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St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
Department of Technological Education


COURSE NAME: Communications Technology
COURSE CODE: TGJ 2O1
LEVEL: Grade 10, Open


COURSE OVERVIEW

This course requires students to complete a range of communications technology projects. These may include creating printed stationery, short videos, computer-generated animations, and graphical information displays. Students will learn to transfer information using electronic, live, and graphic communication methods. The knowledge and skills they will develop will provide a basis for careers in areas such as publishing, advertising, print production, animation, photography and journalism.

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CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS

THEORY AND FOUNDATION

By the end of the course students will:

  • Identify and describe the techniques used to produce print media;
  • Identify and describe the basic techniques required to produce animations and audio-video productions;
  • Identify and describe the processes of capturing still images.

SKILLS AND PROCESSES

By the end of the course students will:

  • Prepare camera-ready artwork for print and post-production;
  • Produce audio-video and/or animated productions;
  • Compose, capture, and process still images;
  • Use computer graphics software competently.

IMPACT AND CONSEQUENCES

  • Explain the benefits, risks, and ethics associated with communications technology;
  • Observe safety rules and regulations;
  • Identify career opportunities in the communications field.


UNITS OF STUDY

UNIT 1: Digital Software Basics

 

UNIT 2: Graphic Design

 

UNIT 3: Photography - Analog and Digital

 

UNIT 4: Audio/Video and Animation

 

UNIT 5: Careers/Digital Portfolio

 

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

The Ontario Curriculum, Program Planning and Assessment 2000 specifies that the mark for the course is to be based upon ongoing or term work (70%) and a final assessment (30%) that will include a final culminating activity.

Term Work

70%

Final Culminating Activity

30%

 

The ongoing or term work will include small written assignments, reports, career research and presentation, computer programs, quizzes and unit tests. The final assessment will include a programming project, and a final exam. The last unit of the course will be part of the final assessment.

Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10: Technological Education.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

  • Knowledge of technical terminology, procedures and standards.
  • Understanding of concepts.
  • Understanding of relationships between concepts.

20%


THINKING

  • Thinking skills and inquiry design skills.
  • Identifying problems, planning, formulating questions, selecting strategies and resources.

20%


COMMUNICATION

  • Communication of information for different purposes.
  • Use of language, symbols and visuals.
  • Use of various forms of communication.

20%


APPLICATION

  • Application of skills in familiar contexts and transfer of concepts to new contexts.
  • Application of procedures and technology.

40%


Please refer to St. Edmund Campion's Evaluation Policy for further details
regarding assessment and evaluation.