
1.2: Use knowledge and understanding of progression routes to make applications within
creative media production higher education or related employment.
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University v internships
You will need to explore the difference between university and internships and discuss what option is best for
you.
Via a variety of small tasks, you will learn the pros and cons of both routes.
Task 1: University
What skills / traits do you have that would make you a good university student?
What do you feel the pros and cons of going to university are?
Create a list for both of these considering as many factors as
possible.
Task 3: UCAS
Logo at top
Name of university
Address and contact details
Open day dates – sign up for these dates
Course they wish to apply for (name of lecturer to
head the course)
Info on course
UCAS points required
Is it an interview process / portfolio?
Cost for each year
Accommodation details
Task 4: Internships
Look at how to break into the media industry – read the article on Vibe and analyse – discuss if you are suited to
this or not (personality and skills)
There are many opportunities that allow you to travel and work. You can see the world and still earn money.
Options include: starting your own travel blog, working as a freelance for other travel companies, create travel
videos for tourist companies.
Look into countries you could travel to and still earn money in the industry
What skills would you need to have to do this?
2.1: Critically evaluate a range of communication skills and knowledge required to make application to
progression routes within creative media production.
2.2: Use a range of communication skills and knowledge to support own progression goals.
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Task 1:
Look at communication skills need for interviews. How should you conduct yourself, what
should you take, what should you wear? You must research how to prepare for interview –
weather for university or internship
Task 2:
TASK:
Analyse at least TWO portfolio sites by looking at the following:
• Design – how creative are they? You are looking to be a media professional, so it should reflect this
• Front page – about them / biography / what they’re offering
• Contents – what pages do they have and what content is on them
• How videos are displayed?
• What do you like and what sections inspire you?
LO3: Be able to use promotion and presentation skills and knowledge to make applications for future
study or work
3.1 Use knowledge and understanding of promotion and presentation skills to support own development and
meet identified goals
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LO1
For every open day you attend you must write up notes and how you feel about the university / course
next to your work on LO1
LO2
You must keep your portfolios and social media sited up to date and add everything you
complete for university to your sites