LEVEL: Stage 1
SACE Credits: 10 credits
LENGTH: One Semester
Recommended background: Year 10 CAD Graphics preferred but not essential.
Content:
This course has elements of product design and mechanical engineering, allowing opportunities for students to pursue design areas that are most relevant to their futures. This course offers students a pathway into industries such as engineering, architecture, industrial design, manufacturing, interior design or a trade. Using the latest 3D modelling programs students develop their skills with 3D modelling and the production of engineering drawings as part of the product design process. Students also develop skills using FEA and Fluid Design, tools that allow products to be virtually tested before manufacture. Students engage in the design process and produce written folios that include investigations into materials, production techniques and product design.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Students demonstrate evidence of learning through the following assessment types:
Skills Tasks: 30%
Design Folio: 20%
Product/Practical: 50%
Leads to: Stage 1 CAD Graphics B (Digital Communication Solutions) and Stage 2 CAD Graphics (Digital Communication Solutions)