NCEA Level 3 Design & Visual Communication (DVC)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr N. Kozuls.
This course is useful if you are planning a career in Architecture, the Building Industry, Engineering or Design. It teaches students the basic practices of design from conceptual ideas to a final concept that addresses a design brief.
The student will study and present material on:
1. Initiating design ideas through exploration. This will involve the idealisation of objects and images. They then extend ideas through further interrogation.
2. Spatial Design, where the influences of the environment and people are looked at during a design process. Constraints and opportunities are addressed.
3. Presentation and presentation techniques.
Recommended Prior Learning
Entry criteria: Minimum of 14 credits in L2 DVC.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
DVC drawing kit approximately $60 purchased from Rosmini school stationary. Students will be asked to donate for specialist paper/pens- Approximately $5
Pathway
Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design, Landscape Design, Draughtsman, Builder and Construction.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
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
Rosmini College's timetable is student-driven and a new timetable is generated each year based on student subject selection. Unfortunately, while we do our best to avoid them, timetabling clashes may still occur and a few students may be required to choose an alternative subject option.
The 2025 timetable, including the number of classes in each subject and staffing allocations, is created based on student selections made in 2024. Because of this, changing subjects at the beginning of 2025 may not be possible. Please, make your subject choices carefully.