13VAD

Year 13 Art Design

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs K. Saunders.

Contemporary culture is fascinated with the new and the different. Therefore, more than ever, employers are looking for innovative thinkers. Ākonga that are able to solve problems creatively has an edge in the job market. Our focus is on learning to interpret and communicate ideas and refine creative thinking skills.

Art Design encourages higher-order thought processes that are different from many traditional academic subjects. In Design, there is no one correct answer. Our ākonga analyse supplied briefs and produce their own unique solution. This type of creative problem-solving is a valuable skill that can be applied to a range of curriculum areas and future pathways. 

Year 13 Design is a specialist course that consolidates ākonga (students’) knowledge and understanding of practical skills (design conventions using a range of Adobe Creative Cloud applications) based on established practice. 

This course facilitates the development of independent work habits – transferable skills that can be utilised in other curriculum areas and in a wide range of tertiary courses and careers, whilst studying a subject that inspires and excites. This course will develop skills such as: 

  • communication, 
  • critical and creative thinking, 
  • problem-solving, 
  • the ability to research and analyse, 
  • adaptability, 
  • independence, and 
  • innovation.

Year 13 Design is structured to promote independent work habits and develop knowledge and skills chosen by our ākonga. This course is practical skills-based using contemporary established practice with an ākonga-defined proposal that links to an overall theme: Making a Positive Social Change. 

The course consists of one internal assessment (two achievement standards taught as one unit), and an external folio board. The internal assessment explores the set tasks of creating a series of promotional media: logo, minizine or double-page spread & large-scale poster design. 

The external folio continues to explore the theme - Making a Positive Social Change - to create a sequential body of work (3-panel folio board). Artwork/designs generated in the internal assessment art reworked, edited, and extended for the folio. Ākonga will decide on appropriate tasks to complete - previous examples have ranged from social media accounts, website design, clothing (artwork/type/design on clothing), menu design and packaging design.

Throughout this course, ākonga will have the opportunity to participate in public group art exhibitions: virtual galleries and offsite gallery locations.

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Exhibition: 2nd Act - Historic Village, People's Gallery.


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Students will need a BYOD device that can run Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Illustrator, Lightroom CC & Photoshop. Adobe Creative Cloud will be supplied for the duration of the course. Note a Chromebook cannot run these applications. iPads (with Apple pens) and DSLR cameras will be supplied to use in class.

Pathway

Year 13 Design (VAD) future pathway leads into a range of tertiary courses such as AUT Bachelor of Design (Fashion, Digital, Graphic, Product, Spatial, & Textile design), AUT Bachelor of Communication Studies (Advertising Creativity, Digital Media, Creative Industries), Massey Bachelor of Design (Fashion, Industrial, Photographic, Spatial, Textile & VCD Design), and Victoria Bachelor of Design Innovation.

Career Pathways

Assessment Information

NOTE: If you want to take more than one Level 3 Visual Arts course (a combination of Design, Photography and Painting) you must see Mrs Saunders, Leader of the Arts Curriculum, to discuss your learning journey prior to selecting your options.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91445 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91450 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice

Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines

Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91455 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Note that picking a course doesn't guarantee entry.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the year level dean or the Future Pathways team for support and guidance.