Year: 10 – Elective
Length: Semester
Contact Person: Dan Bradley
Content: This course builds on, and utilises student’s knowledge of, and experience with, the design process in Years 8 and 9. The course is arranged in terms of a series of design briefs to introduce topics that students will be exposed to in the senior Design curriculum. Students explore a range of design areas – graphic, product and environmental. They begin to use the design process in a more sophisticated manner and focus on solving problems and evaluating solutions. Design theory explores the role and function of design, analysing design products in terms of form and function, and the relationship between client, designer and consumer. Theory work is primarily embedded into practical units, but some formal analysis of design will be undertaken.
Year 10 Design focuses on preparing students for the standards required for the study of Visual Arts-Art and Design in Years 11 and 12. Assessment tasks incorporate analytical, reflective and practical elements. Students develop a folio that presents their skills, understandings and achievement.
Assessment: Students are assessed using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.