To support you in your learning we have 1 "lesson" and 1 "tutorial" a week - the video explains how this works.
The course is targeted towards programming and requires hard work. It is very rewarding, though and many previous students have gone on to study this subject at university or polytechnic.
It will take at least 4 or 5 hours of your time each week - more during the project phase.
In this course you will learn:
The above three topics are wrapped up in to a big project that will start at the end of Term 1 and last the whole of Term 2.
There is also an external assessment that takes place in Term 3/4 where you can show your knowledge of an area of computer science, or reflect on your project that you carried out earlier in the year.
A total of 19 credits is possible for motivated learners; internally assessed credits 15, externally assessed credits 3 or possibly 6.
https://youtu.be/7pBa5IN7HvE video below the table.
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Introductory taster module
Learning and skills for your project
Project (3.8) +
Programming (3.7)
The programming option may also have at L3 UX (3.2)
Externals
Computer science (3.9)
AND/OR reflective analysis of your project
(3.10)
Externals are CAT tests held in school time sometime at the end of T3 or …
The beginning of T4
Credits available
Level 3 Programming - Programming 3.7 (6 credits) + project 3.8 (6 credits) + one of the externals (3 credits) totals 15 credits. Incorporating UX 3.2 (3 credits) gives a total of 18 credits, including 15 internals (UE).
3.9 contributes toward the writing component of UE literacy requirements.
How the subject standard numbers (3.1, 3.2 etc) map to the NZQA standard numbers is shown in this matrix.
The standards themselves are available on NZQA’s website - Level 3.
The 3 videos below give a more detailed explanation of the course.