1DM - Level 1 Digital Media
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms E. Nevin.
Students will design and create digital technologies outcomes that are made by people, for people, within cultural, social, and environmental contexts that embody whanaungatanga. Students will learn basic design principles as they create digital media outcomes. This will incorporate conceptual design, brief development and prototyping to meet an identified need. They will gain experience using industry-ready software including the Adobe Creative Suite, and will explore the topic of usability heuristics in human-computer interfaces. Students will learn to be innovative, reflective and critical in their development process while producing one or two major Digital Media projects.
NB: This course must use 2 Achievement Standards that are also assessed in the Level 1 Computer Science course.
Therefore, students can only choose one of the two Digital Technologies options - either Digital Media OR Computer Science at Level 1.
Recommended Prior Learning
Students will benefit from having completed a junior Digital Technology module or similar previous experience.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$35 for Adobe License and printing.
Pathway
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.
External
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies 1.2 - Develop a digital technologies outcome
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of usability in human-computer interfaces
NZQA Info
Digital Technologies 1.4 - Design a digital technologies outcome