12DVC

Level 2 Design & Visual Communication

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss S. Stewart.

Level 2 Design & Visual Communication 

will focus on 3 major projects for the year, Product Design, Architectural Design, and Presentation techniques. We will send the best unit away to be externally assessed.  There is a focus on learning Ideation, freehand drawing skills, rendering techniques, model making, annotating and discussing your design ideas, research influence, and development of your design ideas.

Students are able to attain 19 credits total with 3 of these standards externally assessed.  It is a requirement that students must have passed Level 1 DVC the year prior and have gained 14+ Level 1 DVC credits. 

Level 2 Design & Visual Communication is a course for students who enjoy being creative, want to enhance their drawing techniques and learn how to use Photoshop and computer-assisted design software to communicate finalized ideas that address a brief. Students who enjoy this course are passionate about future career possibilities consisting of: 

Becoming an Architect, Industrial Designer, UX Designer, Graphic Designer, Film artist, or some other creative pursuit. 


 


Course Overview

Term 1
Ideation and Product Design Project

Term 2
Product Design project due

Ideation and Spatial Design project begin

Term 3
Spatial Design Project due

Poster Design Begins

Term 4
Poster Project Due

Bagging External Portfolio

Entry Criteria

Students must have successfully passed (14+ credits) in Level 1 Design & Visual Communication in year 11 DVC.

Pathway

DVC leads to Yr 13 DVC which is a university-approved subject. There is also scholarship DVC through HOD discussion. University study could include: Architecture, Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Arts, Advertising, Animation, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture.

Assessment Information

https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/assessment/search.do?query=Design+and+Visual+Communication&view=all&level=02

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for NCEA Course Endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 3 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91337 v3
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.30 - Use visual communication techniques to generate design ideas
3
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91341 v4
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.34 - Develop a spatial design through graphics practice
6
6
6
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91342 v4
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.35 - Develop a product design through graphics practice
6
6
6
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91343 v4
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.36 - Use visual communication techniques to compose a presentation of a design
4
4
4
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.