EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
AUDIO VISUAL AIDE OC 1,2,3
AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION SPECIALIST OC 2,4,5,6
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR PR 2,3,4,5,7
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST OC 2,3,4,5,7
SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS AIDE OC 1,2,3
1.
AUDIOVISUAL
EQUIPMENT
- These questions test for knowledge of audiovisual equipment commonly found in
schools, libraries, or local government offices. Questions may cover such
topics as equipment set up and operation, routine care and maintenance of
equipment and supplies, and audiovisual terminology.
2.
KEEPING SIMPLE
INVENTORY RECORDS
- These questions test for the ability to follow instructions in keeping simple
inventory records of different materials received and distributed from a
central location. The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide will be
required. You may have to compute total costs from quantities (number of units)
and cost or price per unit. Knowledge of specific record keeping systems and techniques
will not be needed.
3.
UNDERSTANDING
AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability
to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief
reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should
base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages
and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.
4.
ADVISING AND
INTERACTING WITH OTHERS - These questions test for the ability to interact
with other people, to gather and present information, and to provide assistance
and advice in a courteous and professional manner.
5.
FUNDAMENTALS OF
VIDEO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT - These questions test for knowledge of
basic operation and maintenance of equipment used to view, record, or receive
video or television programs.
6.
PRODUCING
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS - These questions will test familiarity with common
principles, techniques, and equipment related to producing audiovisual
materials. Questions may cover such aspects as determining backgrounds, sets
and staging; using video cameras, lighting, and sound equipment; and
post-production work, including editing audio and visual recordings, computer
graphics, and digital video effects.
7.
PREPARING
WRITTEN MATERIAL -
These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and
accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some
questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by
four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version.
For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of
order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the
sentences.
The New York State Department of Civil Service
has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may
find information in the publication "How to Take a Written Test"
helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED