Digital Technologies (Computing)

11DTG

UE:

This subject leads to an approved UE course of study

Background:

Open Entry. Students who have previously taken Design & Digital Technologies (DDT), will be able to extend the skills learnt.

Course Description:

This course aims to extend student’s knowledge in the creation of digital content, including apps, websites and computer games. Students will be introduced to computer programming in Scratch, where they will make a mini computer game. They will be encouraged to apply computational thinking towards web (HTML) and graphic (Photoshop) design. Students will gain knowledge in the following programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Brackets and Scratch. This subject can lead to tertiary studies and careers in such areas as graphic, game and web design, computer graphics and animation, computer programming, software engineering and I.T.

Achievement Standards:

LevelStandardDescriptionCreditsInt\ExtOpt\Comp
191886Demonstrate understanding of human computer interaction3ExternalCompulsory
191045Use planning tools to guide the technological development of an outcome to address a brief4InternalCompulsory
191878Develop a design for digital outcome3InternalCompulsory
191880Develop a digital media outcome4InternalCompulsory
191883Develop a computer program4InternalCompulsory

Assessment Summary:

LevelTypeInt\ExtOpt\CompStandardsCredits
1AchievementExternalCompulsory13
1AchievementInternalCompulsory415