TGJ2O1 COURSE OF STUDY OUTLINE The Ontario Curriculum Grades Ministry of Education Policy Document Upper Grand District School Board College Heights Secondary School Lori Furfaro/Carol Beatson Department Technology Department Head Jim Dix Date 2010/2011 Developed by Communication Technology Type Course Title Grade 10 Co-requisites Course Code TGJ201 Prerequisites Overall Expectations: Overall Expectations: A. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS Overall Expectations: A1. A2. A3. B. Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts, techniques, and skills required to produce a range of communications media products or services Demonstrate an understanding of technical terminology, basic scientific concepts, and mathematical concepts used in communications technology and apply them to the creation of media products; Demonstrate an understanding of and apply the interpersonal and communications skills necessary to work effectively in a team setting COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Overall Expectations: B1. B2. B3. Apply project management techniques to the planning and development of communications media products; Apply a design process or other problem solving processes to meet a range of challenges in communications technology; Create products or productions that demonstrate competence in the application of creative and technical skills C. TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Overall Expectations: C1. C2. D. Describe the impact of communications media technologies and activities on the environment and identify ways of reducing their harmful effects. Demonstrate an understanding of social effects and issues arising from the use of communications media technologies and the importance of representing cultural and social diversity in media productions. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Overall Expectations: D1. D2. Demonstrate an understanding of and apply safe work practices in communications technology activities; Identify career opportunities in communications technology and demonstrate an understanding of the skills, work habits, education, and training required for entry into postsecondary programs or employment in these fields. Units Titles Times 1 Photoshop Elements 5 33 hours 2 Flash CS3 33 hours 3 Cyberlink Power Director 33 hours 4 Career Cruising 11 hours Unit 1 Photoshop Elements 5 Activity Name Overall Expectations Act 1.1: Intro to Photo Act 1.2: Rule of Thirds Act 1.3: ROT in Action Act 1.4: Intro to Photoshop 5 Act 1.5: Layers & Masks Act 1.6: Artwork & Effects Culminating Activity A1 ku/app intro to photoshop Marks Out of 10 A1, A2 all industry standard 100 A1, A2, A3 all photo communication 100 application understanding 100 A1 ku/comm/ app all application understanding 100 A1 all application understanding 100 A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 all use of tools learned in unit 100 A1, A2 Categories Focus Unit 2 Flash CS3 Activity Name Overall Expectations history of software Marks Out of 42 Act 2.1: Intro to Flash Act 2.2: Keyframes & Motion Tween Act 2.3: Using Layers & Motion Tween Act 2.4: Symbols & Rotation Act 2.5: Moving Vehicle & Terrain Act 2.6: Creating a Talking Head Culminating Activity A2, C2 ku/inq A1, A2 ku/comm/app application understanding 100 A1, A2 ku/comm/app application understanding 50 A1, A2 ku/comm/app application understanding 46 A1, A2 ku/comm/app application understanding 60 A1, A2 ku/comm/app application understanding 42 use of tools learned 100 A1, A2, A3 B1, B2, B3 Categories all Focus Unit 3 CyberLink Power Director Activity Name Act 3.1: Video Camera Parts, Angles and Shots Act 3.2: Using InCamera Editing Act 3.3: Video Cameras and Styles Act 3.4: Intro to Video Editing Act 3.5: Camera Movements Culminating Activity: Creating a News Doc. Overall Expectations Categories Focus Marks Out of A2 KU / INQ industry standard 34 KU 42 INQ A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 A1, A2, A3 all understanding technique 100 all understanding technique 100 A1, A2, A3 all understanding technique 100 A1, B2, A1, B1, KU / Comm / App understanding technique 60 all use of tools learned 100 A2, A3, B3 A2, A3, B2, B3 Unit 4 Career Cruising Activity Name Overall Expectations Categories Focus Act 4.1: Career Cruising D2 all career opportunities Marks Out of 100 Accommodations: Extra time and help is given to students who require it. In most cases, strong students work with weaker students to keep progress balanced. Those strong students who help, receive additional marks for their assistance. Occasionally, an activity or part of an activity may be modified to aid the progress of a weak student. Where individual assistance is needed, ie. test or quiz reading, a student will be sent to PSS. Formative Assessment in the Unit: Continual monitoring of student progress is done through each unit, supplying feedback on improvement and offering a chance to correct errors and improve mark by resubmitting assignments. For each unit, a unit test is written at the end of the unit. Unit Evaluation: Activities are worth 40% (combined) Culminating activity is worth 30% Unit tests are worth 20% (combined) Quizes are worth 10% (combined) The overall weighting of the 4 learning categories used in all evaluations: Knowledge and Understanding - 20% Inquiry and Design - 20% Communication - 25 % Application - 35% Final Course Evaluation: Term mark = 70% of final mark based on above categories. Final Evaluation mark = 30 % of final mark based on above categories. Final mark = Term + Final Evaluation, based on above categories.