Hagley Community College Hagley Community College

11 Digital Technology (11DIT)

11DIT
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Vincent Brannigan.

Recommended Prior Learning

Entry Requirements

Students should have reached an appropriate level in computational thinking (PO5) and developing digital outcomes (P03) or entry will require approval from TIC 


11 Digital Technology

Make a positive difference in the world. Digital technologies drives innovation in industry, sciences, engineering, entertainment, and education.  This course introduces Digital Technology, laying the foundation for further studies in Web development, Computer Science, and Robotics.

 Course Components

  • Introduction to programming and algorithms using the Python programming language
  • Development of individual project
  • Investigation of human computer interaction and usability to enable you to evaluate other software and improve the design of your own

Course Overview

Term 1
Students will learn basic programing in the Python programming language. This will be assessed by A.S. 92004 v2 Digital Technologies 1.1 - Create a computer program. Assessed by Week 7 Term 2 .
This assessment involves creating a flexible and robust computer program to perform a specific task.
documenting the program with comments that clarify the purpose of code sections.
testing and debugging the program to ensure it works on expected and boundary cases.
testing and debugging the program to ensure it works on expected, boundary, and
invalid cases.
The computer program must:
• store at least two types of data in variables
• take input from a user, sensor, or another external source
• produce output
• use sequence, selection, and iteration control structures
• use data stored in a collection.

Term 2
A.S. 92004 v2 Digital Technologies 1.1 - Create a computer program. Assessed by Week 7 Term 2.
Students will learn how to use hypertext markup language and cascading style sheets and Usability to and design their own web site. The design will be documented and handed in for the external assessment A.S. 92004 v2
Candidates will answer prompts about:
• designing a digital technologies outcome that fits user requirements and is fit for purpose
• the design ideas they used
• the use of feedback to improve their design
• how the decisions made in the design process were necessary
• how the design outcome, or the process of designing the outcome, included either manaakitanga or kaitiakitanga.
Candidates will be required to provide five images of their design:
• one image showing their final design
• one image showing their design ideas
• one image showing examples of refining their design
• one image showing how feedback was used to improve their design

• one image of their design that they choose to use to support their discussion.

Term 3
Students will learn how to use hypertext markup language, cascading and usability testing style sheets to develop their own web site. This will be asseed with AS 92005: Develop a digital media outcome. Internally assessed end of Week 9 Term 3.

Term 4
AS 92006: Demonstrate understanding of usability in human-computer interfaces.
Level 1, 5 credits, externally assessed. Questions will be in short or extended answer format. Resources will be provided within the examination. Students will study an interface of their choice prior to the assessment.

Learning Areas:

Practical Design


Assessment Information

Possible Credits
External - 10 credits
Internal - 10 credits

Pathway

12 Computer Science (12CSI), 12 Electronics (12ELT)

Career Pathways

Project Manager, Information Technology Helpdesk/Support Technician, Systems Administrator, Information Technology Architect, Game Developer, User Experience Designer, Test Analyst, Network Administrator, Data Analyst, Scrum Master, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Software Developer, Electronics Engineer