DGP - Level 3
WELCOME TO NCEA LEVEL 3 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMMING
Philosophy: “Make amazing things and the credits will take care of themselves.”
~~~ OVERVIEW | Tirohanga ~~~
conduct a critical inquiry to propose a digital technologies outcomc
applying user experience methodologies to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome
develop a complex relational database using SQL databases for a computer program or website.
using complex design techniques to develop a digital outcome such as a website (using HTML/CSS and PHP ) OR computer program.
develop a complex electronics outcome.
using complex design tools to develop a website or computer program.
write a complex computer program in Python, JavaScript, C#, C++, PHP or Java for a complex outcome.
~~~ GETTING STARTED ~~~
Learn some background before you begin your projects
~~~ PATHWAYS ~~~
Level 3 course is designed to give you more of a choice. The aim is to take all that is needed to be learnt in level 3, as a Full Stack Projects. There are THREE pathways for this level:
Pathway 1
⚡Electronics Designer and Developer
Pathway 2
FULL STACK 🎮Game/📱GUI/🕸️Website Design and Development
Pathway 3
Term 1: 📱APP/🎮GAME Design and Dev, and Term 2 & 3: 🕸️Website Design and Dev w/ 📊Database
~~~ Assessment Standards Overview ~~~
Conduct an Inquiry
Conduct a critical inquiry to propose a digital technologies outcome
Game OR
GUI OR
Website OR
Electronics outcome
Always better to have a stakeholder.
~ 6 credits
Use UX to Design!
Use user experience methodologies to design your FIRST DESIGNS for your:
Game OR
GUI OR
Website
~ 3 credits
Design a complex Outcome!
Use iterative processes to design, develop and test your website or game.
Use Sprints and a Kanban Trello/Github Projects for any pathway chosen.
~ 6 credits
Develop a complex program!
Develop and test a coded program by breaking it down into manageable parts. Languages is your choosing but I do give my recommendations for pathways.
~ 6 credits
Develop a Complex Outcome!
Using complex techniques:
(1) Develop your website using HTML/CSS/PHP code OR
(2) Develop Sprites, Backdrops and Environments for a Game / GUI app
~ 4 credits
Manage Data!
Using SQL develop a database that can be used for your outcome! The Databases can be used for an outcome using .net/C#, PHP/mysql, Python/sql, etc.
~ 4 credits
Complex Electronics!
Develop and test an electronics outcome by ideitifying what is needed, breaking it down into manageable parts and designing the output.
~ 6 credits
DCAT* EXTERNAL!
Computer Science Concept: How well do you understand a computer science concept?
OR
Reflective Summary Report: Write a reflective summary report on the development of one of your digital outcomes.
*DCAT - Digital Computer Application Test sat usually at the beginning of term 4.
ASSESSMENT PLAN & SUBMISSIONS
Course Booklet
Course Booklet L3-Prog.pdf