3DAVC

Level 3 Design and Visual Communication

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss F. Ferguson.

Choose your own year-long design project and create concept drawings to exhibit to an audience.

This is a university-approved course and will best suit students who have achieved Level 2 DVC.

If students do not have previous DVC experience then they will need to demonstrate a keen interest in being creative and have some skills in drawing and presentation. 

In this course, students will select a local location/situation to develop a spatial or product solution resolved through a design process.   Students will learn new ways to generate original and creative ideas with some new techniques. The design process will involve looking at the wider considerations of the design situation; like history, environmental and social impact. The project involves in-depth research and development of ideas concluding in an exhibition of the final design.  

The exhibition will challenge students to collate their range of skills collectively gained from continued learning within the subject.


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

A laptop is recommended.

Course Cost - $45

Career Pathways

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.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 10
Internal Assessed Credits: 6
External Assessed Credits: 4
Optional Credits Available: 6
Optional Internal Assessed Credits: 6
Optional External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91627 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91628 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 10
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Optional Assessments

This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.

Optional Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91629 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 6
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0