Let Design take you somewhere new
AOD Design Foundation Programme introduces an opportunity for after O/L students to explore creative thinking - the brain trait known to supercharge young futures.
Making an informed choice about higher education pathways is a challenge for most students who are right after O/ Ls. Providing an all-important opportunity to explore creative thinking, which is one of today’s most important traits for any kind of career, AOD’s Design Foundation Programme presents an all-inclusive curriculum that walks after O/Ls students through several creative disciplines with the help of an expert international faculty. After completing the programme, the students have a guaranteed place in a 100% internal Northumbria UK design degree of their choice, which can be completed at AOD or the opportunity to get selected to other design universities as well as approach any other higher education pathway with a qualification that places them a step ahead of the rest. AOD Design Foundation Programme is an eight month long course and is currently enrolling for its 2017 January intake.
Foundation studies in design are important for most students who consider design for higher education, but have no previous experience in art and creativity. AOD Design Foundation Programme bridges this initial knowledge gap and prepares students for higher education in design with guaranteed placement in a Northumbria UK design degreein Fashion, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Marketing or Animation Design at AOD. With introductions to major design disciplines and hands-on experiments that allow the students to get a taste of working in each creative sector, the AOD Design Foundation Programme serves as a practical and easy-tounderstand pre-university course. The programme is delivered by an experienced international faculty led by Nadia de la Santos hailing from her studies and training in New York.The AOD Design Foundation Programme is delivered at AOD’s high-tech design studios and industrial standard computer laboratories along with unlimited access to Sri Lanka’s largest dedicated design library situated at the campus. This allows students to learn and experiment within standards accepted by university degrees and the industries that they will be employed in eventually.
British designer, AOD principal Karen MacLeod spoke about the importance of this programme and the success of the graduates who started their design journey with the AOD Design Foundation Programmme; “The AOD Design Foundation is an important course for personal discovery; at the end of the eight months students always discover that they have understood their strengths, weaknesses, addressed their challenges and discovered personal career pathways too. Because of the comprehensiveness of the programme and because it allows early access to younger students, AOD graduates who started with this programme have gone on to do great things at a very young age. We have had OshadiParanawithana who was a first class degree awarded graduate who was nominated to represent Sri Lanka at Spikes Asia Award through her current workplace LOWE studio. BhagyaWithana who is following her masters in Australia and Sawsan Ahmed who won the national award for special achievements in the Maldives. It is a course that sets the foundation for students to find great success wherever they go in design.”
AOD is currently recruiting for its 2017Januaryintake for the Foundation Programme. The course leads to 100% internal Northmbria UK degrees in Interior Design, Fashion, Fashion Marketing &Design Studies, Graphic Design and Motion Graphics & Animation Design that carry worldwide recognition, and have guaranteed job placement in Sri Lanka, through AOD’s 100% employment policy. It is also a sure pathway to enter design and other related creative degrees at any other university, or to enter a completely different pathway with the added advantage of creative thinking which gives students a head start.
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Some of the questions that you need to ask yourself are: How big do you want the school to be? Where is the school located, and does that neighborhood match your lifestyle? Would your family be happy there? Visit the business school, if you can, to get a firsthand look at what a typical day would be for you. Oxford College of Business is located in the heart of Colombo 07 in close proximity to the University of Colombo and the British Council. Oxford College of Business has all the state of the art facilities that are required in ordered to be regarded as the “No.1 Business School” in the country. Some of the facilities involve WIFI facilities; fully equipped class room facilities with the latest technology, online learning portals, IT Labs, study lounges and ample parking space for students.
Put emphasis the national recognition and rankings
Yes, you’re going to a business school to make professional goals more attainable. Going to a highly recognized school will without a doubt help recruiters recognize you faster, and it will be the ideal match if you are able to find a top ranked Business School offering foreign qualifications which are also ranked among the very best! The Head of Academic at Oxford College of Business states “if Business Schools were ranked in Sri Lanka, we would be No.1! At Oxford College of Business we set high standards and look at international benchmarks, which always make Oxford College of Business the No.1 choice among undergraduate and postgraduate students in the country.” The 12month MBA program offered by the Australian Institute of Business at Oxford College of Business is ranked #4 in Australia and #10 in the world according to the CEO Magazine (UK). Our partnership with Heriot Watt University for postgraduate programs gives students interested in obtaining British qualifications a chance to graduate from a University which is ranked #13 on the Guardian League Table (2015/16). Therefore you are not only joining the Best Business School in the country, but you are also obtaining world class qualifications from some of the world’s best ranked educational institutions. Joining
Each school’s application is different. One school might have a different focus in the essays or a unique component. Usually, these details are indicative of the school’s culture and values. For instance, Oxford College of Business recently added a team interview component to its application to make sure candidates would be well-suited to group projects once they enter the undergraduate programs. “Induction is a “big deal” at Oxford College of Business. Students who join our Postgraduate courses need to go through a 3 1/2 hour induction process, where the academic team studies everything about the student from the students IQ, emotional intelligence, to leadership skills. It is important that we identify where exactly the student is when he joins Oxford College of Business and how much they have improved themselves at the end of the selected programs,” say the Head of Academic at Oxford College of Business.
Learn about the school’s mission or motto.
Every business school has a mission or motto that it stresses to its community. At the Oxford College of Business, for instance, the school’s motto is “All we Do, All we are is Business Education.” These statements say something about what the school stands for and the type of environment you might be entering. The CEO of Oxford College of Business says, In the application you’ll have to demonstrate that your values align with the school’s mission and don’t simply “parrot” its marketing slogans.
Listen to your gut.
After talking to students, visiting campuses, reviewing admissions materials, reading blogs, and all the rest, you will get a sense of what makes each business school unique. You’ll get the feeling you belong at one school over another. As you might have guessed, it’s inexplicable and indescribable. Says the managing director at Oxford College of Business: “You will know it when you feel it, and the chances are, you will see us soon at Oxford College of Business.” For more information call us on 0114718711/12 or visit www.ocbsrilanka.com