Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

ICTTEN2218A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate new media software packages

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTTEN2218A - Operate new media software packages
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to operate media software packages and supporting hardware to produce a media design. It involves selection and appraisal of media software tools, assessment and manipulation of software functions. It also involves use and creation of graphics and editing media files. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application The unit provides an introduction to the use of media software packages for people wanting to be employed in the multimedia production area.It may eventually lead to employment in graphic design, industrial design, production of promotional and marketing media material.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Telecommunications networks engineering
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Identify relevant new media software and supporting hardware to meet a design brief
  • Perform the media work in a safe manner to comply with occupational health and safety (OHS) criteria and accepted industry practice
  • Identify the basic requirements of a media design brief, including user environment from customer specifications
  • Research and review new media software and hardware available to realise the design requirements
  • Select a new media software program to meet design brief requirements
  • Identify relevant new media hardware to support design brief requirements
  • Select, re-encode and transcode relevant file formats to process and modify digital media files to suit user application
       
Element: Develop a new media graphic design
  • Review design brief to ensure customer requirements are well interpreted
  • Procure or create suitable graphics, video or sound to meet requirements of design brief
  • Manipulate graphics, video or sound using freely available software tools for evaluating the capabilities and limitations of different software packages
  • Produce a media design according to customer specifications and save the new media files using the designated file formats
       
Element: Review new media design
  • Evaluate media design for creative, dramatic and technical quality, file size, and data suitability to meet the brief
  • Test and run graphics, video and sound of the media design as part of a multimedia presentation and present designs in the appropriate format
       


Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

evaluate new media software

manipulate files effectively

produce a media design using two new media software packages

evaluate design

test and run design.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

work stations with appropriate software tools loaded

media capable PCs

peripheral media equipment with HD capability

LAN with media server

internet access.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of the candidate operating new media software

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of media applications and required knowledge

review of new media graphic designs and presentations prepared by the candidate.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oral communication skill level, and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to work with others in a team

literacy skills to read and interpret technical information and software specifications

numeracy skills to size objects in computer assisted design (CAD)

PC skills to load software and apply written keyboard instructions

problem solving skills to clarify and solve unpredictable software and user environment problems that may arise

technical skill to :

accurately incorporate workflow and stakeholder input

investigate, analyse and evaluate new media software requirements

manipulate digital photographs, images, videos and sound

use and configure new media hardware

use new media software programs

use software tools to develop, edit and test design

use visual design techniques

Required knowledge

functions and features of two new media applications

graphic design and stylistic language conventions

software tools to develop, edit and test design

the principles of:

digital imaging and file formats

file management and

transfer systems

video and sound file formats

visual design principles

vendor product directions in new media hardware and software

visualisation and interpreting creative information, scripts (text) and images

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS criteria may include:

correct posture

ergonomic desk and chair

length of time in front of computer

light position

lighting

repetitive strain injury prevention

type of monitor

typing position

ventilation.

Requirements of a media design brief may include:

animation

format:

audio

graphic

images

video

length

protocol

resolution or definition:

high definition (HD)

standard definition (SD)

type of production.

User environment may include:

home theatre

internet protocol TV (IPTV)

iTune

UTube

media player

mobile devices

Web.

Customer specifications may refer to material for:

advertising campaign

animation

magazine

marketing

multimedia

point of sale

promotion

promotional material

sales brochure

theatre production

video clip

Web promotion material.

Software may include:

animation software:

3D Studio Max

Cinema 4D

Houdini

Lightwave

Maya

Motionbuilder

Soft Image - XSI

graphics:

3D Studio Max

Illustrator

Maya

Photoshop

Softimage

sound editor application:

Audacity

BroadWave Streaming Audio Server

DJ Audio Editor

Peak Pro

Power Sound editor

WavePad

Wavosaur

type:

closed-source

online

open source

proprietary

video encoding and conversion tools:

Apple QuickTime Pro

AutoGK

Avidemux

AVS Video converter

Cinema Craft Encoder

Encoding.com

Flix Cloud

FormatFactory

MediaCoder

MEncoder

Movavi

MP4Box

MPEG Streamclip

MythTV

Quick Media Converter

Total Video converter

VirtualDub

Zencoder

video editing:

Adobe - Premier Pro, After effects, Encore

Apple - Final cut, iMovie

AviSynth

AVS video

Blender 3D - animation suite

LiVES

Media ComposerXpress Pro

Montage Extreme

MPEG Video Wizard

Pinnacle VideoSpin

Video ReDo Plus

VideoPad.

Hardware may include:

Blu Ray player

digital camera

HD DVD

media player

MP3 player

MP4 Player

personal digital assistant (PDA)

scanners.

Re-encode may refer to:

editing

image scaling or transsizing

lower bit rate or transrating.

Transcode may refer to:

content adaptation

data conversion

data migration

different operating system

different platform

reducing disk space.

File formats may include:

audio:

lossy compression:

AAC

AC3

MP3

Musepack

RealAudio

Vorbis

WMA

lossless compression:

ALAC

ALAC

APE

FLAC

OGG

SHN

WV

uncompressed:

AIFF

Au

WAV

video:

Dirac

Flash

MPEG-1

MPEG-2

MPEG-4

Real Video

Snow

Theora

WMV.

Media files may include:

graphics

HTML pages

movies

music

PDF files

pictures

text files

video.

User application may refer to:

applying special effects:

equalisation

fade

flange

noise reduction

reverb

converting

cutting files

mixing

storing using different format

video and sound editing.

Graphics may include:

animations

artwork

icons

logos

rendering images

screenshots

styles

symbol and images

typography.

Software tools include:

video and sound:

editor

video and sound converter

video and sound encoder.

Creative quality may include:

creative design

interaction with other media formats

new and innovative ideas

novel approach

use of colour, sound and animation.

Dramatic quality may include:

attention grabbing

effective

message clarity.

Technical quality may include:

compatibility with most players

CPU usage

effective use of format to create design

file size

storage requirements

store and retrieve speed

use of protocols.

Data may include:

graphics

images

screenshots

sound

text

video and icons.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Perform the media work in a safe manner to comply with occupational health and safety (OHS) criteria and accepted industry practice 
Identify the basic requirements of a media design brief, including user environment from customer specifications 
Research and review new media software and hardware available to realise the design requirements 
Select a new media software program to meet design brief requirements 
Identify relevant new media hardware to support design brief requirements 
Select, re-encode and transcode relevant file formats to process and modify digital media files to suit user application 
Review design brief to ensure customer requirements are well interpreted 
Procure or create suitable graphics, video or sound to meet requirements of design brief 
Manipulate graphics, video or sound using freely available software tools for evaluating the capabilities and limitations of different software packages 
Produce a media design according to customer specifications and save the new media files using the designated file formats 
Evaluate media design for creative, dramatic and technical quality, file size, and data suitability to meet the brief 
Test and run graphics, video and sound of the media design as part of a multimedia presentation and present designs in the appropriate format 

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