Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91369 about?

Accepted Answer

You need to show you understand the complex ideas and tools used to create digital media like websites, videos, images and printed designs. This means explaining the tools and techniques used, the standards and rules that apply, how to manage files and assets properly, and the legal and ethical issues involved. You'll need to back this up by discussing why certain choices were made and how they affected the final product's quality.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91369?

Accepted Answer

1. Explain how advanced tools and techniques (such as HTML/CSS coding, image editing, video effects, or print design software) were used to create, edit and combine your digital media outcome 2. Explain the standards and conventions (technical rules and guidelines) that apply to your type of media and how you followed them 3. Explain how you managed your files and assets effectively—naming them sensibly, organizing folders, and using compressed versions where needed 4. Explain the legal, ethical and moral issues relevant to your work—such as copyright, licensing, creative commons, attribution, and privacy 5. Explain what testing and quality-checking you did to make sure your outcome met the specifications and requirements

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91369?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You explain what tools and techniques you used, what standards applied, how you managed files, what ethical issues mattered, and what testing you did. Merit: You discuss why you chose those specific tools and techniques and how they improved your outcome, plus you discuss both the good and bad sides of following the standards and conventions you used. Excellence: You evaluate how using the tools, techniques, standards and conventions actually affected the quality of what you made, and you explain how standards and conventions connect to the legal, ethical and moral issues involved.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91369?

Accepted Answer

1. Students describe what they did without explaining why those choices mattered or how they improved the final product. 2. Missing coverage of legal, ethical and moral considerations—this is a required element that cannot be skipped. 3. Not discussing the implications or importance of standards, conventions, asset management or testing—just listing what was done instead.

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