HAPORI | TECHNOLOGY AND HARD MATERIALS

Course aims / learning outcomes

This new half or full year course enables students to access Level 1, as well as some Level 2, Unit and Achievement Standards from across the Technology curriculum. The course is designed to span multiple technology contexts within the same class (Engineering/Manufacturing, Architecture, Product Design and Generic Technology). The content is designed to be transferable to both Tertiary and Vocational pathways. 

Students will gain specialised skills, knowledge and experience during the research, design and construction of projects and are encouraged to incorporate multiple contexts, but are also able to specialise in a particular area of interest.

The course is a blend of practical and written Standards and has an emphasis on personalized learning. This course has a large number of Standards that can be accessed, and students are able to align assessment to reflect the evidence produced within their project, individual ability and personal interests. 

I will work with students to ensure they are entered for the assessments which are the ‘best fit’ for them.

Course content

Students options within the same class include the following:

1.     Engineering/Manufacturing: 

Semester One (Week 1 -17): Drift Trike (default project): Students design and manufacture a drift trike chassis that can be fitted and tested with generic school owned trike parts (take home trike parts are to be purchased by students separately). There is an emphasis on researching existing products, designing, making, testing and trialling alternatives and manufacturing a custom fitted prototype. Skills include hand tools, traditional workshop machinery, Mig welding, CAD (Fusion 360) and CNC machinery (CNC Plasma and 3D printing) Or a metal based project of student interest.

Semester Two:(Week 18-34) Existing Design: Students source plans or replicate an existing design and manufacture the item to the plan and drawing specifications. Prior to commencing the feasibility of each project will be checked to ensure it can be made using available resources and machinery. Skills learnt will be determined by the outcome being made.

2.    Design and Visual Communication (DVC):  

Semester One (Week 1 -17): Product Design (Furniture): Students research a design era. They will incorporate the design principles and influences from this era and generate their own designs and solutions through freehand sketching, design notation, instrumental drawing and the use of 3D CAD software (Fusion 360) to produce a final design. Note: The furniture could be manufactured in Semester Two.

Semester Two:(Week 18-34) Architecture (Small Dwelling): Students design a small multi level townhouse (120sqm max) and create a set of working drawings and renders and fly throughs using Archicad 28 to produce a final design

3.    Generic Technology (whole year)

This option focuses on the Generic Technology Achievement Standards and is suitable for students contemplating larger and more complex projects. It requires a good standard of literacy and a greater level of focus and self-management than some of the other options.

Costs: The students may be asked to provide some of the materials for individual student projects. Or they may be purchased by the school and costs reimbursed. Whanau will be consulted prior to this occurring. 

Assessment statement

Students will normally be entered for between 12 and 24 credits per year and are able to select a course that qualifies for Excellence Subject Endorsement.

Standards undertaken will be drawn from the following: 

Other Standards, including a wide range of Unit Standards are also available on a case by case basis

Authenticity

• Assignments that take place over time will be produced in an online system such as Google Docs. Learning Advisors will monitor student work by accessing document history. A portion of work will need to be completed during class time under Learning Advisor supervision.
• Students may be required to sign an authenticity statement, and/or show through interview and the existence of notes and supporting material that the work submitted by the student is genuinely his/her own work.

Appeal Procedures

• Students have the right to appeal the mark they have been awarded. If a student wishes to appeal a grade, they should initially talk to the subject learning advisor about the marking process immediately after the marked assessment task is shown to them. If still dissatisfied the student should make an appointment and discuss grades with the Principal’s Nominee who will check that the correct procedures have been followed as outlined in the school and subject policies taking into account any special circumstances.

Table of Assessments (See above)