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Unit description
Focuses on the development of knowledge, understanding and application of Technologies context content found across Technologies subjects of the Australian, or localised curriculum. The intention of this unit is to develop to an introductory level and understanding of the four contexts of: • Food and Fibre • Digital Technologies; • Engineering Principles & Systems, and • Materials Technologies Whilst the structure and application of this content is to serve food and fibre solutions, to address both Food and Fibre specialisations for accreditation, the knowledge, skills and understanding of all four contexts are applied using a design framework to a foundational level. To support the development of practical skills and safe product development, there is a compulsory intensive workshop requirement attached to this unit.
Unit content
Module 1: The ecological role of fibre
Module 2: Understanding, applying knowledge and designing with fibre
Module 3: Managing the design and production of fibre projects
Module 4: The ecological role of food
Module 5: Understanding, applying knowledge and designing with food
Module 6: Food project management, realisation and testing in a secondary school context
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | understand the structure of, management and teaching of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and localised Technologies courses and how they relate to the work of designers, the processes they follow, and the factors that influence their decisions |
| 2 | discuss the characteristics and properties of a range of materials used in the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and the NSW Technology Mandatory Years 7 & 8 course and how they relate to the work of designers, the processes they follow, and the factors that influence their decisions |
| 3 | demonstrate skills in literacy and numeracy, digital technologies, ICTs and other methods to design, produce graphic representations and use software applications appropriate to developing designed solutions |
| 4 | explain WHS issues and demonstrate knowledge of and thinking skills in the responsible selection and safe use of materials, tools and techniques related to current and emerging digital technologies and design and technologies |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- understand the structure of, management and teaching of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and localised Technologies courses and how they relate to the work of designers, the processes they follow, and the factors that influence their decisions
- discuss the characteristics and properties of a range of materials used in the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and the NSW Technology Mandatory Years 7 & 8 course and how they relate to the work of designers, the processes they follow, and the factors that influence their decisions
- demonstrate skills in literacy and numeracy, digital technologies, ICTs and other methods to design, produce graphic representations and use software applications appropriate to developing designed solutions
- explain WHS issues and demonstrate knowledge of and thinking skills in the responsible selection and safe use of materials, tools and techniques related to current and emerging digital technologies and design and technologies
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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