Year 10 Digital Technologies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: T. Chisholm.
•Excel (US 18743, 2 credits, 6 weeks)
•Web Design (US 18734, 2 credits, 6 weeks)
•InDesign / Photoshop poster project (10 weeks)
•Programming and Computer Science (12 weeks)
This course involves a broad mix of Digital literacy, Digital Media and Programming / Computer Science. We will learn how to create websites using HTML and CSS, write programs in Python and create sophisticated posters using InDesign and Photoshop. We also teach students how data can be represented and compressed.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT:
Internal assessments.
There will be an opportunity to gain 4 Level 1
NCEA credits across two Unit Standards.
Recommended Prior Learning
Open entry.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students need headphones that must be brought to every lesson so that they can access the sound associated with the video tutorials. Our system can accommodate both blue tooth headphones and heaphones that fit into a standard headphone jack.
Pathway
This course leads on to TCCOM1 and TCDTI1 and from there to the level 2 (and 3) COM / DTI. Students with a background in Information Technology are then able to continue on to University or to find work in the well-paying IT industry (which currently has a worldwide shortage of trained professionals).
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Create a web page using a template
NZQA Info
Produce a spreadsheet from instructions using supplied data