L3DTE

Level 3 Digital Technology 2025

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Rowena Bullock.

This course focuses on developing complex knowledge and skills in the areas of Programming and Digital Design and Digital Media. A year-long programme of work can follow student’s personal inquiry project. 

Students investigate a real-world issue of their choice. They complete all internals based on this issue, within the context of United Nations Sustanable Development goals.  

Digital Design: Students create a design for a digital media outcome while applying user experience methodologies.  This design then forms the basis of the outcome created for Achievement Standard 91909.

Digital Media: Students create a digital outcome using complex skills with Agile and User Experience methodologies. Ethical implications are examined and applied in all digital outcomes. The outcome addresses their chosen issue.

Programming and Computational Thinking: Students develop complex skills in ‘Python’ programming, with GUI and learn to follow conventions within this language.  The programme outcome addresses their chosen issue.

External (DCAT) Exam: Students sit a Common Assessment task (early in Term 4) as a reflection of the digital outcomes they created throughout the year.

Those students who wish to enter Scholarship will have the opportunity to do so. This requires a written, reflective report based on their technological experiences throughout the year and work completed during weekly scholarship workshops.


View Level 3 Digital Technology video here

Recommended Prior Learning

Level 2 Digital Technology, or at the discretion of the Teacher in Charge of Digital

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 19
External Assessed Credits: 3
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91901 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.2 - Apply user experience methodologies to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91903 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.4 - Use complex techniques to develop a digital media outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91906 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.7 - Use complex programming techniques to develop a computer program


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91907 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.8 - Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91909 v1
NZQA Info

Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko 3.10 - Present a reflective analysis of developing a digital outcome


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

  • Availability of all courses is subject to student numbers and staffing
  • Some courses will not be available if numbers are too small 
  • Some classes may be combined by Year level (e.g. Year 11 and 12 in one class) if numbers do not make separate classes viable 
  • It may not be possible to accommodate all choices and combinations of subjects 
  • Parents/Caregivers and students need to satisfy themselves that a chosen course meets the student’s goals for the following year and beyond