12PTEC

Level 2 Product Design Technology

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Norris.

This is a full year course in which students design and develop an innovative outcome based around electronics and using mixed materials for the construction. It will be covering areas such as:

- Research and design 

- Materials technology 

- Electronics 

- Advanced workshop skills 

- Computer Aided Design

The Year 12 students construct an outcome based on designs provided by the teacher. This outcome is a step up in technical content to the previous year and similarly can develop the designs but need to follow the overall structural dimensions of the product. They will also need to identify an aesthetic feature and structural feature that they are going to incorporate into their outcome. The students will need to produce a construction log book as they construct their outcome to demonstrate the quality control methods that they are applying to the build process.

The second project builds further on the previous years' experiences but allows the students more autonomy with their outcomes, which is based on the context of industrial design. They are to incorporate electronics into their design, which they can chose from a range of circuit boards. The assessment criteria requires the students to research, design and develop an outcome and produce a step by step plan of the processes that they implemented.

Note: This course leads to university entrance approved subjects.




Recommended Prior Learning

Reasonable success in Level 1 Materials Technology, Art or Graphics or at the discretion of the HoD.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Approximately $120.00 for equipment and materials.
We are grateful to families making voluntary payments to assist with course specific costs.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 16 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91344 v4
NZQA Info
Construction and Mechanical Technologies 2.20 - Implement advanced procedures using resistant materials to make a specified product with special features
6
6
6
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91351 v4
NZQA Info
Processing Technologies 2.60 - Implement advanced procedures to process a specified product
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91357 v3
NZQA Info
Generic Technology 2.4 - Undertake effective development to make and trial a prototype
6
6
6
6
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0