CUAGRD516 — Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs

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What an assessment for CUAGRD516 must cover

38 assessable components: 5 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Develop an industry focus for design practice

1.1Establish the range of current and potential professional opportunities for graphic design practice
1.2Determine key professional relationships for graphic designers
1.3Evaluate graphic design business practices
1.4Engage with industry networks and sources to acquire connections for professional practice

2 Address key legal and safety requirements for graphic design practice

2.1Evaluate key legal considerations for graphic design practice
2.2Build safe work practices into all graphic design work according to legislation and standards
2.3Interpret and adhere to intellectual property requirements in graphic design practice

3 Research and evaluate graphic design trends

3.1Research information on local and global graphic design trends using formal and informal research strategies
3.2Assess industry trends in graphic design
3.3Evaluate connections between graphic design and other professions and industries

4 Develop skills to meet trends

4.1Analyse the impact of current and emerging trends on the skills needed by graphic designers
4.2Take action to address the need for own skills development

5 Develop own response to changing trends and technologies

5.1Compare graphic design trends to own graphic design work
5.2Analyse creative or commercial opportunities presented by emerging trends
5.3Use networking and professional development opportunities to identify and respond to industry trends
5.4Refine approaches to work in response to current and emerging trends

Performance evidence

research and apply professional graphic design business practices to support own work.
evaluate and adopt intellectual property and safety standards required for graphic design practice
research and analyse at least two graphic design trends.
research and evaluate the effect of current and emerging trends on graphic design practice
identify and develop at least one creative and commercial opportunity presented by emerging trends in own professional practice.
identify strategies to address skill development needs in responding to emerging trends.

Knowledge evidence

changing role of graphic design and its convergence with other design disciplines
current and emerging graphic design technologies and trends at a global level
graphic design industry networks and professional development opportunities
current graphic design business practices, including key relationships and ways work is sourced and costed
broad global design trends that apply to design disciplines
implications of emerging graphic design technologies on the business
sources of information about graphic design
intellectual property issues associated with professional graphic design practice
key safety considerations for professional graphic design practice.

Foundation skills

Learning: Identifies own professional development needs and seeks and accepts opportunities to update or extend skills
Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex textual and visual information from a range of sources to inform changes in own practice
Writing: Extracts and records key facts, information and ideas from a variety of sources for own use; Composes and edits text to communicate effectively with others selecting vocabulary and structure for audience and purpose
Oral Communication: Participates in exchange of complex ideas and information with groups and individuals using detailed and clear language; Uses listening and questioning skills to elicit information and confirm understanding
Self-management: Self directs independent research to support professional practice and self-development; Takes responsibility and ownership of goals, plans and related decisions to implement change in own practice
Teamwork: Identifies and uses appropriate communication methods and practices to initiate and participate in exchange of ideas and information with others
Initiative and enterprise: Uses research, critical and analytical thinking and networking strategies to develop own approach to industry opportunities, trends and changes

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What does an assessment tool for CUAGRD516 need to cover?

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