TGJ4O1 COURSE OF STUDY OUTLINE
The Ontario Curriculum Grades
Ministry of Education Policy Document
Upper Grand District School Board
College Heights Secondary School
Technology
Department Head
Lori Furfaro/Carol Beatson
Department
Jim Dix
Date 2011 /2012
Developed by
Communication Technology
Type Open
Grade 12
Course Title
TGJ4O1
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Course Code
Overall Expectations:
A.
COM M UNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FUNDAM ENTALS
Overall Expectations:
A1.
Dem onstrate an understanding of the core concepts, techniques, and skills required to produce a range of
photographic, digital im aging, anim ation, 3D m odelling, and/or web design products or services;
A2.
Dem onstrate an understanding of technical term inology, scientific concepts, and m athem atical concepts used
in photography, digital im aging, anim ation, 3D m odelling, and/or web design and apply them to the creation of m edia
products;
A3.
Dem onstrate an understanding of and apply the interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with clients
and peers.
B.
COM M UNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Overall Expectations:
B1.
Use project m anagem ent techniques effectively in the developm ent of photographic, digital im aging, anim ation
3D m odelling, and web design products;
B2.
Apply a design process or other problem -solving processes or strategies to m eet a range of challenges in
creating photographic, digital im aging, anim ation, 3D m odelling, and web design products;
B3.
Create productions that dem onstrate com petence in the application of creative and technical skills
C.
TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONM ENT
Overall Expectations:
C1.
Describe the environm ental im pact of com m unications media technologies, and identify ways of m inim izing
their harm ful effects;
C2.
Dem onstrate an understanding of social effects and issues arising from the use of com m unications m edia
technologies and the im portance of respecting cultural and societal diversity in the production of m edia projects.
D.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Overall Expectations:
D1.
Dem onstrate an understanding of and apply safe work practices in the use of photographic, im aging, and
com puter equipm ent;
D2.
Identify careers in photography, digital im aging, anim ation, 3D m odelling, and web design and describe the
skills, work habits, education, and training required for entry into em ploym ent in these fields.
Units
Titles
Times
1
Digital Imagery
25 hours
2
Desktop Publishing
25 hours
3
Flash CS3 Presentation
25 hours
4
Web Design
25 hours
5
Career Cruising for Communication Technology
10 hours
Unit 1: Digital Imagery
Activity Name
Overall Expectations
Intro - Photoshop
Elem ents 5
Act 1.1: Com position ROT
Act 1.2: ROT in Action
A1
Categories
check for
com pletion
all
A1, A2
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
Focus
Marks Out of
intro to Rule of Thirds
100
application
understanding
photo com m unication
100
100
Unit 2: Desktop Publishing
Activity Name
Overall
Expectations
Categories
Focus
Marks Out of
Act 2.1: Getting
Started
Act 2.2: Features on
the Tools Palette
Act 2.3: Getting
Around InDesign
Act 2.4: Getting a
Them e
Act 2.5: The Look of
the Book
Act 2.6: Building a
Yearbook Section
A1, A3
inq / com m / app
background analysis
100
A1, A2
all
understanding technique
100
A1, A2, B1, B2
all
understanding technique
100
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
product planning / analysis
100
A1,
B3,
A1,
B3,
all
understanding technique
100
all
understanding technique
100
A2, A3, B1, B2,
C1, C2
A2, A3, B1, B2,
C1, C2
Unit 3: Flash CS3 Presentation
Activity Name
Overall
Expectations
Act 3.1: Planning
Flash Presentation
A1
Act 3.2: W orking with
Flash CS3
Act 3.3: Building a
Display Board
Act 3.4: Setting Up
FLVPlayback Video
Categories
Focus
Marks Out of
all
application concept
100
A1, A2
all
application understanding
100
A1, A2, A3, B1,
B2, B3
A1, A2
all
application usage
100
all
application usage
100
Unit 4: Web Design
Activity Name
Overall Expectations
Act 4.1: Intro to
Dream weaver
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
Act 4.2: Interest Group
Act 4.3: Adding
Anim ation
Act 4.4: Multiple Pages
Act 4.5: Culm inating
Project
Categories
Focus
Marks
Out of
all
industry standard
100
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
industry standard
100
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
understanding technique
100
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
understanding technique
100
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
all
used of tools learned
100
Unit 5: Career Cruising
Activity Name
Overall Expectations
Act 5.1: Career
Cruising for Com m
Tech
D1, D2
Categories
all
Focus
Marks
Out of
career research
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.