Diploma in Digital Creative
Media (Digital Story Telling Diploma Course)
Course Description
Diploma in Digital Media is for learners who want
to explore a range of processes and techniques in digital creative media.
It provides an opportunity for those who have an interest in media to explore,
develop and test their creativity within a qualification structure which is
stimulating and demanding and provides a supportive transition from general to
more specialized study. The course content includes a list of skills, knowledge
and understanding common to all areas of study as well as skills, techniques,
knowledge and understanding specific to individual areas of study. Throughout
the course, the emphasis will be on a personal response and the creative journey
the learner takes to fulfil a design brief.
This course has been designed to provide young
Somali students with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to
develop their careers as creative professionals. This qualification will
provide them with an opportunity to cultivate their employability by developing
their creative enterprise skills, expanding their industry contact base while
developing their start-up projects and professional practice.
Purpose of the course / What you’ll
learn/Learning Objectives
This course is a superb platform for the learners
to start a fulfilling journey into Digital Creative Media where they will learn
how to edit and present digital recordings and link them to real life projects.
Students will be encouraged to display their work and compete among themselves.
The course will improve the chances of learners’ progression into employment in
the media industry. It will also equip them with skills for self-employment
which will promote self-reliance. This course is a full-time study program and
has been formulated by industry experts to prepare the learners for the future.
This means in addition to studying the course, learners will also work on
important skills to equip them for their future careers.
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of this course are to
enable students to:
· Develop awareness
of the world of digital media and design and understand influencing factors and
contexts
· Develop and
demonstrate enterprise and entrepreneurial skills necessary to the creative
industries
· Build up their
professional practice and independently initiate their creative projects
· Develop creative
processes and understand that design is an iterative process
· Research and
evaluate information relevant to their studies
· Reflect
requirements and feedback from specific audiences and clients in developing
their work
· Use digital media
creatively as a way of expressing meaning
· Use knowledge,
understanding & creativity to innovate using appropriate software,
equipment, technology & practices
· Develop and define
their artistic ambitions and creative ideas
· Prepare for working
in a collaborative industry.
Requirements
· Fluent in English
(Somali language is a bonus BUT not Compulsory)
· Application form
· Personal statement
· Official Transcript
(Copy of Secondary School Certificate)
· Resume (CV)
· One minute video
clip about you and why you are applying this scholarship
· Recommendation
letter
Course Content/Module /Syllabus
The world of media is fast paced, exciting and
continually evolving. This course will help learners take their essential steps
towards a career in the digital media industry. They will gain a broad knowledge
of the industry and will develop essential skills that could lead to employment
in a wide range of job roles across the creative digital media sectors.
Study Program
The study program
will include:
· Hybrid Learning
· Specialised Skill
· Apprenticeship
(Industry Placement)
· Core studies in
Digital creative media
· Personal
Development Sessions (Tutorials)
· Independent Study
Sessions (Directed Study)
What does Digital Story Telling Diploma
Course Entails?
Part 1: First
Semester (First 6 Month) – Core Modules
1. ICT for Digital Skills
2. Digital Oral
Storytelling
3. Digital Visual
Literacy
4. Social Media, Content
Creation, Digital Marketing, Blogger, and V-logger
Part 2: Second
Semester (Second 6 Months) – Specialised Skill (Optional)
1. Graphic Design
2. Website Design
3. Photography, Filming and
Video Editing
4. Website
Design Television and Radio Production
Part 3: Third
Semester (6 Months) - Apprenticeship (Industry Placement)
1. TV and Radio Stations
2. Multimedia Companies
including Printing and Publishing Companies
In order to secure an internship position, the
learner must score 70% of their chosen course.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the
course students will be able to:
· Demonstrate
effective communication strategies graphically
· Demonstrate
knowledge of the principles, tools and processes related to visual and
interactive media
· Demonstrate they
think critically to solve technical and aesthetic challenges, in their work and
the work of others
· Demonstrate
effective communication strategies in written digital media
· Show they work
effectively in a team
· Identify and apply
strategies to improve and succeed no matter what their initial skills are
· Build a strong
foundation in all aspects of design and production for storytelling in motion
· Use inspiration in
fields outside of digital media such as poetry, science, music, astronomy,
history, dance, and more
· Develop a
professional commitment to their field, their work, and themselves; preparing
them to be members and leaders in their profession, as well as learning how to
act both as individuals and as team members to support the whole
· Demonstrate an
attitude of openness so that they seek new and unusual opportunities to learn
and create
· Express ideas in a
coherent, logical and compelling way in writing and the spoken word.
About the Instructor
Instructors for this course are global experts,
thus, the learner must be able to speak English.