1. Ten Top Tips How to succeed at OCR Nationals ICT delivery

2. Choose Units carefully and plan to build on experience and expertise from Unit to Unit.

3. Link units together …..some examples: 20 - Creating animation (30glh) 21 - Creating computer graphics (30glh) 22 - Creating sound (30glh) 23 - Creating video (30glh) – Can be linked with 2 - Webpage creation (60glh) 4 - Multimedia products (60glh)

4. New from Jan 08 Unit 1 - ICT Skills for Business (additional model assignment) Unit 2 - Webpage Creation (additional model assignment) Unit 3 - Digital Imaging - plan and produce computer graphics Unit 4 - Design and Produce multimedia products Unit 5 - Desktop Publishing Unit 6 - Spreadsheets - design and use Unit 7 - Databases - design and use (additional model assignment) Unit 8 - Technological innovation and e-commerce Unit 13 - IT systems and user needs Unit 20 - Creating animation for the WWW using ICT Unit 21 - Creating computer graphics (additional model assignment) Unit 22 - Creating sound using ICT Unit 23 - Creating video

5. Ensure students are familiar with the use of the software before starting the portfolio work.

6. There is no substitute for the OCR specification

7. Double check that all Pass criteria have been met before awarding a grade

8. Provide the moderator with some annotation /explanation for your assessment decisions.

9. Provide the moderator with electronic versions of the final product.

10. Choose a range of suitable items for review

11. Research and design are not homework or cover activities

12. Set high standards at all times.

13. Mark each AO on completion – don’t leave all marking to the end.