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Unit of Study DES10639 - Integrated Technology Project (2017)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    Students will be required to complete a minimum of 40 hours in a school TAS department by the end of the unit.

Unit description

Requires students to integrate and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and creativity developed and documented throughout their degree. Students design, plan and manufacture at least one major technology design project reflective of their chosen major teaching areas, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills, WHS and risk management, together with an understanding of the ways in which documentation needs to be developed to demonstrate the design, manufacture and evaluation processes for major design projects. Students will make an oral presentation of their culminating project and prepare and submit their TAS resource folder, compiled across their degree.

Unit content

1. Briefing regarding the requirements for the unit and project(s)

  • requirements regarding technological, practical, safety, folio and risk management knowledge and skills
  • requirements regarding the integration of specialisation knowledge, skills and techniques in the design project 
  • requirements regarding documentation

2. Preparation of TAS resource folio

3. Individual consultation and mentoring as required regarding major technology design project(s) (reflecting the student's chosen major teaching areas)

4. Oral presentation skills and strategies 

5. Presentation of the TAS integrated resource folio and culminating project

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 design, plan and manufacture at least one major technology design project reflective of Design and Technology and their chosen major teaching areas
2 demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills and understanding of WHS and risk management
3 document appropriately the design, manufacture and evaluation processes for a culminating design project
4 demonstrate oral presentation skills
5 provide video evidence that the submitted major design project is all their own work
6 present a strong TAS resource folder demonstrating their readiness to enter the teaching profession.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. design, plan and manufacture at least one major technology design project reflective of Design and Technology and their chosen major teaching areas
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills and understanding of WHS and risk management
    • GA4:
  3. document appropriately the design, manufacture and evaluation processes for a culminating design project
    • GA2:
    • GA6:
  4. demonstrate oral presentation skills
    • GA6:
  5. provide video evidence that the submitted major design project is all their own work
    • GA6:
  6. present a strong TAS resource folder demonstrating their readiness to enter the teaching profession.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.