IELTS Master

IELTS Master

 You need to read a few pages before you get started. Users go through clear steps meant for technical calibration.

 Clear start page that leads to preparation sections for each test type.

 Easy link navigation on the left side of the page – You can skip to whatever chapter you want to read by selecting it. The site is a bit busy visually.

 The exercises in the learning section are marked with special icons for easier navigation.

 The platform looks functional, but the design is just a little outdated.

 Users can access technical help at any time.

 You can ask for assistance by using the message box.

 Videos take a while to load.

Platform usability & page design

Platform usability & page design

At first, it is not very clear how to get started. The busy look of the page can create confusion.

 Some graphic elements look outdated.

 Including better links to previous pages may help with navigation.

 Sometimes it may be difficult to remember how you landed on a specific page.

The training platforms

The training platforms

1. Usability and page design

2. Preparation materials included

3. The simulation experience

4. Test evaluation and keeping track of results

5. Fees and subscription duration

6. Additional features

7. Conclusions

Each topic section includes observations about each of the three platforms.

Testimonial

Testimonial

Daniely Cavalcanti is from Brazil and has spent a year studying BEng Civil Engineering at

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Student Employability

Student Employability

This summer Final year two of our BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Motion Graphics students have been the first to gain employment at the new Cardiff-based hub of multi-Bafta-award-winners Milk Visual Effects. Milk have recently opened an office at the GloWorks building in Cardiff Bay, joining the emerging infrastructure for the creative industries in the city and have been fast to snap up the best of the local talent emerging from USW. Milk are in production on ITV‟s 13-part warrior drama Beowulf, Fox TV‟s The Bastard Executioner, BBC‟s Doctor Who series nine and recently finished feature film reboot Poltergeist and the film High Rise which stars Welsh actor Luke Evans.

And if that‟s not enough they are also working on the new series of Thunderbirds for ITV and BBC Wales‟ Sherlock.

Learn more about the benefits of studying at the University of South Wales!

Award winning guest lecturers

Award winning guest lecturers

We have a long tradition of having guest lectures from the industry and recently USW Film students received a visit from multi-award winning documentary filmmaker Kim

Longinotto. Kim has been making films for over 30 years and has been dubbed 'the invisible woman' by The Guardian due to her preference to remain unheard and unseen behind the camera.

Kim has won awards for her films including „The Day I Will Never Forget‟, about female circumcision in Kenya, Rough Aunties and Shinjuku Boys.

The students were also treated to a special exclusive glimpse at Kim‟s new film, Dreamcatcher, which will be released in January at the Sundance Film Festival. Kim said on her visit to the University: “I do very few events like this but came today because of my connection with John Burgan, who teaches on the course, as we‟ve been friends for a long time. The questions today have been great – all about filmmaking and really insightful. We could‟ve carried on for hours!”

ANIMATION

ANIMATION

ANIMATION has been running at the University for the last 40 years, evolving over this time into two courses focused on 2D drawing, and 3D stop-motion and 3D CG animation. In 2000 we expanded our offering to include one of the first VISUAL EFFECTS degrees in the UK.

Our students have achieved success and awards in numerous festivals and our graduates are employed at film, TV and games production facilities worldwide.

Within GAMES we offer a range of courses from game art (creating the visual concepts for a game) to games design (all about making the game) and games enterprise (which focuses on the business side of the industry). As with animation, our course are

commercially relevant and we‟re involved in many industry events. Our students have won several awards including BAFTAs.