Digital Technology Year 12

2010 course outlines 

Year 12 (level 2)Digital Technology | Digital Media

Description:
The aim of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to carry out technological practice in the area of Digital Technology, Web Design

Content:  Digital Media introduces two main areas of study:
Use  the  Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Fireworks software to create and design web pages.
Use XHTML and CSS to create web pages

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Year 12 (level 2) Digital Technology
Software Development and Programming

Description: 
The aim of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to create new tools using software development systems. 

Content:This course has two main areas of study:
An introduction to Adobe Flash to create 2D animations 
Aan introduction to the Gamemaker software and basic programming techniques to create interactive games

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Year 12 (level 2) Digital Technology | Business Tech

Description:
 The aim of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate the application of digital tools for the management and presentation of information.

Content: This course  has four main areas of study: 
Desktop Publishing, Basic Web Design, Digital Story Telling,  and Effective and appropriate use of the internet and web functions such as e:mail.

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This course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in the following areas:

Software:

1.  Learn how to use a range of tools and enhancement techniques within the Adobe Fireworks CS4  software
   
   
2. Learn how to apply CSS, Behaviours, Favourites and templates within the Adobe  Dreamweaver CS4 software
   
   
3. Learn how to use Adobe Flash CS4 and Macromedia Flash MX04 as an interface to create an interactive animation
   
   
4. Learn how to apply Tweening, Action Scripting, Bone structure  and Behaviours to symbols in Adobe  Flash

Researching:

 Research Interactive Smartboard use and techniques

 Research and apply the technology  process and the components of practice

Generating and Developing Ideas:

Work closely with a client and stakeholder/s to design and create an interactive animation for educational purposes.

This Level 2 Computer Technology (ICT) course contributes 23  credits toward the Level 2 National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA).

Three (3) of these credits are from NZQA Generic Computing Unit Standards level 2.

 

Assesments:  This course is divided into two major units of work:

 

Unit One: Digital Technologies - Create a model (skin)  for a website for a local business

90342 -

Develop and model a conceptual design in ICT  (2.1) 6 credits

18735 v2 -

Create a simple website to meet the specifications of a given brief.  3 credits

 

Unit Two:  Digital Technologies - Create an  interactive Smartboard Resource or a Moodle Quiz

90349 -

Develop and implement a one-off solution in ICT  (2.2) 6 credits

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Ongoing througout the year:

90368 -

Demonstrate skills in information and communication technology  (2.7) 4 credits

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External assessment:

90367 -

Examine technological knowledge in information and communication technology practice (2.6) 4 Credits