Level 3 Design & Visual Communication for beginners
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Dunsmore.
This course is for students who have not completed either 11DVC or 12DVC. The course will begin with an accelerated skills development unit to prepare students for completing level 3 design projects. The aim will be for students to be assessed using level 3 standards, but students may be assessed against level 2 standards if their work does not meet level 3 requirements.
Design and Visual Communication helps students to acquire the visual and design thinking skills used in fields of design such as Architecture, Engineering, Industrial Design and Spatial Design.
Students will complete design projects that require them to develop high quality solutions to real problems. Work from the projects completed during the year can be used in portfolios that are needed for entrance to tertiary courses such as Architecture and Design degrees.
Course content: Students will complete 2 projects during the year including:
- Product Design: Students will use inspiration from a designer to explore and develop a product for making coffee.
- Architecture: Students will develop a design for the Morningside Train Station.
Pathway
Design & Visual Communication is a useful subject for students wishing to gain tertiary qualifications or pursue a career in Architecture, Engineering, Product design, Interior design, Landscape Architecture, Spatial design and Graphic design.
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: 16 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
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NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
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.
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Disclaimer
We aim to enable every student to have the course that they prefer, however, some courses have limited places or pre-requisits that may restrict the student's choice.