Design & Technology / Metal

Duration: 
Semester
Compulsory: 
No

This is a hands on practical based course the promotes the development of Engineering and STEM skills. Practical skill exercises will help develop the knowledge and understanding required to make design solutions to a design brief. The use of composite materials and new technologies will also be explored.

Fabrication skills include gas welding, MIG and Arc welding and the use of hand, power and machine tools.

Machining skills include accurate use of the metal lathe and hand tools.

Planning and organizing a task together with the safe use of tools and equipment are an essential component of the course.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment in each area is based on the ACARA Achievement Standards

  • Knowledge and Understanding
  • Processes and Production Skills

Assessment Type include:

Assessment tasks, practical work, and analysis of work completed.

THRIVE • RESPECT • INTEGRITY

We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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