Level 1 Design Information Technologies 101

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.