Structure of the syllabus The Year 12 syllabus is divided into two units which are delivered as a pair. The notional time for the pair of units is 110 class contact hours. Unit 3 Students develop an understanding of the elements and fundamentals of design and consider human factors involved in the design, production and use of their projects. They develop creative thinking strategies and work on design projects within specified constraints. Students learn about the classification and properties of a variety of materials and make appropriate materials selection for design needs. Students learn about manufacturing and production skills and techniques. They develop the skills and techniques appropriate to the materials being used and gain practice in planning and managing processes through the production of design project. They learn about risk management and ongoing evaluation processes. Unit 4 Students learn about the nature of designing for a client, target audience or market. Students apply an understanding of the elements and fundamentals of design and consider human factors involved in their design projects. Students learn about the nature, properties and environmental impacts related to a variety of materials and production techniques. They develop creative thinking strategies, work on design projects within specified constraints and consider the environmental impacts of recycling of materials. Students extend their understanding of safe working practices and contemporary manufacturing techniques and develop the knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage the processes of designing and manufacturing. Each unit includes: a unit description – a short description of the focus of the unit defined contexts – a particular context in which a student can be enrolled. Three different contexts have been defined in this course: Metal Textiles Wood. Students can enrol in more than one context in this course. The course units in each context have different codes. unit content – the content to be taught and learned students will study the unit common content and the content of their chosen defined context. Organisation of content The course content is organised into common content and context specific content. Students must study all of the common content and at least one of the contexts.
Structure of the syllabus The Year 12 syllabus is divided into two units which are delivered as a pair. The notional time for the pair of units is 110 class contact hours. Unit 3 Students develop an understanding of the elements and fundamentals of design and consider human factors involved in the design, production and use of their projects. They develop creative thinking strategies and work on design projects within specified constraints. Students learn about the classification and properties of a variety of materials and make appropriate materials selection for design needs. Students learn about manufacturing and production skills and techniques. They develop the skills and techniques appropriate to the materials being used and gain practice in planning and managing processes through the production of design project. They learn about risk management and ongoing evaluation processes. Unit 4 Students learn about the nature of designing for a client, target audience or market. Students apply an understanding of the elements and fundamentals of design and consider human factors involved in their design projects. Students learn about the nature, properties and environmental impacts related to a variety of materials and production techniques. They develop creative thinking strategies, work on design projects within specified constraints and consider the environmental impacts of recycling of materials. Students extend their understanding of safe working practices and contemporary manufacturing techniques and develop the knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage the processes of designing and manufacturing. Each unit includes: a unit description – a short description of the focus of the unit defined contexts – a particular context in which a student can be enrolled. Three different contexts have been defined in this course: Metal Textiles Wood. Students can enrol in more than one context in this course. The course units in each context have different codes. unit content – the content to be taught and learned students will study the unit common content and the content of their chosen defined context. Organisation of content The course content is organised into common content and context specific content. Students must study all of the common content and at least one of the contexts.