Digital Technologies (Programming Game Creation)
- Learning Area:
- Technology
- Year(s):
- 2021 - 2022
- Approx Cost:
- Students will need to have their own headphones
- Technology Requirements:
- A laptop is of benefit for this course
- Entry Recommendations:
Completion of any year 10 Digital Technologies an advantage. Suited for students who are confident in a wide range of common software.
- Course Outline:
This course is designed for students who have good computer skills, and who want to design computer programs to make games. It encourages students to apply their existing knowledge and expand their learning in context-based projects. Students will learn the skills and techniques required to make a quality computer game to satisfy end-user needs, while also considering relevant implications.
Topics likely to include:
- Developing Computer programming skills
- Databases
- Proposal development
- Iterative process to develop a digital outcome
- Working with end-users to determine their requirements and needs
- Project planning and management
Skills:
- Planning and documenting computer solutions to address a real world problem
- Creating simple computer programs
- Working with indexed data structures and/or functions
- Testing procedures and version control
- Computational Thinking and algorithm design
- Problem solving through the technological process
It is expected that students will engage with their projects beyond class time.
There is one internal NCEA Level 1 assessment in this course.
- Where Does It Lead:
Year 12 Digital Technologies (Programming) DTP201
- For further information see:
- Mrs Davey
In Year 9 students start the first year of their two year junior programme. Year 9 consists of two semesters (half year-long) with a combination of compulsory courses and option courses chosen by the students.
In Year 9 students will take 12 semester (half-year) courses that include:
a) Compulsory Courses - 2 semesters of Health & PE, Mathematics, Science, and one Semester of English and Social Studies. (the reverse happens in Year 10, the second year of the junior programme).
b) Option Courses - Four semesters of option courses (note: students choose 5 option courses in Year 10, the second year of the junior programme).
Year 10 students study five compulsory courses (English, Mathematics, Health & Physical Education, Science and Social Sciences) and six semester (half year) options (see individual course details). You can choose to do one semester course from a subject area eg: Drama - Part 1 or take two semester courses from a subject area, which is equivalent to a whole year course eg: Drama Part - 1 and Drama - Part 2. Pathways for all course at all levels are summarised on the Course Planning Chart.
A few Year 10 semester two courses require you to complete semester one first, before doing semester two.
Students won't be gaining Level 1 NCEA in Year 11. There will be up to one internal NCEA assessment per semester course, giving students the opportunity to gain approximately 45 credits but not the 80 needed for Level 1 NCEA. Some assessments maybe at Level 2 NCEA. These internal assessments will expose students to the way different subject areas assess NCEA in preparation for Year 12 and the completion of Level 2 NCEA.
Year 12 students study six year-long courses (see individual course details and Course Planning Chart). There are no compulsory courses, however, English and Mathematics are strongly recommended.
Students have the option of studying five courses. In such cases, students will be placed in the Independent Learning Project (ILP001) course, in addition to their five courses, so that they can be mentored and have their progress monitored.
Year 13 students study five year-long courses (see individual course details and Course Planning Chart) and have an Independent Study (IST). A sixth course can be selected in place of IST. Students have the option of studying four courses. In such cases, students will be placed in the Independent Learning Project (ILP001) course, in addition to their four courses, so that they can be mentored and have their progress monitored.
For students that are intending to gain University Entrance it is strongly recommended that they select at least four University Entrance approved courses. Refer to individual course details to check if a course is a University Entrance approved subject
Year 13 (IST) is independent, unsupervised learning that can take place at school or at home. Students are responsible for managing their work during this time.