Design Technology
semester 1 & 2
Design Technology is where imagination meets innovation. In this subject, you will push the limits of "what is" and learn to rethink and remake the products around you. Through a variety of hands-on projects, you'll become an autonomous and creative problem-solver, equipped to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
In this course, you will:
Practice Design Thinking: You will learn and apply a dynamic approach to design that involves critical, creative, and speculative thinking. By using these skills, you will move from initial ideas to refined solutions by continually evaluating your concepts, processes, and final products.
Build Production Skills: This is a hands-on course where you will progressively develop your skills with a wide variety of technologies and materials, including wood, metal, and plastics. From basic hand tools to advanced digital fabrication, you will build your dexterity and craftsmanship, improving the quality of your designed solutions over time.
Create Sustainable Solutions: You will work on personal and community projects that emphasize the design and manufacture of sustainable products to meet genuine user needs.
Master 21st-Century Technologies: Through one-on-one training, you will gain confidence and skill with a diverse range of equipment and processes, including parametric modelling, 3D printing, laser cutting, prototyping, and CNC fabrication.
Document Your Journey: You will complete a short folio that documents the design process, from early research and design sketches to a final evaluation of your finished product.
This project-based course requires no previous experience. It is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to think creatively and become a hands-on problem-solver for a more sustainable future.
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Progression of production skills: Students develop dexterity and fine motor skills through practical application of technologies, with the quality of their designed solutions improving as their production skills advance. This progression involves moving from basic drawing and modelling to using more sophisticated fabrication techniques, and the use of digital technologies for three-dimensional representations and physical prototypes.
We aim to develop understanding in both innovative technologies and tradition skills as we believe that both are critical to help foster well rounded problem solvers. The wellbeing benefits of making is well documented.
Design thinking: Design thinking is an approach used throughout the design process that encourages students to use critical, creative, and speculative thinking. It involves working through divergent and convergent strategies to conduct research, tests, and trials, and to make informed decisions by evaluating ideas, processes, and solutions.
Design thinking equips students with a skill set that will serve them well in their academic journey and into their professional and personal lives
