Graduate profile: (What qualities/additional skills learners will achieve by taking this course?)
Students will develop their skills in using a variety of software applications to create basic outcomes such as games, web pages, manipulated images, databases etc. They will be further challenged by applying a range of coding conventions to demonstrate forms of communication.
The main course will offer four achievement standards worth 19 credits (internal and external) and be eligible for course endorsement. It will mirror the Level 1 Digital Technologies course where possible and be run as a year-long project following normal business practice of a proposal, a media campaign, a programming product (e.g. a game design) and a final summary for the external component of the course. The achievement standards on offer are listed below, together with the unit standard options for students requiring an Individualised Education Program (IEP).
Possible Career/ Vocational Pathway(s): (What career pathways are related to this course?)
Digital Technologies is the use of any digital resource that can be used to effectively find, analyse, create, communicate and use information in a digital context. This includes the use of a variety of digital media tools, programming tools, communication tools and software applications. At each level of learning students will enhance their skills in the use of the media, programming, communication and software application tools.
Learning outcomes/Assessment links:
Digital Technologies:
NCEA Level | Standard Number | Standard Descriptor | Credits | Assessment | Literacy | Numeracy | Vocational Pathways |
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2 | AS91368 05 | Ditigal Technologies 2.41 - Implement advanced procedures to produce a specified digital information outcome with dynamically linked data | 6 | Internal | No | No | M&T, CI |
2 | AS91369 05 | Digital Technologies 2.42 - Demonstrate understanding of advanced concepts of digital media | 4 | Internal | Yes L1 Lit | No | M&T, CI |
2 | AS91370 05 | Digital Technologies 2.43 - Implement advanced procedures to produce a specified digital media outcome | 4 | Internal | No | No | M&T, CI |
2 | AS91371 04 | Digital Technologies 2.44 - Demonstrate understanding of advanced concepts from computer science | 4 | External | Yes L1 Lit | No | M&T, CI |
2 | AS91372 05 | Digital Technologies 2.45 - Construct a plan for an advanced computer programme for a specific task | 3 | Internal | No | No | M&T, CI |
2 | AS91373 05 | Digital Technologies 2.46 - Construct an advanced computer programme for a specified task | 3 | Internal | No | No | M&T, CI |
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| Total Available Credits | 24** |
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Note: Courses are subject to change with the review of courses at the end of each year. Course is endorsable.
Information & Communication Technology:
NCEA Level | Standard Number | Standard Descriptor | Credits | Assessment | Literacy | Numeracy | Vocational Pathways |
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2 | US2790 09 | Use and maintain personal computer peripherals | 3 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
2 | US25656 04 | Create a website using a mark-up language to meet a set brief | 3 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
2 | US29772 01 | Manage files and folders using digital devices | 2 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
2 | US29780 01 | Configure and use contemporary and emerging digital devices | 3 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
2 | US29783 01 | Implement basic security when using digital devices and software | 3 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
2 | US29784 01 | Troubleshoot, fix and escalate simple or routine computing and connectivity problems | 2 | Internal | No | No | C&I, M&T, PI, SI, SC, CI |
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| Total Available Credits | 16** |
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Note: Courses are subject to change with the review of courses at the end of each year. Course is not endorsable.
Progression: (What courses does this course lead to?)
This course can lead to Level 3 Digital Technologies or Level 3 Mechatronics.
Vocational/Industry links: (What vocational or industry learning experiences will be included in this course?)
Students choosing Digital Technology will be given opportunities to experience how digital technology is used in local and national businesses. Outings to users of digital technology will be arranged to show what potential career pathways are available. https://www.careers.govt.nz/searchresults?q=digital
Contextualised contexts: (What local, cultural, real-life content is involved in this course?)
Digital Technology students will be encouraged to seek out and find local opportunities, to capture local stories and create permanent records in a digital format. A strong emphasis of the course will be to allow students to create content based on their passions. Projects to showcase Te Tai Tokerau and the rich culture that abounds here will be chosen and managed by students.
Teaching and Learning Approaches: (How will I learn in this course?)
**Students have the option of creating individualised programmes, in consultation with the Teacher in Charge. However, there needs to be a minimum of 16 internal credits,
plus 3 external credits.
Preference will be given to students who have done Level 1 Digital Technologies. Students who have good work habits and are competent and confident users of a computer can gain entry with Head of Learning Area/Teacher in Charge approval. For the Unit Standard course, preference will be given to students who have had some previous experience in Digital Technology or Information and Communication Technologies. Consideration from the Head of Learning Area and/or Teacher in Charge will be given to other students who have good work habits and are competent and confident users of a computer.
Resource requirements: (What resources will I need to have to learn in this course?)
A good hardworking attitude and the willingness to create rather than consume.
Course Outline
Term 1 02 February - 16 April 2021 (10/11 weeks) | Term 2 03 May to 09 July 2021 (10 weeks) | Term 3 26 July to 01 October 2021 (10 weeks) | Term 4 18 October to early November 2021 (4 weeks) |
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AS91371 (external introduction) US29772, US29780 | US2790, US29783 & US29784 AS91639, AS91370, and optional AS91368 | AS91372, AS91373 and AS91371 (external) US25656 Websites | Catch up and resubmissions (if required) |
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| KEY DATES: US2790, US29783 & US29784 AS91639, AS91370, and optional AS91368 All standards due end of Term 2 | KEY DATES: AS91372, AS91373 and AS91371 (external) All standards due end of Term 3
| KEY DATES: Externals due into NZQA
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