DIT101

Level 1 Design Information Technologies 101

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Foulds.

Design Information Technologies 101

This Digital Technologies course enables students to extend Digital Media and Information Management skills through practical design tasks mainly using the Adobe Design suite. Students should be competent in using basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills. Coding in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript will also be taught using applications such as Notepad++ and hosting their Website through projectspace.nz to enable coding from home. Good writing and project management skills are recommended due to the formal documentation requirements and extended length of some projects.

To extend their learning students will also have the opportunity to complete online courses such as JavaScript to use within their own websites.

There will be three main Design Information Technology topics with a project for each. Students will have time to explore the topic concepts and be creative in developing their own Digital Outcomes.

  • Digital Media - Developing a Digital Media Outcome (Website Design)
  • Digital Media - Use basic iterative processes to Develop a Digital Outcome of choice (Game, Database, Website, Infographic, Animation, Video, or 3D Printing).
  • Digital Media - Human Computer Interaction (User Interface Design using the 10 Heuristics of User Interface Design)

One Achievement Standard is offered in:

  • Digital Technologies 1.2 - 92005 (5 credits): Develop a digital technologies outcome

Assessments                                                                                                                         

Topic skills and knowledge are in line with the Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes. Students will be assessed on their ability to be working towards Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes and Computational Thinking. Pre-assessment will be carried out to establish existing student skill and knowledge levels. Self-assessment and peer assessment will be encouraged. The Tawa College Language of Learning will be used for both student self-assessment and end of topic grading; Beginning, Emerging, Developing, Proficient and Advanced.

Students can also take the option CSI101 as this course compliments DIT101.


Course Overview

Term 1
Software Skills Photoshop and Illustrator for editing and creating own images and graphics.
HTML / CSS Web Skills for coding the Grid System Layout.
JavaScript for creating Interactive Web Pages.
Heuristics of User Interface Design. Develop a User Interface for a Music Website.

Term 2
Heuristics of User Interface Design. Develop a User Interface for a Music Website.
Assessment for Digital Technologies 1.2 - 92005 (5 credits): Develop a digital technologies outcome (Music Genre Website) project.

Term 3
Use basic iterative processes to Develop a Digital Outcome of choice (Game, Database, Website, Infographic, Animation, Video or 3D Printing) project.

Term 4
Human Computer Interaction (User Interface Design) project.

Recommended Prior Learning

This course is open entry to students however it is an academic course and students should preferably have studied 10CSI or 10DIT.


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

A4 Exercise Book 8mm ruled lines. For learning the Computer Languages.
A set of headphones (ear plugs).
Also have credit on their Papercut account for printing of some assessments.

Pathway

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.

Total Credits Available: 5
Internal Assessed Credits: 5
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92005 v3
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies 1.2 - Develop a digital technologies outcome


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 5
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0