Year: 11 (Stage 1)- Elective
Length: Semester (10 SACE Credits)
Contact Person: Ben Seymon
Recommended Background: Year 10 Metalwork
Content: In Design, Technology and Engineering students use the design and realisation process to engineer solutions for the development of products or systems.
Students:
- Learn and apply skills, processes and techniques to manufacture an Arc Welded Vice.
- Learn about and test material properties and characteristics to make informed choices to create and manufacture an RHS MIG Welded Table.
- Learn to create a design brief that provides the basis for the development of potential solutions to design problems.
- Review design features, processes, materials and production techniques to assist with the realisation of the solution.
A solution in this subject is an outcome of the design and realisation process in relation to the chosen context.
- Apply appropriate skills, processes, procedures and techniques whilst implementing safe work practices in the creation of the solution.
Assessment: Students are assessed using the SACE Performance Standards. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
- Assessment Type 1: Specialised Skills Task
- Assessment Type 2: Design Folio
Additional Charges: A fee applies to participate in this subject in addition to the CHS Materials and Service charges. This fee is for the standard Vice and Table Individual costings for extension projects and approximate cost is $30.
A limited class size applies to this subject.