Level 3 - Design and Visual Communication
Course Description
Students should now be well-equipped with many of the associated design skills allowing for a broad contextual design investigation. This shifts the focus from designing teacher directed objects or spaces, to students needing to define, identify and empathise with a wider design opportunity. They will be guided to state intentions fitting their own brief and specifications from a context or theme, of which students themselves are familiar. They must design and justify solutions against their negotiated brief and practical specifications. Contexts for inquiry, for example, could be framed around themes such as designing for sustainable cities, fast transport delivery services, farm management tools, sports injury and recovery to name just a few. Students should exhibit excellent time management and commitment throughout.
Students will develop a highly detailed project. Students are expected to engage with more independence and with ongoing research, making reflective judgments as they go, giving insight into their many ideas as they allow them to evolve. They should support works with a range of interesting influences allowing for a lot of exploration of media and effective use of visual communication techniques, largely learned prior to this course. Students present their portfolio by designing an exhibition fitting the nature of one design outcome, with a well resolved graphic presentation (with possible embedded virtual reality) accompanied by a selection of models.
Pre-requisites
Students should have successfully completed 12DVC.
Students are required to bring a laptop computer, not a tablet or iPad to effectively run digital design applications as these are not only web based apps. Students need to ensure they can work in class and at home.
Course Specific Costs
$180 (approximately) - base course materials kit and software
Additional on charges as needed for 3D printing, laser cutting or professional Inkjet printing services
Pathway
This course leads to numerous careers in the design industry including architectural, spatial and interior design, set and props design, product and industrial design, 3D CAD design, engineering and transportation design, graphic media design, UX, game and interactive media design.
Assessment Information
The Level 3 design and visual communication course is made up of Level 3 achievement standards.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.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.