Design (Photography) General

Nathan WoodMarch 9, 2018December 7, 2018

The goals of the Design ATAR course are to facilitate a deeper understanding of how design works, and how ideas, beliefs, values, attitudes, messages and information are effectively communicated to specific audiences with specific intentions or purposes via visual media forms. This course aims to achieve these goals by exposing students to a variety of communication forms and a thorough exploration of design.

Design projects allow students to demonstrate their skills and understandings of design principles and processes, to analyse problems and possibilities, and to devise innovative strategies within the design context of Photography. In this course, students develop a competitive edge for current and future industry and employment markets. This course also emphasises the scope of design in professional and trade-based industries allowing students to maximise vocational and/or university pathways.

Year 11

In this context, design may use analogue and/or digital photographic systems and/or digital media.

The Year 11 syllabus is divided into two units, each of one-semester duration, which are typically delivered as a pair. The notional time for each unit is 55 class contact hours.

Unit 1 – Design Fundamentals

The focus of this unit is to introduce design process and practice. Students learn that design can be used to provide solutions to design problems and communication needs.

Unit 2 – Personal Design

The focus of this unit is to introduce design process and practice. Students learn that design can be used to provide solutions to design problems and communication needs.

Assessments

Production
70%
Extended production project in response to a design brief. Students investigate, explore ideas and follow a design process, collating evidence of choices and solutions. This will be completed in a format suitable for presentation to the client.
Response
30%
Students apply their knowledge and skills in responding to a series of stimuli or prompts related to the unit content, including the extended production project. Responses can include short answers, oral presentation, multimodal presentation, flowcharts and diagrams.

Year 12

In this context, design may use analogue and/or digital photographic systems and/or digital media.

The Year 12 syllabus is divided into two units, which are delivered as a pair. The notional time for the pair of units is 110 class contact hours.

Unit 3 – Product Design

The focus for this unit is product design. Students learn that the commercial world is comprised of companies, requiring consumer products, services and brands for a particular audience.

Unit 4 – Cultural Design

The focus for this unit is cultural design. Students learn that society is made up of different groups of people who share diverse values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and needs, and that different forms of visual communication transmit these values and beliefs.

Assessments

Production
65%
Extended production project in response to a design brief. Students investigate, explore ideas and follow a design process, collating evidence of choices and solutions. This will be completed in a format suitable for presentation to the client.
Response
20%
Students apply their knowledge and skills in responding to a series of stimuli or prompts related to the unit content, including the extended production project. Responses can include short answers, oral presentation, multimodal presentation, flowcharts and diagrams.
Externally Set Task
15%
A written task or item or set of items of one-hour duration developed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority and administered by the school.

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