Scotch College

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Electronics [Semester Unit] Year 10 — 2010

Rationale

Design and Technology seeks to develop both the intellect and the skills through the processes of designing, producing and evaluating. Central to these tasks is the acquiring and developing the knowledge and ability to solve problems through the use of technology such as electronics. Integrated with the learning experiences will be the skill and ability to communicate effectively in writing, speaking, sketching and drawing about the processes of designing and making in electronics. It is a course that assumes prior experience and skills at Year 7 and 8 but boys who have a particular interest are encouraged.

Student Outcomes

• To further introduce the boys in each class to the nature of electronics in modern society and its usefulness in solving control problems
• To give the boys the opportunity to design and make electronic circuits.
• To work with confidence in a technical place with regard for health and safety.
• More complex practical projects involving a variety of both analogue and digital components which will teach a range of skills and content to do with circuit design, component compatibility, testing, fault diagnosis, tools and machines
• To reflect on processes, evaluate success and suggest improvements after testing.
• Design folio for each project.
• Research assignments.

Course Content

Digital Electronics: Students will be working with programmable IC’s and kits that have been developed by our department in order to gain an understanding of modern electronics.

Logic Probe: Students will make a logic probe for circuit testing and design and build a housing for it.

Further Robotics: A more advanced robot kit will be made and re-programmed.

CAD/CAM: Students will be introduced to working with computer aided design and computer aided manufacture.

ICT Skills

Using a PC the students will complete some of their folio research using web browsers.

The boys will use ProDeskTop to produce 2D and 3D images of their solutions for presentation and for working drawings. Control of machines for electronics using the computer, for example programming traffic lights and programming chips for digital electronics.

Assessment

• Class work
• Homework
• Research Assignment
• Examination