Design and Technology
Stage 6 is designed to develop students’ confidence,
competence and
responsibility in designing, producing and evaluating to meet both
needs and
opportunities, and to understand the factors that contribute to
successful
design and
production.
Students will
develop:
1. knowledge and
understanding about design theory and design processes in a
range of contexts;
2. knowledge,
understanding and appreciation of the interrelationship of design,
technology, society
and the environment;
3. creativity and an
understanding of innovation and entrepreneurial activity in a
range of contexts;
4. skills in the
application of design processes to design, produce and evaluate
quality design
projects that satisfy identified needs and opportunities;
5. skills in
research, communication and management in design and production;
6. knowledge and
understanding about current and emerging technologies in a
variety of settings.
