DIT301

NCEA Level 3 Design Information Technology 301

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Foulds.

Design Information Technology 301
In the final year for Design Information Technology students will focus on their strengths and interests to decide their own pathway for Digital Media, completing two major practical projects that best showcases their skills and knowledge in their chosen Digital Media area.

In Term One students will develop their literacy and knowledge of Complex Tools / Techniques / Standards / Conventions and Relevant Implications. Students will also learn about User Experience Methodologies; user research, usability evaluation, information architecture, user interface design, interaction design, visual design, content strategy and accessibility. This will prepare students for their two major practical projects in Terms Two and Three.

In Term Two students choose and apply two user experience methodologies to develop three design (User Interfaces) for a digital technologies outcome. Their design could assist a small business, organization or club in the community in advertising, promotion or sales. Students can also choose to link their project in with CSI301 to design a Music Database.

In Term Three students use their design from Term Two to develop and build a Digital solution to a commercial standard. This project involves trialing and testing design ideas and then coding to build a final high-quality solution. The project involves two standards AS3.8 (91907) 6 Credits and AS3.4 (91903) 4 Credits.

The External will be completed over Terms Three and Four, with the focus on the students development of their 3.8 and 3.4 project; explaining the digital outcome that was created, analyzing how decisions made affected the development process and explaining how new knowledge and skills guided the development process.

Students will extend their literacy, communication skills and receive tuition on complex techniques to industry standard including Photoshop, Illustrator. Web Development using a full range of JavaScript and HTML5 / CSS3 techniques. Learn PHP Form Design and how to make a Responsive Website to suit different screen sizes.

Students can also take the option CSI301 as this course compliments DIT301.

Assessment                                                                                                                                 

Gain up to 16 Achievement standard credits at Level 3. This will help students towards the 60 credits needed to pass their NCEA Level 3.

University Entrance Approved Subject



Course Overview

Term 1
Software Skills and Theory.
Theory for applying user experience methodologies to develop a design (User Interface) for a digital technologies outcome.

Term 2
3.2 - Apply user experience methodologies to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome.
3.8 - Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome. Trialing and Testing Design Ideas to develop and build an outcome with 3.4.
3.4 - Use complex techniques to develop a digital media outcome. Practical Build, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP with optional SQL Database Integration.

Term 3
3.8 - Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome. Trialing and Testing Design Ideas to develop and build an outcome with 3.4.
3.4 - Use complex techniques to develop a digital media outcome. Practical Build, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP with optional SQL Database Integration.
3.10 - Present a reflective analysis of developing a digital outcome. External.

Term 4
3.10 - Present a reflective analysis of developing a digital outcome. External.

Recommended Prior Learning

Students need to have studied DIT201 

An Achieved in either the website practical 2.4 or prototype 2.8. An Achieved in either the internal Apply Conventions 2.2 or External 2.10. 

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

A set of headphones (ear plugs).
Also have credit on their Papercut account for printing of some assessments.

Pathway

Tertiary - University, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics.
If you didn’t already know, there are so many job vacancies out there in the big wide world for people with Digital Technologies qualifications. There just aren’t enough of you! The top 5 skills employers are looking for are; Problem Solving, Team-working, Communication, Critical Thinking and Creativity. So if you enjoy the subject and take it all the way to Uni, you could find yourself fighting off job offers when you graduate. Jobs areas; Web Development, Graphic Design, Marketing/Branding, User Interface Designer and Product Development.

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: 3 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 13 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91901 v1
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.2 - Apply user experience methodologies to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome
3
3
3
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91903 v1
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.4 - Use complex techniques to develop a digital media outcome
4
4
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91907 v1
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.8 - Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome
6
6
6
6
6
6
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91909 v1
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.10 - Present a reflective analysis of developing a digital outcome
3
3
3
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0