Sample assessment outline Building and Construction General Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment type and Duration Assessment task weighting weighting Introduction to the Unit and workshop Student orientation to the course and facilities Semester 1 5% Task 1: Structural design for a residential backyard project Week 1–3 Design a structure to be constructed in a residential backyard; for example, cubby house, gazebo, garden arch, shade house Task 2: Drafting proposed structure Complete scaled working drawings Semester 1 3% Select materials Week 4–5 Estimate quantities, and prepare materials lists Construction plan Task 5: Evaluation Design Semester 1 2% Evaluate finished scale model of a residential backyard design 20% Week 10 Evaluate finished design, materials list and construction proposal Task 10: Drafting exercises Semester 2 3% Complete a range of theoretical and practical activities to develop experience in drafting: orthogonal, geometry; plan Week 2–3 reading and scaling Task 11: Integrated materials fabrication design project Semester 2 Design a project that uses a combination of materials from the syllabus 5% Week 4–5 OR Complete a design for a personal project that together skills learnt Semester 1 Task 16: Evaluation 2% Week 15 Construction of integrated materials fabrication design project
Sample assessment outline Building and Construction – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type and weighting Assessment weighting Duration Assessment task Design 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 1–3 Introduction to the Unit and workshop Student orientation to the course and facilities Task 1: Structural design for a residential backyard project Design a structure to be constructed in a residential backyard; for example, cubby house, gazebo, garden arch, shade house 3% Semester 1 Week 4–5 Task 2: Drafting proposed structure Complete scaled working drawings Select materials Estimate quantities, and prepare materials lists Construction plan 2% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 5: Evaluation Evaluate finished scale model of a residential backyard design Evaluate finished design, materials list and construction proposal 3% Semester 2 Week 2–3 Task 10: Drafting exercises Complete a range of theoretical and practical activities to develop experience in drafting: orthogonal, geometry; plan reading and scaling 5% Semester 2 Week 4–5 Task 11: Integrated materials fabrication design project Design a project that uses a combination of materials from the syllabus OR Complete a design for a personal project that together skills learnt 2% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 16: Evaluation Construction of integrated materials fabrication design project
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