NCEA Level 2 Design Information Technologies 201
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Foulds
Design Information Technologies 201
This academic course builds on the DIT101 course and focuses on improving students literacy and knowledge of advanced digital media skills with prototyping and website design standards and conventions being the main focus. Students will complete three major practical projects. The first one involves designing a Website. The second project students will be using their design as a guideline to code their own advanced website using use Notepad++, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. The third project involves students exploring design ideas, trialing and testing components for a Website to develop a functional working prototype using moqups or webflow.
Students will be taught advanced coding and techniques in HTML5, CSS3 and learn how to integrate a full range of “JavaScript” animation, interactivity and event handling into their own website.
Students can also take the option CSI201 as this course does compliment CSI.
Assessment
Gain up to 16 Achievement standard credits at Level 2. This will help students towards the 60 credits needed to pass their NCEA Level 2.
Course Overview
Term 1
Software Skills and Theory.
HTML / CSS Web Skills. CSS Grid System Layout, JavaScript Event Handling, Advanced CSS.
Theory for applying conventions to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome.
Term 2
2.2 (3 credits) Apply conventions to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome.
2.4 (4 credits) Web Build. Using 2.2 Design to build and code a functioning Website.
Term 3
2.8 (6 credits) Advances Processes - EOTC School Website.
2.10 External (3 credits) Present a summary of developing a Digital Outcome.
Term 4
2.10 External (3 credits) Present a summary of developing a Digital Outcome.
Recommended Prior Learning
An Achieved in the following three Level 1 Assessments; Website practical 1.4, Prototype 1.8 and the Human Computer Interaction External Report 1.10.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
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
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
Total Credits Available: 16 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 3 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 13 credits.
External
NZQA Info
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Pathway Tags
Success on this course would allow entry to the DIT301 course. 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.,
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