NCEA Level 2 Visual Arts Design
12DES Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr G. Lindsay.
Recommended Prior LearningMinimum 10 credits in Level 1 Visual Arts.
Design students will learn to solve clearly defined design problems. They will develop an awareness of existing Art and Design practice and apply it to solutions shown in drawings, notes, models and finished work.
Students will produce work, presented in a folio, and assignments on a range of themes. The course is assessed through achievement standards that cover the curriculum with total credits of 20.
A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.
Course Overview
Term 1
Week 8 first internal is due
Term 2
Week 8 second internal is due
Term 3
Week 10 the external is due
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
It is recommended students pay the subject charge of $40. This covers the cost of all the take home materials used in the course and a yearly license fee for Photoshop. Photoshop would be installed on a personal computer.
1x A3 clearfile.
Students are expected to pay for their own printing costs.