Thirdly, let’s consider some digital or design types of assignments.

WEBSITE DESIGN

Being asked to build or design a website might include the aesthetic of the site, the content or the technical/IT side of building it. These all give you the chance to show your creative skills as well as the specific skills of your course for whichever element your teacher and tutor wants you to focus on. It might also be done as a group assignment, where you work together to produce the whole website.

ART WORK OR DESIGN PIECE

These pieces might test your skills in specific techniques and skills that have been covered in your lessons. You can demonstrate your knowledge of these, as well as your use of materials and/or technology to complete the work. This might be for graphic design, music or classical art, for example.

Computer code, software/game development etc

In these types of assignments you might be provided with the basis of some coding or software/game already designed. Your teacher or tutor might ask you to manipulate it, change it or add to it to make a new element to the existing code. It gives you the chance to show your knowledge in creating or altering through your digital skills. Other skills such as planning might be needed if you have to do the design step-by-step to develop your own game for example, throughout your course.

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

These are more associated with professional design courses, such as architecture, engineering or product design. You will need to demonstrate your creative ideas, your technical skills and your ability to use different platforms or programs to build your drawing and respond to what might be very specific instructions.

Record a podcast or short film

These sorts of assignments might be more commonly done in a group so that people can test out different types of skills needed for this type of assignment, especially for courses such as journalism, media studies, or radio/tv/film production. You might be asked to do the technical side of production, write the content, organise the lighting or be the person speaking and presenting/acting. If this is an individual assignment, it might be structured over the course of your module or might just ask you to record yourself presenting content. A lot of skills might be involved in this type of assignment, but your teacher or tutor will detail the specifics of what is required for you.