3CDT

Level 3 Creative Digital Technologies*

Course Description

Students will have the opportunity to specialise in an area of digital technologies that interests them, including character design and game graphics, creating a game or visual novel, 3D modelling (game world or character), virtual reality, animation, or a website. The first part of the course will focus students on generating ideas for their project, researching user considerations, and learning about user experience principles. In the second part of the course, students will develop their project, using evaluative processes of testing and improvement to reach a finished outcome. Planning and applying project management techniques will be an important part of the development process. 

For students who are keen on computer programming, an alternative set of standards is offered, and students will have access to an online learning platform to help support and extend their learning.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Creativity : explore possibilities, innovate, generate original design ideas.
Project options to choose from include:
  • Character design and game graphics 
  • Creating a game or visual novel 
  • 3D modelling (game world or character)
  • Virtual Reality 
  • Animation 
  • Websites
  • Option to focus on programming and computer science topic (external).
  • Digital technologies : develop confidence and advanced skills using digital tools and processes.

  • Design process : generate ideas, develop, test, evaluate, improve.

  • Planning and managing project development.

  • User experience: understanding user requirements and responding to them.

  • Computer science (if selected):  apply problem solving to code, test and debug programmes. Big data, networks.


Resources Required

Clearfile or visual diary, headphones

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: 25
Internal Assessed Credits: 19
External Assessed Credits: 6
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91901 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.2 - Apply user experience methodologies to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91903 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.4 - Use complex techniques to develop a digital media outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91906 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.7 - Use complex programming techniques to develop a computer program


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91907 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.8 - Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91908 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.9 - Analyse an area of computer science


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91909 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.10 - Present a reflective analysis of developing a digital outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 25
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3
Total Numeracy Credits: 0