Level 3 Technology - Textiles
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss H. Duncan.
This course covers an introduction to the skills required to independently follow and execute an advanced sewing pattern.
Students will learn advanced construction skills, pattern reading, design illustration, researching design origins and technological modelling.
There will be the opportunity to enter design competitions toward the latter half of the year and work on developing portfolios for tertiary applications.
Beyond physical sewing skills, in this course students will investigate the following: introductions to the textiles pipeline, sustainability and ethics throughout the textiles pipeline, career pathways in textiles.
Students will aim to complete one garment using an advanced pattern and complex techniques.
Once finished their garment and book work, students are free to use their remaining time in this class to explore new techniques and make an unmarked garment of their choosing.
Course Overview
Term 1
Pattern adaptions and prototyping
Term 2
Procedures: practical project outcomes
Term 3
Technological modelling external report
Term 4
Photoshoot and exhibition work
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
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NZQA Info
Generic Technology 3.3 - Develop a conceptual design considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense
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Generic Technology 3.4 - Develop a prototype considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense
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Construction and Mechanical Technologies 3.21 - Implement complex procedures using textile materials to make a specified product
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Construction and Mechanical Technologies 3.26 - Draft a pattern to interpret a design for a garment
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Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 30
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.
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