Technology education
Mr R Greaves
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to discuss the philosophy of school technology; use the knowledge and skills gained in many curriculum areas to design and undertake practical investigations of intellectual problems; use a variety media to report the outcomes of practical investigations of problems.
Synopsis The philosophy of school technology as the application of knowledge and skills to solve problems generated by students or posed by teacher. Extension of repertoire of practical skills to include woodworking, metalwork, electrical wiring, use of computer interface in the control of models. The development of suitable intellectual problems which can be solved by practical investigations; the theory behind such problems. The use of report writing skills to describe the nature of the investigation and its result.
Assessment Examination: 30%
* Assignment: 70%
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