Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 3 Creative Digital Technologies*

3CDT
Course Description

This course centres on the creative design and development process, while also building students’ capabilities in problem solving, user experience, and technical skills. Students will plan and develop their own digital project in an area of interest, such as game design, animation, websites, 3D modelling, or graphics and character design.

In the first part of the course, students will generate ideas, develop a design, and learn about user experience principles. They will then apply this understanding as they develop their project—testing, refining, and managing their work to produce a final outcome. All credits are earned through students’ project work, with an external assessment based on a written report explaining how the project was developed.

An alternative programming-focused pathway is also available, with access to online learning support.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Digital technologies: Develop confidence and advanced skills.
Project options to choose from include:
  • Character design and game graphics 
  • Creating a game or visual novel 
  • 3D modelling (environment or character) / virtual reality
  • Animation and motion graphics
  • Websites
  • Programming and computer science,  explore topics such as big data and networks
  • Creativity: Explore possibilities and innovate.

  • Design process: Generate ideas, develop, test, and improve outcomes.

  • Project management: Plan and manage the development of a digital project

  • User experience: Understand UX principles and apply feedback to improve usability

  • Computer science (if selected): Apply problem solving to code, test and debug programs.


Year Levels/Departments:

Seniors, Technology




			
					
					Resources Required
										
Clearfile or visual diary, headphones