L2 Design and Visual Communication (KA) - Full Year

Course Overview

The level 2 DVC course builds on skills and techniques developed at level 1. You have the opportunity to personalise your course by choosing to undertake either; a Spatial or Product design full year design portfolio. Separate spatial or product design scenarios will be provided. You will select a combination of standards (totalling 16 or more credits) to enable a personalised course that best suits your strengths and preferences; ie a course which is either; predominantly board & Tee square work (CAD is a recommended option) or a course which is focussed more towards sketching (ideology & design development work).

Topics include:

Brief development
Specifications outlined
Researching
Ideology sketching
Conceptual design work
Client/stakeholder feedback at all stages
Development of designs
Final design presentation
Testing and evaluation

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The Teacher

Richard Pincham

0Students 3 Courses

Course Details

What will students be able to do after completing your course?

Learning Goal 1

Situation identification/analysis, research and inquiry

Learning Goal 2

Solution exploration, ideology and conceptual design sketching of client consulted design solutions with attention paid to visually communicated detailed technical design features, aesthetics and functionality embedded within your design ideas.

Learning Goal 3

Evidence of your thinking procedure, testing and selection processes

Learning Goal 4

Visual communication of your final design

Subject Area/s

Technology

Prior learning needed

It would be an advantage to have taken a previous course in any of these subject areas: Art/DVC/Design and Textiles. Be creative and self managed. To have access and be able to use a sewing machine and overlocker (Textiles Prototype option)

Online learning technologies used

Zoom; Google Classroom

Duration

School Year

Course Start Date

07 Feb 2025

Course End Date

21 Nov 2025

Taught in

English

NZQA or NCEA based programme

Yes

Level/s

NCEA Level 2

Micro-credential

Standard No *	Standard title	credit value	Internal/External	Completion
91337 v3	Use visual communication techniques to generate design ideas	3	External
91341 v3	Develop a Spatial Design Through Graphics Practice.	6	Internal
91340 v4	Use the characteristics of a design movement or era to inform own design ideas	3	Internal
91343 v4	Use visual design techniques to compose a presentation of a design	4	Internal
91338 v3	Working Drawings to Communicate Technical Details of a Design	4	External

Access to: Drawing/art equipment Copying/digital/internet/computer facilities Material/components/textiles mannequin miniature or full scale (optional).

NetNZ (& VLNC) Exchange

Learning Exchange

1.00 placement

OR Cost

$1976.00

Class size

1 - 18