St Mary’s College (Wellington)
Level 1 Design Technology
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs N. Walden
If you can imagine it, you can make it! Design Technology projects are based on student passion and can use any form of technology available to them.
This course has an open entry, anyone who would like to take it can do so.
End of Year In Situ Project - My Passion
Year 11 Design Technology focuses on critical context project based learning. Any kind of material is used to create a physical outcome and digital technologies supports the theory work of the outcome. This is a 12 credit assessment with two internal achievement standards. The final outcome is a product intended for the student in collaboration with stakeholders. It is based on the student's passion. The outcome must be designed with a specific event, occasion or use in mind, with appropriate use of social media to enhance the outcomes .
For example students can create a skateboard deck design if they are into skateboarding and have a competition coming up soon. Students can construct a garment that they would like to wear to an event like a birthday party. Students can make Korowai that is then used as a gift as Toanga to special representatives of their whānau or school. Youtube is then used to create vlogging instructional videos on korowai construction. Student can create a product for example shoes or jewellery using 3D printing, 3D modelling software and Tinkercad. It can be worn to a special occasion. The student may attend a wedding and make the bridal tiara and bridesmaids fascinators.
Current projects include, headpiece design using 3D printing and various technological materials, Web site design, Jeans making, nail art, eco fashion, fashion illustration, harakeke and 3D printing.
Students can choose an optional External to gain endorsement which consists of a design portfolio of their passion work. This is worth 3 credits.
Start of Year Competition Project
Students are also given the opportunity to research and enter a competition. Examples of these are, The Hokanui Fashion Design awards, Light and Dark Photoshop skills competition, Eco Fashion runway awards, Stagequest, HETTANZ wearable art awards. This assessment is worth 4 credits and is internally assessed using the planning achievement standard.
Subject Overview
Term 2
Week 2, Competition Project Hand in
Term 4
Week 2 External portfolio due
Week 5/6 My Passion project due
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students are required to supply materials to complete prototypes.Eg Fabrics, wood, foam board ect
COURSE CONTRIBUTION- $30
The course fee covers all materials required to put the prototype together including glue, art supplies, threads, sandpaper 3D printing filament, and maintenance of all classroom machinery ect
Assessment Information
Ability to gain level 1 NCEAPathway
All Design Technology students have the opportunity to use work from their other subjects if it fits within the assignment context chossen by the students. Some examples of these include - Using Technology project managment to organise productions in drama, using thier art work to support their Design and Visual communication work.
Credit Information
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 3 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
External
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Disclaimer
All subject selections are provisional only and are subject to:
- meeting any course entry requirements
- minimum class sizes
- the availability of teaching staff
and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Learning Area for that subject.
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