NCEA Level 3 Design Information Technology 301

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 designs (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.

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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.

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