YEAR 13 Status
AS 91630 Resolve a product design through graphics practice. (6 credits – internal) AS 91631 Produce working drawings to communicate production details for a complex design. (6 credits – internal)
Optional
Design &Visual Communication at Level 1 or Level 2 is recommended.
Prerequisites
Periods per week Five Description This course places an emphasis on individual solutions to problems selected from architecture, engineering or media design and the comprehensive and precise graphic communication of this information. Emphasis is placed on students selecting and using the most appropriate methods for communicating their designs, consistently using high quality presentation skills and having a good understanding of the aspects of function and aesthetics, and the application of these in their design solutions. Students can choose their methods of presentation comprising portfolio, design sketches, working drawings, models, mockups, art and design, photography, computer aided design, animation. Candidates for this course are expected to have completed the Level 2 DVC course successfully. Students who wish to take Year 13 DVC without successfully completing the Level 2 course will find the work demanding and must seek prior approval from the HoD Design & Technology. Assessment A course of approximately 18 credits will be offered from a selection of the following standards. Students will have the opportunity to select the standards they wish to study for depending on their prospective career directions. Those intending to study architecture would most likely select standards based on spatial design whereas those intending to study engineering, industrial or product design would base their selection on product design. AS 91627 Initiate design ideas through exploration. (4 credits – external) AS 91628 Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome. (6 credits – internal) AS 91629 Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice. (6 credits – internal)
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