This document provides an assignment brief for a unit on understanding the computer games industry. The purpose of the assignment is for students to prepare personal career development materials, including a portfolio, CV, skills audit, and plans for higher education or apprenticeships after completing their course. Students must complete 5 tasks: 1) Create a portfolio of completed work, 2) Prepare a CV using a template, 3) Produce a skills audit and personal statement, 4) Create a shortlist of 5 higher education courses, and 5) Create a shortlist of 10 apprenticeships. The deadline is February 27th and the assignment aims to help students prepare for their progression after the course.

1. Assignment brief
Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production – Games
Design
Unit number and title L3 Unit 13 Understanding the Computer Games Industry – Partial
Start date 19th
January 2015
Deadline 27th
February 2015
Assessor name Harry Arnold
Assignment title HA4 – Showcase
The purpose of this assignment is for you to:
Be able to prepare personal career development material
Scenario
You are now into the second half of your first year of the Extended Diploma in Games Design. You now need to start the process
of preparing your progression into higher education, training or employment. This will involve you preparing a snapshot of your
achievements to date and then a plan of where you will move onto after the course. This process is going to provide you with
options for the future. Although you have to complete your second year before you move on, the process starts almost
immediately you start the new term in September and so you need to be prepared.
Checklist
Portfolio of completed work
CV
Skills audit ideas map
Personal statement
5 shortlisted higher education courses
10 shortlisted apprenticeships
Tasks Grading

2. Criteria
Mapping
Each task in this assignment has additional guidance that you will need to follow posted to Unit 13’s Moodle course and all
evidence produced by you must be posted to your blog.
For each of these tasks you will need to use the web to carry out your research. Make sure that you have cited all sources.
Task 1
Portfolio
Create a portfolio of your work from the units you have completed this year. You only need to include the final
outcome for each assignment. This may involve artwork, animation, screen capture, sound files and presentations.
Make sure that you use headings to make it clear which unit and assignment the work you are presenting relates to.
This is your chance to reflect on what you have achieved. You will also be able to evaluate what your strengths and
weaknesses are and what you did and didn’t enjoy.
You are aiming to prepare personal career development material to a quality that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct formal language.
Unit 13 –
P5, M5, D5
Task 2
CV
Prepare a CV by customising the supplied template. Please make up the personal information highlighted in red as
the document will be posted to your blog, but ensure that the rest of the information is accurate. Make sure that
you include all pending qualifications, as well as those achieved.
You are aiming to prepare personal career development material to a quality that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct formal language.
Unit 13 –
P5, M5, D5
Task 3
Skills Audit and Personal Statement
Produce an ideas map exploring the soft, transferable skills you possess and those that you need to develop. Use this
to produce a personal statement that introduces you as an individual, rather than as a candidate for a job. This
should include you identifying areas for improvement and the setting of goals. Wherever possible, try to use
examples to illustrate your skills.
You are aiming to prepare personal career development material to a quality that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct formal language.
Unit 13 –
P5, M5, D5
Task 4
Progression – Higher Education
Use the UCAS site to familiarise yourself with the process of choosing and applying for higher education courses. You
can also find out about the financial aspects of studying at university. Do not register at this stage. You may also
want to look at the Skillset accredited courses for games in addition to company websites. But remember that you
have a wide range of options and do not have to stay within the field of games design.
Create a shortlist of five courses that you would consider attending and include a short profile on each, type of
course, duration, entry requirements, overview etc.
You are aiming to prepare personal career development material to a quality that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct formal language.
Unit 13 –
P5, M5, D5
Task 5
Progression – Training
Use the government’s apprenticeship site to familiarise yourself with the process of choosing and applying for
apprenticeships. Do not register at this stage.
Create a shortlist of ten apprenticeships that you would consider applying for and include a short profile on each.
You may find it very difficult to find an apprenticeship in a field directly linked to your interest in the creative
media sector. However, you may find an interesting alternative.
You are aiming to prepare personal career development material to a quality that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct formal language.
Unit 13 –
P5, M5, D5
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Unit 13: Understanding the Computer Games Industry
P1 describe organisational structures
and job roles in the games industry,
with some appropriate use of subject
terminology.
[IE]
M1 explain organisational structures
and job roles in the games industry
with reference to detailed illustrative
examples and generally correct use of
subject terminology.
D1 comprehensively explain
organisational structures and job roles
in the games industry with reference
to elucidated examples and
consistently using subject terminology
correctly.
P2 describe current market trends
and financial issues in the games
industry with some appropriate use
of subject terminology.
[IE]
M2 explain current market trends and
financial issues in the games industry
with reference to detailed illustrative
examples and generally correct use of
subject terminology.
D2 comprehensively explain current
market trends and financial issues in
the games industry with reference to
elucidated examples and consistently
using subject terminology correctly.
P3 describe contractual, legal and
ethical obligations in the games
industry with some appropriate use
of subject terminology.
[IE]
M3 explain contractual, legal and
ethical obligations in the games
industry with reference to detailed
illustrative examples and generally
correct use of subject terminology.
D3 comprehensively explain
contractual, legal and ethical
obligations in the games industry with
reference to elucidated examples and
consistently using subject terminology
correctly.
P4 apply project management
techniques to direct a project with
some assistance.
[SM]
M4 apply project management
techniques to direct a project
competently, and with only
occasional assistance.
D4 apply project management
techniques to direct a project to a
quality that reflects near-professional
standards, working independently to
professional expectations.
P5 prepare personal career
development material using basic
formal language.
[RL]
M5 prepare carefully produced
personal career development
material using generally correct
formal language.
D5 prepare personal career
development material to a quality
that reflects near professional
standards consistently using correct
formal language.
:PLTS: This summary references where applicable, in the square brackets, the elements of the personal,
learning and thinking skills applicable in the pass criteria. It identifies opportunities for learners to demonstrate
effective application of the referenced elements of the skills.