1. Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
Unit 1: Introduction to media processes and technical skills
Assessor: Jane Parr
Assessment & Grading Recording Sheet
To achieve a Pass grade the learner must achieve all of the following criteria
Student name: Tom Blagg
Assessment Criteria for PASS R= Referral, S = satisfactory, HS = High Standard, VHS = Very High Standard R S HS
VHS
Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
1.1
Apply understanding of a range of processes to support media activities. X
Your annotations show that you have a very good understanding of the technical requirements when using a DSLR camera.
1.2
Apply media processes and skills safely and appropriately. 
Tom your photography skills are to a high standard and I believe that with more practice you could easily make a decent photographer. As you said, your environmental portrait could have been better but you are observant and have executed some strong images for your project.
2.1
Critically compare a range of communication methods used to convey meaning in creative media production. 
Your annotations show that you have a very good understanding of how images can be used to convey meaning in photojournalism.
Well done Tom, you have engaged really well in this project. Keep up the hard work and you will get excellent results with practice.
Has the student passed the Unit?
Pass:
Referral:
Referral Actions: 
Date: 11th June 2014

2. Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
Unit 2: Introduction to design and research skills in creative media production
Assessor: Shelina Mawani-Markin
Assessment & Grading Recording Sheet
To achieve a Pass grade the learner must achieve all of the following criteria;
Student name: Tom Blagg
Assessment Criteria for PASS R= Referral, S = satisfactory, HS = High Standard, VHS = Very High Standard R S HS
VHS
Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
1.1
Critically compare a range of research tools, methods and skills. 
       x
Good discussion of a range of research methods, skills and tools. Good evaluation work. You could do some secondary research into research methods.
2.1
Critically compare a range of primary and secondary research sources.
As above
3.1
Apply design and research tools, methods and skills to record and interpret information and develop ideas for creative production. 
Tom, well done. You have conducted primary and secondary research for your interactive poster. I would like to have seen more links to sources of secondary information and perhaps more evidence of engaging with your audience in order to gather more detailed information.
3.2
Evaluate the effectiveness of design and research tools methods and skills. 
You have said that your primary research  could have been more effective. You could suggest alternative methods for gathering primary research. How could you have gathered more qualitative data? Overall, more detailed evaluation was required.
Well done. You have passed the unit!
Has the student passed the Unit?
Pass:
Referral:
Referral Actions:
Date: 11th June 2014

3. Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
Unit 3: Introduction to professional practice in creative media production
Assessor: Tracy Mitchell
Assessment & Grading Recording Sheet
To achieve a Pass grade the learner must achieve all of the following criteria;
Student name: Tom Blagg
Assessment Criteria for PASS R= Referral, S = satisfactory, HS = High Standard, VHS = Very High Standard R S HS
VHS
Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
1.1
Locate, access and use information to support own development. x
You have sourced stories and researched a job role in the media industry. There is a lack of evidence of interviewing for your feature which has lowered the grade.
Critically evaluate a range of working practices and methods.
Evaluation not submitted
Your evaluation is detailed in terms of suggesting ways in which you could have improved the quality of your work whilst acknowledging its strengths. Well done. To develop it you could have included a conclusion and you could have compared your work to a professionally produced example.
2.1
 Apply knowledge of working practices to support own development
See feedback on your portfolio submissions on Wordpress
3.1
Organise self and work to meet deadlines and targets.
You continually worked in a manner that enabled you to meet deadlines – an essential skill for a journalist.
3.2
. Demonstrate consideration and professionalism in working with others.
You have shown a professionalism in conducting some research, but is is mainly secondary.
Has the student passed the Unit?
Pass:
Referral:
Referral Actions:
Unit 3 Evaluation. Deadline 18th December 2017.
Referral task completed 12/12/15
Date: 11th June 2014

4. Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
Unit 4 : Critical and Contextual awareness in Creative Media Production
Assessor: Shelina Mawani-Markin
Assessment & Grading Recording Sheet
To achieve a Pass grade the learner must achieve all of the following criteria;
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Student name: Tom Blagg
Assessment Criteria for PASS R= Referral, S = satisfactory, HS = High Standard, VHS = Very High Standard R S HS
VHS
Summary of Evidence/Reason for Referral
1.1
Compare a range of critical perspectives that influence the analysis of creative media production activities.  x
      
Tom, your blog post Critical evaluation of ways of analysing journalism texts is not complete unfortunately because you have evaluated Neale’s theory on genre. Look again at the blog post instructions.
The rest of the blog post demonstrates a very good understanding of the theory of news values as proposed by Galtung and Ruge. Well done.
1.2
Apply knowledge of critical perspectives that influence the analysis of creative media production activities. 
Your comparative analysis of a range of journalism genres is of a good standard. You have identified key similarities and differences between genres and have analysed specific examples. To gain a higher grade, although you have discussed news values in relation to audio, you could have discussed news values in more detail in relation to all the genres.
1.3
Apply knowledge and understanding of critical perspectives to support own practice.
Your feature article analysis is good in terms of your evaluation of whether or not the article is based on the conventions of feature writing. However, you were required to also discuss the news values of the article.
2.1
Critically compare a range of contexts within which creative media technology and production are situated. 
The blog post has not been completed.
I am not sure that this is an example of plagiarism. If it is a quote you must remember that plagiarism is not allowed. If you want to use a quote, use quotation marks and include a reference. The imposition of sanctions and punishments on those who do not conform to these relevant laws in place by a certain operation or organisation. Regulation itself refers to as a whole the conception of control and guidance, by established jurisdiction and procedures that governments undergo and other political and administrative authorities to all kinds of media activities.
2.2
Apply an understanding of a range of contextual parameters to support own creative development. 
Has the student passed the Unit?
Pass:
Referral:
Referral Actions:
Blog post Critical evaluation of ways of analysing journalism texts.
Blog post , Journalism genres and news values
4.1.2 The impact of law and regulations on journalism practice..
Deadline Thursday 15th Feb pm
Date: 11th June 2014