Graphics And Digital Design FdA

pg00002 EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME This course is designed to meet the needs of the creative and cultural industries, which includes practical skills and the associated knowledge and expertise to succeed in the sector. As such, the aims of the programme are to: 1. Provide practical specialist training in skills associated with the Graphics and Digital Design industry 2. Foster the skills of enterprise and entrepreneurship within a creative media environment 3. Develop your communication and creative skills and understand their application in the context of the workplace 4. Enable you to experience business responsibilities and processes in a working environment 5. Build skills to support transfer across as well as up the workforce structure 6. Develop understanding and responsibility in the attainment of skills suited to your personal and career development 7. Increase the diversity of employees in the Graphics and Digital Design industry 8. Widen participation in Higher Education by offering relevant, flexible training in Graphics and Digital Design cióse to your home What is distinctive about this programme? The underpinning philosophy of entrepreneurship and employability that shaped the direction of this programme when it was first developed still retains its meaning and valué. Students studying this award have demonstrated their success in responding to changing needs and understanding the sector culture of diverse and portfolio employment. The sector is constantly changing, and employment requires continuous updating and flexible approaches, meaning employment is stimulating and creative. These distinctive qualities are the focus of the family of Foundation degrees for the creative and cultural industries that Graphics and Digital Design belongs to. Continuous engagement with industry practice and practitioners has strengthened this aspect of the Foundation degree, and students enjoy many opportunities to explore and interact with real market situations that are typical of the sector. In practice these means as a student you be asked to undertake such things as: Live briefs Commissions for prívate and commercial projects Develop platforms to promote yourself, sell your skills and your work Work as part of a team to produce material on demand Enter local and national competitions judged by professionals The creative and cultural industries comprise a wide range of employment áreas, and they remain one of the major growth áreas in the región and nationally. The importance of the sector as a contributor to the local and national economy is now recognised, along with the need to develop the skills of those working in the industry in order to support growth and sustainability. Within the sector there are many small and micro-businesses of creative people working in digital media and graphics áreas. This award is designed to prepare you for the self-determined working </div>