GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

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GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
standard grade - 2005
STUDY NOTES
Graphic Communication _at_ Auchinleck Academy
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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . .
Your teachers in the Design Technology
Department at Auchinleck Academy have put
together this presentation in an attempt to
ensure you stand the best chance of reaching your
full potential in the Graphic Communication exam
this summer. The presentation is full of tips
regards how to study for the Graphics exam plus
plenty of useful advice which may also come in
handy for your other subjects. You will really do
yourself a lot of good if you take on board the
advice offered here and, most importantly, put it
into practice. Good Luck.
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CONTENTS . . . . . . . .
GENERAL STUDY HINTS
STUDY HINTS FOR GRAPHICS
KNOWLEDGE INTERPRETATION what to expect
DRAWING ABILITIES what to expect
EXAM TECHNIQUE
USEFUL PRESENTATIONS
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GENERAL STUDY HINTS
Study little and often. 20-30 minute blocks
repeated regularly over a lot of weeks are much
more successful than a couple of days solid study
immediately before the exam. A proven fact !
Past Papers. These are an excellent way of
working out if you have the right level of
understanding and familiarising yourself with the
layout of the questions and the structure of the
paper.
A good study environment. Get rid of clutter and
distractions from the place where you are going
to do your studying.
SUCCESS
Study Timetable. Work out a realistic amount that
you will be able to devote to your studies, write
up a plan and stick to it with determination.
Only break the plan if completely unavoidable.
Remember to relax. You will actually get more
useful revision done if you make sure you switch
off from it in between times. Make time for your
usual pastimes.
Use your course notes. Make sure you have all of
the notes that you used in class. Do not leave
any folders in class which could be used for
revision.
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STUDY HINTS FOR GRAPHICS
Get the right equipment. To study properly and
fully, you will need a basic set of drawing
instruments. These should be relatively easy to
get. If you have any difficulty, speak to your
teacher.
What are the bankers ? There will be certain
topics which are more likely to come up than
others. You will get a good impression of which
from looking at as many past papers as you can.
Your teacher will give you some, others are
available commercially.
When and where. Make absolutely certain you know
which two exams you are sitting F/G or G/C. The
exam will be held in the Graphics rooms on
Thursday 20 May. You will need to confirm with
your teacher what time your exam is. It might NOT
be as per the published list. ASK !
SUCCESS
Drawing Speed. You must get your drawing speed
right up in order to get through all of the
drawing questions. The ONLY way to do this is to
draw, draw, draw. Even if you have done a drawing
before, you will get benefit from doing it again.
Revision Booklets. You were given revision
booklets near the end of the course. Everything
which could come up in the exam is in these
booklets. If you get familiar with them, you will
be well prepared.
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KNOWLEDGE INTERPRETATION what to expect
You will be tested on your Knowledge
Interpretation in the Graphics exam by a series
of questions which are a mixture of written and
graphic. Typically, you will be given a symbol
and asked what it represents. You may be shown a
graph and asked to take some information from it.
You may be shown an exploded view of a
complicated assembly and asked some questions
which would seek to find out if you could follow
how the item is assembled. Here are some of the
topics which may be tested in the Knowledge
Interpretation section
Computer hardware / software
Computer Generated 3D Models
Advantages / disadvantages of CAD
Computer Processes
Colour Theory
Graphs Charts
Questions on Line Types
Signs Symbols
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DRAWING ABILITIES what to expect
You will be tested on your Drawing Ability in the
Graphics exam by a series of questions which
require you to draw the answer. Typically, you
will be given a partially completed drawing in a
specific drawing style. You will then have to
complete the drawing/s as per the question. Here
are some of the topics which may be tested in the
Drawing Abilities section
Isometrics with circles / curves
Cones
Oblique Views
Developments
Planometrics
True Shapes
Orthographics
Sectional Views
One Point Perspective
Assemblies
Two Point Perspective
Exploded Views
Square Pyramids
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EXAM TECHNIQUE
Start with your banker. By the time you go into
the exam you will know which question/s you are
best at and most confident with. This is the
question you should tackle first. Do not
automatically do question 1 first.
KI first ? Some people prefer to do all of the
Knowledge Interpretation questions first so
they know how much time they have to devote to
the drawing questions. What do you think ?
Read the question ! Sounds obvious but so many
people simply scan the question without fully
understanding what is being asked. TIP read
every question, figure out what is being asked
then read it again to check your initial thoughts
were right.
SUCCESS
Manage your time. You must make sure that you
have a go at every question. Avoid getting bogged
down and spending too much time on any single
question. Make sure you spend at least 20 minutes
on every question.
Check your answers. If you are lucky enough to
finish with extra time, use it to the full. Go
back over and read every question again and see
if you have fully answered every question. Scrape
every last mark.
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USEFUL PRESENTATIONS
Behind every yellow box on this page is a
presentation which you should watch. They will
help you in a couple of ways. They could be used
to confirm that your understanding of a topic is
correct. They could also be used to guide you in
the topics which you found difficult in class the
first time round. They are designed as self help.
Go through them slowly and if you still dont get
it, go back to your teacher as soon as possible.
CAD
CAG
Hardware
Software
Processes
3D Models
Isometric Intro
Cylinders Cones
Iso Info
Iso Circles
Oblique Projection
Oblique Intro
Sectional Views
Planometric Intro
Exploded Views
Plano - Method
Orthographics
Assemblies
One Point Perspective
Signs Symbols
Two Point - Intro
Examples
Method
Line Types
Square Pyramids
Colour Theory
Graphs Charts
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GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
standard grade - 2005
STUDY NOTES
FINISHED
good luck