Thames High School Thames High School

Digital Technologies Level 1

DTC1
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms C. Green.

Digital Technology Level 1

This course is based on Achievement Standards and can receive an NCEA Endorsement.

Digital Programming & Computer Science - Learn to write a program that collects data from sensors and provides information, testing and debugging. 

Digital Media – Developing an understanding of digital imaging and web design. Create a website using HMTL/CSS. Images resampled to be fast loading and appropriate size using Photoshop/Canva. 

Digital Information – Understanding the basic concepts of word processing, spread sheets, databases, electronic presentations and the integration of applications. Ensuring the document is of a high standard including text formatting, page formatting, merge documents, accuracy, and consistency. 

Usability - What does a website or computer application do to make it easy for the user? Describing and explaining the Human Computer Usability characteristics to allow users to feel comfortable to use a program or application.

Course Overview

Term 1
Digital Media – Developing an understanding of digital imaging and web design. Create a website using HMTL/CSS. Images resampled to be fast loading and appropriate size using Photoshop/Canva.

Term 2
Digital Programming & Computer Science - Learn to write a program that collects data from sensors and provides information, testing and debugging.

Term 3
Usability - What does a website or computer application do to make it easy for the user? Describing and explaining the Human Computer Usability characteristics to allow users to feel comfortable to use a program or application.

Develop a Digital Outcome (optional) External is also offered for those that would like to attepmt this.

Term 4
Digital Information – Understanding the basic concepts of word processing, spread sheets, databases, electronic presentations and the integration of applications. Ensuring the document is of a high standard including text formatting, page formatting, merge documents, accuracy, and consistency.

Learning Areas:

Technology


Pathway

Digital Applications Level 2, Digital Technologies Level 2



			


				






    

        
Disclaimer

        
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate
staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.