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VCDP 2490: Portfolio 

Effective date

January 2025 

Department

Visual Comm Design Diploma 

School

Trades, Technology and Design 
 




Description

This course will prepare students to look for work in the competitive design industry. Students will select and refine past design projects and then create a professional design portfolio for both online and print formats. The course will also cover job search strategies that are important for graphic designers, including networking and self-promotion, and each student will create a personal job-search or self-promotion plan that will help them find the design work that suits them best. 

Credits

3.0 

Year of study

2nd Year Post-secondary 

Prerequisites

Completion of 42 program credits, or department permission. 

Corequisites

None 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 42
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 12
Total Hours: 54
 

Instructional Strategies

A combination of lecture, demonstration, production simulations, problem solving, practical labs and reflective discussion will be used throughout this course. 

Grading System

Letter Grade (A-F) 

Passing grade

 

Evaluation Plan

Type

Percentage

Assessment activity

Project 

30 

Final project 

Assignments 

30 

Assignments 

Lab Work 

30 

May include in-class exercises, assignments, quizzes/tests, and work-in-progress 

Participation 

10 

Participation and professionalism 

Course topics

Notes:

  • Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
  • Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
    https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
  • To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.
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