What is it and why should I do it?
Product Design and Technology Technologies is about designing and making things in an era of user experience and sustainability, both individually and collaboratively. You will be able to explore This subject offers a unique focus on creativity through the development and production of innovative and ethical products. Exploring your creativity while developing really handy skills in organisation, planning and communication skills. In Unit 1, you will work on the sustainable modification or improvement of an existing product. In Unit 2, you will work collaboratively in teams to design, develop and make a product or range of products. You will also investigate . You will be exploring and making in both Units 1&2, and investigating how others go about designing and making so your work is influenced by others and not done in isolation.
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Some images of jewellery made by middle school students at Princes Hill.
What will I do in class?
You will be learning about all elements of the design process Design Process and the role of the designer in society while designing and making jewellery. This has a particular emphasis sustainable emphasis on user experience and sustainable design into the future. You will develop a design folio which contains all the essential information, designing and planning necessary to make an object in your chosen materialmaterials. There will be time for investigation, class discussion and getting assistance from your teacher. There is also time to support your the making of objects by learning how to use tools, equipment and learn new processes. There is about a 50/50 division between practical and theory work.
How much homework will I have?
You will be expected to support your work in the classroom by doing some designing and planning at home. There will also be some written, investigation tasks for you to complete. Some class time will be allocated for this, but most will need to be done at home. Time allocation will vary, but you should expect to spend approximately 2 hours each week should be planned forsupporting your learning at home.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
To obtain an 'S' in Product Design and Technology Technologies you need to show you have met the 'Outcomes' for both Units 1 and 2. The Outcomes relate directly to the work you do in class and at home. You will meet the Outcomes by satisfactorily developing a Design Folio and making the product planned in it.
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Design Practices
Outcome 1
By the end of the unit, you should show demonstrate you can design and plan the redevelopment , using the Design Process, the development of a product, which would become a different product with consideration of sustainability issues. This is your Design Folio.. This will include using manual and digital technologies to visualise your design and refine your product concepts.
Outcome 2
By the end of this unit, you should be able to select and apply will have made your product. The process to arrive there will include skill and technique exploration, and materials trialing by selecting and applying materials, tools, equipment and processes to make the redeveloped product, and compare this with the original your product. This will be the object you make and the evaluation based on pre-determined criteria for evaluationStudents will be able to work collaboratively and in teams through trialing, implementation of production and reflection stages.
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Positive impacts for End Users
Outcome 1
By the end On completion of this unit you should show you can design and plan a product or range of products collaboratively in response to a design brief. This will be your work (documented) within your team and the Design Folio you developedoutcome you will be able to investigate and critique products using the factors that influence design, to make judgments about the success or failure of the products to support positive impacts for end users. You will explore the role of designers across a number of industries/specialisations and how they develop products with consideration to usability, consumer needs and sustainability, amongst other factors.
Outcome 2
By the end On completion of this unit you should the student will be able to justify, manage and use appropriate production processes to make a product safely and evaluate individually and as a member of a team, the processes and materials used and the suitability of a product or components of a group product/s against the design briefdesign and make an inclusive product that responds to a need or opportunity of an end user(s) that addresses positive impacts in relation to belonging, access, usability and/or equity.
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VCE Product Design and Technologies offers students a range of relevant practical and applied experiences that can support future career pathways in design fields. VCE Product Design and Technologies offers students a unique focus on creativity through the development and production of innovative and ethical products. Students work with a variety of materials, tools and processes to develop their capacities and they employ innovative and ethical practices as they practice design. All of this contributes to the real-life industry relevance of this course. Designers play an important role in our daily lives. They determine the form and function of the products we use. They transform ideas into drawings and plans for the creation and manufacture of useful products that fulfil human needs and wants. In recent history, the use of resources to create an ever-increasing array of products has resulted in designers adopting a more sustainable approach to design, manufacture, use and disposal. In this study students assume the role of a designer-maker, which involves the identification and definition of need; investigation through informed research to aid the development of ideas and solutions; the development of a knowledge of materials and processes; planning, construction and evaluation. Product Design Technology - Wood/Jewellery Unit 1: Product Redesign and Sustainability Unit 1 introduces students to the design process, product design factors and intellectual property. Students consider an existing product and how it fulfils the needs of the end user. Students consider how it could be improved, including its sustainability. Students develop a design brief and evaluation criteria to assess design options and the product they produce in response to the design brief. Assessment There are two elements to the assessment for Unit 1: A design folio that contains a design brief, evaluation criteria, research, design options, working drawings, production plan and an evaluation report. A completed product with records of production and modification. Unit 2: Collaborative Design Design is a collaborative enterprise involving many people with specialised knowledge and skills. In unit 2, students work individually and in teams to develop an item in a product range that addresses a problem, need or opportunity and consider the associated human-centred design factors. Students gain inspiration from an historical and/or cultural design movement or style and its defining factors such as ideological or technological change, philosophy or aesthetics. Assessment There are two elements to the assessment for Unit 1 & Unit 2: A design folio that contains a design brief, evaluation criteria, relevant research, design options, working drawings, production plans plan and an evaluation report. A completed product that is part of a product range with records of production and modification. |
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