Year 10 Course Handbook - Diamond Valley College

Design & Technology/Materials-TECMThis is a practical unit designed to enhance the students’ understanding of materialspredominantly wood and metal. Students will be required to select a project anddevelop a design folio; this involves intensive research and the use of ComputerAided Drawing programs (CAD). Students willneed to complete the process of investigating,designing, producing and evaluating as required bythe technology study design. This unit has beendeveloped as an introduction to VCE studies.Class Work Students need to research various types ofmaterials and how they are used in variousdesign proposals. Students study the design process usingdetailed drawings and parts lists. Students demonstrate correct and safe usageof hand and power tools to produce a modelof their choice. Students are required to assess theeffectiveness of their production and designwork.Contact Teacher-Michael CourtsRobotics/Electronics-TECRRobotics & Reprogrammable MicrochipsPre requisites-Students selecting this unit must be self motivated andhave a definite interest in further enhancing theirstudies in the field of electronics, robotics andreprogrammable microchips.Course Description-This is an ongoing unit which will enhance students’previous experiences from year 7, 9 and 10 withRobotics & Picaxe Reprogrammable Microcontrollers. This unit can also be anintroduction to Robotics for any new students to the College. All students inRobotics/Electronics will build and learn how to program their own Picaxe 8MUniboard Microcontroller using “Program Editor”. Students will attach the controllerto their own design in order to produce a variety of set tasks to achieve manyMechanical and Electronic controlled outcomes ie: extension boards, 7 segmentdisplays, robots, servo motors, infrared controls, basketball counters etc. Students willneed to purchase any additional Add Ons that they wish to take home and keep.In this unit students will undertake a research investigation assignment to study thevarious control systems which use the UK Microcontroller system known as Picaxe.1- InvestigateStudents will conduct research using the Internet, with a variety of links, discoveringmany aspects of the Picaxe Microcontroller system and its capabilities.2012 Diamond Valley College Year 10 Course Handbook 31