Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Diploma in User Interface Design (Level 5)
Version
1
Qualification type
Diploma
Level
5
Credits
120
NZSCED
100501
Creative Arts > Graphic and Design Studies > Graphic Arts and
Design Studies
Qualification developer
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Next review
July 2018
Approval date
June 2015
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is for people wanting to gain general user
interface design skills and knowledge required to work in a
junior role in a digital/web design environment. It is designed
for people already employed or those who wish to be employed
in the digital/web design industry.
The digital/web design industry and creative and cultural sector
in Aotearoa New Zealand will benefit by having people trained
in general user interface design.
Graduates will be capable of assisting in the design and
production of user interface in web and other digital
environments.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
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Education pathway
The qualification provides a pathway from:
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Qualification Reference 2644
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Demonstrate practical and conceptual visual
communication and problem solving skills for designing
user interfaces.
Apply a range of current tools and principles used in the
design of applications.
Demonstrate effective use of a design process to meet
requirements of project briefs.
Analyse and evaluate own user interface design work and
the work of others.
Self-manage user interface project briefs within defined
guidelines.
Self-manage, work collaboratively, and demonstrate basic
leadership skills within a digital design team.
Operate professionally in a user interface design
environment.
National Certificate in Educational Achievement
(NCEA) Level 3 [Ref: 1039]
New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and
Design (Level 3) [Ref: 2628]
New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and
Design (Level 4) [Ref: 2629]
New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design
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(Level 3) [Ref: 2626]
New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design
(Level 4) [Ref: 2627]
New Zealand Certificate in Computing
(Advanced User) Level 4 [Ref: 2593]
New Zealand Certificate in Creativity Level 4
[Ref: 2869]
Graduates of this qualification may wish to undertake further
tertiary study at diploma or degree level in the fields of web
design and development, or creative arts.
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and
knowledge for a junior role in user interface design, such as
web development, software development, or mobile application
development within industries.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by any education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act
1989 to deliver a programme leading to the award of this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification
will display the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)
logo and may also include the name or logo of the qualification
developer and/or the awarding body.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All tertiary education organisations (TEOs) either arranging
training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the
qualification are required to participate with the qualification
developer in a scheduled consistency process, in accordance
with published national guidelines.
This will involve reviewing evidence associated with
graduates’ achievement of outcomes, establishing a periodic
cycle for a review focus for the external consistency review,
and agreeing acceptable standards and/or benchmarks for
qualification outcome achievement, and areas for
improvement.
Standard evidence for programme providers may include:
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Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
assessment information leading to the
achievement of the graduate outcomes
a portfolio of student work relating to the
qualification and the annual review focus requirements
graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback
on outcome achievement
TEO moderation outcomes which may include
moderation/benchmarking across common programmes
relevant External Evaluation and Review (EER)
data.
The minimum standard of achievement required for the award
of the qualification is the achievement of all the graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile.
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
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Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
Nil.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
The programme design, including assessment, must reflect the
interconnectedness of graduate outcomes and the norms of
web design industry practices.
Prior to enrolment, candidates must have completed a Level 3
qualification in a related field or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Programmes may be developed based on Māori principles and
values, and are intended to enable Wānanga to meet
obligations under the Education Act (1989, section
162(4)(b)(iv)).
All tertiary education organisations offering programmes
leading to this qualification must maintain currency with
amendments to, and replacement of, relevant legislation,
regulations, rules, and Australian/New Zealand Standards.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include:
Demonstrate practical and
conceptual visual
communication and problem
solving skills for designing
user interfaces.
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Selection and application of appropriate problem
solving methods.
Demonstration of User Centred Design (UCD).
Credits 10
2
Apply a range of current tools
and principles used in the
design of applications.
Credits 25
3
Programmes must include:
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Demonstrate effective use of
a design process to meet
requirements of project briefs.
Programmes must include:
Credits 30
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4
Use of graphic manipulation software.
Usability tools.
HTML/CSS layout to demonstrate the constraints
and advantages of web client side coding.
Analyse and evaluate own
user interface design work
and the work of others.
Ideation – research, analysis of research,
incorporate feedback.
Development – initial and developed concepts,
trials or testing; final result that meets the brief.
Practise with an understanding of the
implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for arts and design in
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Programmes must include the basic use of underpinning theory
such as User Centred Design (UCD) theory and usability
principles.
Credits 20
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5
Self-manage user interface
project briefs within defined
guidelines.
Programmes must include the use of project management
tools.
Credits 10
6
Self-manage, work
collaboratively, and
demonstrate basic leadership
skills within a digital design
team.
Programmes must include assignment and overseeing of roles
within a team project.
Credits 10
7
Operate professionally in a
user interface design
environment.
Credits 20
Qualification Reference 2644
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Programmes must include:
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Ethics, copyright and intellectual property.
Presentation of work for critique.
Communication skills.
Self-promotion through the development of a
body of work.
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