TERTIARY & CAREER PATHWAYS:
Architect, Builder, Carpenter, Civil Engineer, Construction Supervisor, Construction Worker, Draftsperson, Labourer, Town Planner, Project Manager.
Students will have the opportunity to develop design ideas using the design process and turn their idea into reality. Using fundamentals such as investigation, design, produce and evaluate the students will produce a small folio or work and project.
Learning Standards:
INVESTIGATING AND DESIGNING:
- Prepare a design brief for a variety of client groups to satisfy their needs
- Develop solutions to the design brief
- Identify a range of criteria for evaluating their products
PRODUCING:
- Carry out a range of processes accurately, consistently, safely and responsibly using a variety of complex tools and equipment
- Explain decisions about the suitability of the materials and techniques used
- Produce a production plan with logical sequences of production stages
- Make products and explain any modifications
ANALYSING AND EVALUATING:
- Evaluate the finished product using the previously established criteria
- Critically analyse the product and make appropriate suggestions for improvements
- Draw conclusions about the impact of their design on others
Assessment:
Assessment across the year will include a range of tasks such as:
- Investigating and Design
- Production: Student’s own Design
- Analysis and Evaluation: Journal entries, evaluation of product
- Workshop procedures
Contribution to class discussions and completion of class work will also be considered
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