Level 2 Design & Visual Communication
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss S. Stewart.
Level 2 Design & Visual Communication
Level 2 Design & Visual Communication will focus on three 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 can attain 19 credits total with 1 standard externally assessed. It is a requirement that students must have passed all elements of Year 11 Elevate course the year prior, to undertake Level 2 DVC.
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 the Year 11 DVC Course.
Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs
The stationery is available from the uniform shop but most boys will have their year 11 elevate kit to hold onto for Level 2. they may wish to add additional markers to their kit. students must purchase creative cloud for 10$ through my monitor and have a laptop able to run this software (not a chrome book)
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=02Credit 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.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.30 - Use visual communication techniques to generate design ideas
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.34 - Develop a spatial design through graphics practice
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.35 - Develop a product design through graphics practice
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.36 - Use visual communication techniques to compose a presentation of a design
Pathway Tags
architect, designer, graphic design, film artist, gaming, illustration, design, advertising, animation, Industrial Designer, Landscape Architect, UX Designer,
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.