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UAL Level 3 Applied General Diploma  in Art & Design 603/1457/6

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EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT BRIEF - DIGITAL PORTFOLIO GUIDANCE

Please use this UAL Awarding Body template to develop, present and submit your response to the theme set out in the External Assessment Brief. Slide headers and Learning Outcomes are provided as a presentation guide, however evidence for any Learning Outcome will be assessed in any of the slides in your presentation.

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Your DIGITAL PORTFOLIO submission must follow all requirements given within the External Assessment Brief. Your digital portfolio must be a maximum of 33 slides (30 slides independent portfolio of evidence and 3 UAL pre-prepared slides). 

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The portfolio you submit must include evidence covering all eight Learning Outcomes. The Learning Outcomes are listed in task 5 of the External Assessment Brief.

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EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT BRIEF - DIGITAL PORTFOLIO GUIDANCE

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Portfolio Evidence

Number of slides

Visual language and contextual research 

(LO1, LO2)

Detailed evidence of primary and secondary source research showing clear links and synthesis to practical 

experimentations and outcomes with relevant annotations.

MAXIMUM OF 

30 SLIDES IN TOTAL

Materials processes and practical skills

(LO3, LO4)

Detailed evidence of the materials, processes and practical skills used in the development and resolution of your

thematic enquiry in response to the UAL External Assessment Brief

Exploration of ideas and 

problem solving

(LO3, LO4)

Detailed evidence of how ideas are explored, and problems solved in the development and  resolution of the thematic enquiry outlined in the UAL External Assessment Brief (for example, but not limited to, example sketches, illustrations, photos, videos, audio recordings, annotations, practical trials, experiments, models, 

prototypes)

Development of ideas and outcomes 

(LO4, LO5)

Detailed evidence of how ideas are developed and resolved, outcomes produced and effectively  evaluated in the development and resolution of the thematic enquiry outlined in the UAL External Assessment Brief (for, 

but not limited to,  drawings/sketches, sequential photos, screen shots, video, audio recording, material trials and 

selections)

Presentation and evaluation 

(LO4, LO6, LO7, LO8)

Detailed evidence of how experimentations, project development work and outcomes are effectively  presented and evaluated in response to the thematic enquiry outlined in the UAL External 

Assessment Brief (for, but not limited to,  photos, drawings/sketches/illustrations, video, audio, written text, 

annotations/reflections)

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Visual language and contextual research (LO1, LO2)

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Materials processes and practical skills (LO3, LO4)

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Exploration of ideas and problem solving (LO3, LO4)

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Development of ideas and outcomes (LO4, LO5)

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Presentation and evaluation (LO4, LO6, LO7, LO8)