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• VCDSTS033

  Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on the features of designed solutions that ensure safety and wellbeing of users, for example smoke alarms
  • evaluating the sustainability implications of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment, for example materials can be recycled or re-used to reduce waste; systems may benefit some, but disadvantage others
  • considering the impact designed solutions have in relation to sustainability and also on local, national, regional and global communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and countries in the Asia region
  • reflecting on the importance of aesthetics, function and sustainability in designed solutions, for example, a textile product that gives protection and is appealing, a motor that moves a vehicle and uses a sustainable power source
  • identifying the components of a service or system that contribute to its success and assessing potential risk or failure, for example, communication in the school or communication of a message to a wide audience; a system that manages an aspect of the environment; a campaign such as Clean Up Australia Day in different communities
  • identifying the impact of the designed features of an environment , for example a modification to a home to reduce environmental impact; restoring a natural environment and retaining access for the public

  VCDSTS033 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Technologies and Society

• VCDSTS043

  Examine and prioritise competing factors including social, ethical, economic and sustainability considerations in the development of technologies and designed solutions to meet community needs for preferred futures

  Elaborations

  • considering factors that influence the selection of appropriate materials, components, tools and equipment, for example Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ sustainable practices, custodianship and connection to Country
  • investigating how ethics, social values, profitability and sustainability considerations impact on design and technologies, for example animal welfare, intellectual property, off-shore manufacturing in Asia
  • analysing an environment to decide if it meets personal or community needs, for example consulting with family members when designing an enhancement to an indoor or outdoor home environment
  • critiquing competing factors that influence the design of services, for example a natural disaster warning system for a community
  • investigating the ethics of using surveillance systems while balancing privacy, security and safety concerns

  VCDSTS043 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 7 and 8 | Technologies and Society

• Design and Technologies: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6 students describe some competing considerations in the design of solutions taking into account sustainability. They describe how design and technologies contribute to meeting present and future needs. Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions...

  Level description | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6

• VCDSCD061

  Apply design thinking, creativity, innovation and enterprise skills to develop, modify and communicate design ideas of increasing sophistication

  Elaborations

  • using techniques including combining and modifying ideas and exploring functionality to generate solution concepts
  • undertaking functional, structural and aesthetic analyses of benefits and constraints of design ideas, for example to different communities and environments including those from the countries of Asia
  • re-imagining designs to feature emerging technologies
  • considering competing variables that may hinder or enhance project development, for example weight, strength and price; laws; social protocols and community consultation processes
  • producing drawings, models and prototypes to explore design ideas, for example using technical drawing techniques, digital imaging programs, 3D printers or augmented reality modelling software; producing multiple prototypes that show an understanding of key aesthetic considerations in competing designs
  • communicating using appropriate technical terms and recording the generation and development of design ideas for an intended audience including justification of decisions, for example developing a digital portfolio with images and text which clearly communicates each step of a design process

  VCDSCD061 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Creating Designed Solutions | Generating

• Digital Technologies: Level B description

  In Level B, students become less reliant on high levels of co-active support and become more reliant on verbal prompts and gestures to facilitate learning. Students will have opportunities to create a range of digital solutions through structured learning experience, guided play and integrated...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Level C description

  In Level C, students intentionally participate in learning experiences and respond more consistently to prompts and simple clear directions from the teacher to support them to learn. They will have opportunities to create a range of digital solutions through structured learning experiences and...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Level D description

  In Level D, students are building their independence and participating cooperatively in group learning activities. They combine and sequence key words and images to communicate personal interest and significant experiences and are beginning to reflect on their own behaviour and learning. They...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Technologies | Design and Technologies: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | Design and Technologies

• Technologies | Digital Technologies: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Level A description

  In Level A, student experiences are designed to move students from a pre-intentional level of responding to a level where the response indicates beginning intention. Students will have had opportunities to experience and react to a range of digital solutions through explorative learning and guided...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Foundation to Level 2 description

  In Foundation to Level 2, students are introduced to common digital systems and patterns that exist within data they collect. Students organise, manipulate and present this data, including numerical, categorical, text, image, audio and video data, in creative ways to create meaning.

  Students use...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Design and Technologies: Levels 3 and 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, students develop ways of thinking about their peers and communities and as consumers and a sense of self and ownership of their ideas. Students explore and learn to harness their creative, innovative and imaginative ideas and approaches to achieve designed solutions. They do...

  Level description | Technologies | Design and Technologies

• Technologies | Digital Technologies: Structure

  Digital Technologies comprises of three related strands: Digital Systems, Data and Information, and Creating Digital Solutions.

  Strands	Digital Systems	Data and Information	Creating Digital Solutions
  	Focuses on the hardware, software and network components of digital systems. Students initially...

  Overview material | Digital Technologies

• Technologies: About the Technologies

  In the Victorian Curriculum F–10, the Technologies includes Design and Technology and Digital Technologies.

  The Technologies provide a framework for students to learn how to use technologies to create innovative solutions that meet current and future needs. Students are encouraged to make...

  Overview material | Technologies

• Technologies | Design and Technologies: Learning in Design and Technologies

  In Design and Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of creating designed solutions for personal, domestic and global settings for a sustainable future. For younger children, this usually involves personal and family settings, where there is an immediate, direct and tangible...

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• Technologies | Digital Technologies: Learning in Digital Technologies

  In Digital Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of analysing problems and opportunities, designing, developing and evaluating digital solutions, and creating and sharing information that meets a range of current and future needs. Students learn to safely and ethically exploit...

  Overview material | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Levels 9 and 10 description

  In Levels 9 and 10, students apply systems thinking skills when considering how human interaction with networked systems introduces complexities surrounding access to, and the security and privacy of, data of various types. They interrogate security practices and techniques used to compress data...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Digital Technologies: Levels 5 and 6 description

  In Levels 5 and 6, students develop an understanding of the role individual components of digital systems play in the processing and representation of data. They acquire, validate, interpret, track and manage various types of data and are introduced to the concept of data states in digital systems...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• Technologies | Design and Technologies: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale 

  In an increasingly technological and complex world, it is important students develop knowledge and confidence to critically analyse and respond creatively to design challenges. Technologies can play a crucial role in both enriching and transforming societies, and in the management...

  Overview material | Design and Technologies

• Technologies | Design and Technologies: Structure

  The Design and Technologies curriculum is organised by the three related strands of Technologies and Society, Technological Contexts, and Creating Design Solutions. The Technological Contexts and Creating Design Solutions strands are further organised by sub-strands, as set out below.

  Strands	Technolo...

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