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Design, Creativity and Technology Technology at WHS is taught at years 7 to 12. The program is designed to offer the students a broad range of subjects and to develop a wide range of practical and relevant skills, linked in with key knowledge. The practical classes are restricted to a maximum of 20 students and are organised by mixing home groups. In year 7 to 9 all technology subjects are 3 periods per week and of one semester duration. In addition students complete one challenge unit per year. Students in year 7 & 8 are rotated through the various technology subjects. An elective system operates in years 9 & 10 where students can select from a range of technology units. Each unit is semester long. Technology at VCE allows students to use increasingly complex production techniques and equipment and to apply the skills acquired in the middle years, to produce high quality products or technological systems. Year 7 and 8 3 Periods per week | Year 9 Electives 3 Periods per week | Year 10 Electives 9 Periods per fortnight | VCE Year 11 - 9 Periods per fortnight Year 12 - 10 Periods per fortnight | Challenge Units Year 7-9 One Unit per Year Semester Long 3 Periods per week | Students rotate through the various technology subjects over two years. Food Textiles Information Technology Directions Wood Horticulture | Students may select from: World Food Textiles Horticulture CAD Information Technology Wood Electronics | Students may select from: Digital Imaging Information Systems Information Processing CAD Food Styling Make a meal Design for an event (Textiles) Textiles Wood Electronics Horticulture | Students may select from: Design and Technology - Wood/Metal/Plastics/Textiles/Yarns/Fibres/Fabrics Information Processing and Management Food and Technology Systems Technology | Students may select from: Groovy Textiles Willi Iron Chef Boat Building Skate Decks Digital Photography The focus is on creative thinking and reflection |
Why study technology? The Design, Creativity and Technology domain focuses on the development of students’ skills in: - Posing problems.
- Working individually and in teams to develop innovative solutions in design and technology contexts.
- Applying imagination and lateral and critical thinking to generate possibilities.
- Applying the Elements and Principles of design to enhance their Design Work
- Developing appropriate Technological language.
- Developing and using Design and Technology skills, knowledge, and processes, including proposing, experimenting, learning from results and synthesising, to create new/improved products and/or systems.
- Developing their skills of Reflection, Research, Responding to feedback and using Evaluation criteria to modify work.
- Skilful and Effective Thinking.
- Using tools, equipment, materials/ingredients and systems components safely and creatively to make quality products and/or systems.
- Using increasingly complex production techniques and equipment.
- Using a variety of drawing and modelling techniques.
- Calculating quantities, sizes and/or expected outputs.
Ref: http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/essential/interdisciplinary/design/index.html
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