Scotch College

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Year 7 – 2011

Rationale

The focus and intent of this area of study is to introduce students to the foundations of design and production in a technological context.

Course content

The semester course is comprised of three areas:

1. Foundation Skills: Workshop Safety, Design and Communication Graphics, Basic Fabrication Skills and, Computer-aided Drawing and Manufacture

2. Applications 1: Resistant Materials and Processes

3. Applications 2: Electronics Theory and Assembly

The applications are approached via a number of carefully chosen design tasks in the area. Boys are introduced to the essential elements of the design process. They also acquire specific skills in electronics and working with wood, metal and plastics.

Design and production tasks include:

• A useful portable storage box

• A flashing warning lamp

• An audible alarm

Using hand tools, power tools and simple machines, each student will work with electronic components, manufactured wood products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, thermo and thermo-setting plastics, adhesives, finishes, fittings and fixing devices.  Processes including CAD/CAM, joining materials, Vacuum-forming and Blow-forming are experienced and applied in the production process.  

It is intended that completed projects will be taken home and used by the boys.

Assessment

Design tasks will be assessed on the content and quality of finished products and upon the demonstrated understanding of concepts.