Design Technology: Engineering (Elective)

“The world is God’s epistle to mankind – His thoughts are flashing upon us from every direction.” Plato, 427-347 B.C.

Overview

Students in Engineering Design are immersed in the creative process of solving problems by identifying needs and then developing solutions. Depending on the problem, the solution may be a product, a technique, and structure, a process or a combination of multiple elements. This course is intended to stimulate students’ ingenuity, creative and critical thinking and practical skills in devising solutions to engineering design problems. Students use the engineering design process to investigate, design, plan, test, produce and evaluate solutions, Students will be challenged with problems they have not seen before, giving them practice experimenting, working through uncertainty, breaking problems down into smaller parts, taking risks and playing with their own ideas. The Engineering elective is a practical course, which provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to general engineering concepts. Students will explore broad topics in systems, electrical, mechanical and software engineering.

Aims

• Provide students with opportunities to apply maths, geometry and reasoning skills in practical, relevant and contextualised ways
• Students will explore computational skills through coding, programming, electronics and robotics
• Develop Technological, problem-solving and hands-on practical skills
• To solve an engineering problem, the students would need to design parts, build them, write code and then evaluate their success. This problem solving process will allow them to be inventors of both hardware and software in creative and exciting ways
• Explore many career fields; including engineering, science, mathematics, computer aided design (CAD) and electronics
• CAD drawing and designing: Using the 3D printer software

Topics Include

• Problem solving simulations - Real world scenarios
• Computer Science - Python Programming via GROK
• Computer Aided Design (CAD): Autodesk Fusion 360
• Engineering Design Process
• Inquiry Project - Co2 3D printed Dragster

Time allocations

• 5 periods per cycle for the whole year

Pre requisites

• None

Requirements

• Levy Cost

Assessment

• Use of technology and equipment
• Engineering design process - logbook
• Creative critical thinking
• Classroom participation

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1