Sample assessment outline Engineering Studies ATAR Year 11 – Unit 1 and Unit 2 Semester 1 Assessment When/ type and task Assessment task duration weighting weighting Introduction to unit and course outline Task 1: Design project one Term 1 5% Using a design process Weeks 1–2 determine design brief investigate and develop ideas Task 2: Investigate materials and components research materials and components suitable for the development of a solution Design Term 1 10% 3–5 research forms of energy 30% determine form of energy suitable for the project Task 3: Developing a solution for project one Term 1 10% through annotated pictorial drawings of ideas to a final drawn proposal Weeks 6–7 calculations to estimate design function Term 2 Task 7: Evaluation of completed project one 5% Week 6 Written report on and photographs of completed product Task 4: Pre-production working drawings detailed orthogonal drawings – 5% lists of materials, parts and components Term 1 develop production plan on a timeline 8–10 Production Task 5: Pre-production skills 40% Develop production skills; apply safety and practice task/s to develop practical hand and machine skills. 5% Modelling or prototype. Term 2 Task 6: Manufacture of proposed project one 30% prepared production plan, materials and available equipment; record of progress. Weeks 1–5 Term 2 Examination Task 8: Semester 1 examination of approximately 2 hours, using a modified examination design brief from – 30% Examination the Year 12 syllabus 30% weeks 7–8 Total 100% Semester 2
Sample assessment outline Engineering Studies – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Semester 1 type and weighting Assessment task weighting When/ duration Assessment task Design 30% 5% Term 1 Weeks 1–2 Introduction to unit and course outline Task 1: Design project one Using a design process determine design brief investigate and develop ideas 10% Term 1 3–5 Task 2: Investigate materials and components research materials and components suitable for the development of a solution research forms of energy determine form of energy suitable for the project 10% Term 1 Weeks 6–7 Task 3: Developing a solution for project one through annotated pictorial drawings of ideas to a final drawn proposal calculations to estimate design function 5% Term 2 Week 6 Task 7: Evaluation of completed project one Written report on and photographs of completed product Production 40% 5% Term 1 8–10 Task 4: Pre-production working drawings – detailed orthogonal drawings lists of materials, parts and components develop production plan on a timeline 5% Task 5: Pre-production skills Develop production skills; apply safety and practice task/s to develop practical hand and machine skills. Modelling or prototype. 30% Term 2 Weeks 1–5 Task 6: Manufacture of proposed project one prepared production plan, materials and available equipment; record of progress. Examination 30% 30% Term 2 Examination weeks 7–8 Task 8: Semester 1 examination – of approximately 2 hours, using a modified examination design brief from the Year 12 syllabus Total 100% Semester 2
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