300DES

Level 3 Design

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms Padgett.

This course develops skills and understanding based in contemporary design practice. The concepts explored provide a valuable basis for further study in Art and Design in related fields at tertiary level. Ongoing portfolio work will enable students to extend their understanding and skills in the use of industry standard digital design tools such as Adobe Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Students will develop their own design practice through exploration and engagement in a sustained body of work based on an individual and self-driven proposal. Students have the opportunity to submit for Visual Arts Scholarship.

This course is for learners with an interest in photography, design, animation, marketing, advertising, gaming, fashion design, architecture, illustration, branding, interior design, visual communications, and other creative careers.
Some of the types of things that learners have created during this course are logo designs, comic books, magazine layouts, posters, t-shirt designs, billboards, photo exhibitions.....

This course is NCEA Achievement Standards and learners are able to get course endorsements.
This course is University Approved.

Learners will complete their 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 assessments in Design
The 3.4 External assessments are folio boards and are worth 14 credits.
The 3.1 Achievement standards are worked on throughout the year and students have the opportunity to gain between 8 literacy credits for these assessments.

Learners have the opportunity to gain 34 NCEA Level 3 credits in this course.




Course Overview

Semester 1
A.S. 91440 v2 Design 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established design practice
A.S. 91442 v2 Photography 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established photography practice
A.S. 91445 v2 Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
A.S. 91450 v2 Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice

Semester 2
A.S. 91455 v2 Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
A.S. 91460 v2 Visual Arts 3.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context

Recommended Prior Learning

Level 2 Design or Level 2 Photography

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$25 to cover costs for specialty printing papers and subject specific stationary. It is advised that students bring a USB and photography students have access to a camera (this can be a cellphone camera and the department has equipment available to borrow)

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 34 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 20 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91440 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91442 v2
NZQA Info
Photography 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established photography practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91445 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91450 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91455 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91460 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 3.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 34
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 8
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 34

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Any information, costs or standards may change.