Level 2 Design
200DES Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms Padgett.
The aim of this course is for students to develop knowledge and understanding of the methods and ideas which underpin design practice. The course seeks to encourage investigation into established art practice and the exploration of practical ideas through a series of internally assessed assignments. Skills using Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator will be developed. Students will have the opportunity to specialise and immerse themselves in independent practice in a selected study area where digital technology may be incorporated to extend their ideas. Work will be presented on a two-panel folio board or as a moving image submission for external assessment.
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.
Learners will complete their 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 assessments in Design
The 2.4 External assessments are folio boards and are worth 12 credits.
The 2.1 Achievement standards are worked on throughout the year and students have the opportunity to gain 8 literacy credits for these assessments.
Learners have the opportunity to gain 32 NCEA Level 2 credits in this course.
Course Overview
Semester 1
A.S. 91305 v2 Visual Arts 2.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to design
A.S. 91307 v2 Visual Arts 2.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to photography
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
Semester 2
A.S. 91310 v2 Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design
A.S. 91315 v2 Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
A.S. 91320 v2 Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway
Level 3 Art Practical, Level 3 Design, Level 3 Photography
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