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Design and Communication Technology

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Syllabus

What you’ll cover in Design and Communication Technology.

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Year 1

7 topics
Conceptual Drawing - Concept Sketches
  • Apply knowledge and skills of the concept sketches to generate and create designs using freehand drawing through the principles of perspective drawing and proportions.
    • Explain concept sketches and their applications in designing.
    • Use basic shapes, forms and rendering techniques in designing.
    • Use the principles of perspective drawing and proportion in designing.
Conceptual Drawing - Object Manipulation in Drawing
  • Analyse and demonstrate skills in how various objects can be manipulated by freehand drawing in line with the concepts, symbols, metaphors and narratives associated with objects
    • Analyse and record the concept of object manipulation and manipulation techniques.
    • Experiment with various tools and techniques in drawing to manipulate organic and inorganic shapes, forms and objects.
    • Use available media and techniques to manipulate objects based on conceptual, symbols, metaphors and narratives associated with objects.
Conceptual Drawing - Pattern Design
  • Apply the understanding and skills of creating templates and patterns to develop freehand-drawn templates and patterns as solutions in the community.
    • Analyse the sources and use of templates and patterns in the community.
    • Investigate the designing and creation processes of templates and patterns.
    • Use appropriate materials, tools and freehand drawing techniques to design and create 2-dimensional templates and patterns as interventions for challenges in the community.
Conceptual Drawing - Design and Realisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of the designing process, write a situation to identify a problem in the home.
    • Describe the processes in designing.
    • Write a brief to an identified problem
    • Generate solutions to solve identified problems.
Geometry - Plane Geometry
  • Use knowledge of plane geometry to draw plane geometrical shapes and design different artefacts based on plane geometrical figures.
    • Explain types of plane geometrical figures and give examples.
    • Use ratio to enlarge, reduce or divide plane geometrical figures.
    • Blend circles and lines with arcs.
    • Construct an ellipse as a plane geometrical figure.
    • Construct an Archimedean spiral as a locus.
Geometry - Solid Geometry
  • Use the understanding of solid geometry to draw three-dimensional objects in isometric, oblique, perspective and design artefact base on solid geometrical figures
    • Explain types of solid geometrical figures and give examples.
    • Construct objects in isometric, oblique and perspective.
    • Draw the surface development of prisms.
    • Draw the surface development of truncated prisms.
Geometry - Fractal Geometry
  • Use the understanding of plane and solid geometry to create fractal designs.
    • Explain the basic concept of fractal geometry.
    • Examine the application of fractal geometry in designs.

Year 2

10 topics
Conceptual Drawing - Concept Sketches
  • Demonstrate basic knowledge in concept sketches by creating designs through the use of basic shapes, rendering techniques, perspective and proportions.
    • Analyse various basic shapes and rendering techniques used to create complex forms in freehand drawing.
    • Experiment with freehand sketches to create designs in 2-point perspective with emphasis on proportions using basic shapes and rendering techniques.
    • Use the idea of concept sketches to create complex designs with graphite pencil and coloured pencil sketches in freehand drawing.
Conceptual Drawing - Object Manipulation in Drawing
  • Apply the understanding and skills in how simple and complex objects can be manipulated by drawing with concepts, symbols and narratives associated with objects.
    • Investigate how simple and complex objects can be modified through object manipulation techniques.
    • Experiment with how objects can be manipulated through drawing to achieve new forms.
    • Generate simple forms in line with the concepts and narratives associated with objects and designs.
Conceptual Drawing - Pattern Design
  • Apply the understanding and skills of creating templates and patterns to develop freehand-drawn 2-dimensional templates and patterns for new concepts and designs.
    • Select appropriate drawing materials and tools that can be used to create 2-dimensional free hand-drawn templates and patterns.
    • Develop appropriate drawing framework and necessary elements to create 2-dimensional templates and patterns.
    • Finalise the 2-dimensional template and pattern design.
Conceptual Drawing - Design and Realisation
  • With the idea of a developed solution in mind, explain the exploded view, draw the exploded view of the artefact, prepare a working drawing and cutting list for the construction of an artefact.
    • Draw exploded views of final solutions.
    • Make a neat working drawing.
Geometry - Plane Geometry
  • Use the knowledge of plane geometry to draw plane geometrical shapes and design different artefact based on plane geometrical figures.
    • Draw orthographic projections of given objects.
    • Explain the principles underlying the working of Loci and construct loci.
    • Design an artefact using the principle of loci.
Geometry - Solid Geometry
  • Based on the understanding gained from the study of the concepts of solid geometry, construct complex solid geometrical objects.
    • Construct the surface development of pyramids.
    • Draw the curve of intersections of objects meeting at right angles.
    • Design an artefact using the concept of solid geometry.
  • Use the knowledge of AutoCAD to draw simple plane figures.
    • Demonstrate the use of basic concepts of CAD in developing drawings.
    • Manipulate drawings CAD tools through editing and plotting techniques.
Geometry - Fractal Geometry
  • Use the understanding of plane and solid geometry to create fractal designs.
    • Use various geometric shapes to create complex fractal designs.
    • Experiment with the creation of various fractal designs using geometric shapes.
    • Draw orthographic views of given objects
    • Design artefact with loci
Extended Drawing - Building Drawing
  • Employ the understanding of floor plans with the use of building codes, standards and symbols, make the sketches of elevations of buildings and use the drawing instrument to draw some of them.
    • Explain building elevations in relation to building plans.
    • Make freehand sketches of elevations of simple domestic buildings in relation to their plans.
    • Draw elevations of simple buildings in relation to their plans using appropriate drawing instruments.
  • Identify and draw electrical and electronic circuit diagrams.
    • Distinguish between electrical circuit and electronic circuit.
    • Use electronic and electrical symbols to draw simple electronic and electrical circuit diagrams.
Extended Drawing - Mechanical Drawing
  • Make accurate sectional drawings of machine parts or components, adhering to the principles of sectioning in engineering.
    • Explain the principles of sectional drawing.
    • Draw the sectional views of machine parts and components using drawing instruments
    • Draw the sectional views of machine parts and components with drawing instruments.
  • Identify and draw electrical and electronic circuit diagrams for mechanical components.
    • Distinguish between electrical circuit and electronic circuit.
    • Use electronic and electrical symbols to draw simple electronic and electrical circuit diagrams.
Extended Drawing - Garment Design Technology
  • Use the principles and skills of concept sketches, object manipulation and geometrical drawings to design garments for different vocations.
    • Assess the tools used in garment design, and their applications.
    • Take accurate body measurements to prepare a bodice block.
    • Draft garment patterns using bodice block, skirt block and sleeve block.
    • Cut out the patterns to be used for the garment.

Year 3

9 topics
Conceptual Drawing - Concept Sketches
  • Demonstrate basic knowledge in concept sketches by creating designs through the use of basic shapes, rendering techniques, perspective and proportions
    • Experiment with freehand sketches to create designs in 3-point perspective with emphasis on proportions using basic shapes and rendering techniques.
    • Use the idea of concept sketches to create complex designs with graphite pencil and coloured pencil sketches in freehand drawing
Conceptual Drawing - Object Manipulation in Drawing
  • Apply skills in object manipulation to create simple and complex designs as interventions for societal problems using free-hand drawing
    • Use techniques in object manipulation to generate simple designs from natural objects.
    • Use object manipulation techniques to create simple and complex designs as interventions for societal problems.
Conceptual Drawing - Pattern Design
  • Apply the understanding and skills of creating templates and patterns to develop freehand-drawn 3-dimensional templates and patterns for objects and concepts.
    • Select appropriate drawing materials and tools that can be used to create 3-dimensional free hand-drawn templates and patterns.
    • Develop appropriate drawing framework and necessary elements to create 3-dimensional templates and patterns.
    • Finalise the 3-dimensional template and pattern design.
Geometry - Plane Geometry
  • Use the concepts of plane geometry to construct complex plane geometrical shapes and design different complex artefact based on plane geometrical figures
    • Explain the concept of auxiliary projection.
    • Draw auxiliary elevation and plan (primary) of given objects.
    • Construct the types of arch and their applications in real life situation.
    • Explain the principles of forces acting on beams and trusses.
    • Find the magnitude of reaction forces keeping beams and trusses in equilibrium.
Geometry - Solid Geometry
  • Use the concept of intersection to draw and design artefact.
    • Draw the curve of intersections of solids of the same sides meeting at different angles.
    • Draw the curve of intersections of solids of different sides and meeting at different angles.
    • Design artefact using the concept of curve of intersection.
Geometry - Fractal Geometry
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of fractal geometry in creating fractal designs.
    • Select various geometric shapes used to create complex fractal designs.
    • Use the idea of fractal geometry to create complex fractal designs.
Extended Drawing - Building Drawing
  • Employ the understanding of floor plan and sectioning with the use of building codes, standards and symbols.
    • Explain floor plan in relation to building codes, standards and symbols.
    • Make freehand sketches of floor plan of simple domestic buildings.
    • Draw floor plan of simple buildings using appropriate drawing Instruments or CAD
    • Explain sectioning in relation to building codes, standards and symbols
    • Draw the sectioning of simple buildings using appropriate drawing Instruments or CAD
Extended Drawing - Mechanical Drawing
  • Apply the concept of assembly and working drawings in applied technology.
    • Explain the principles of assembling component Parts.
    • Prepare assembly drawing from component parts.
    • Prepare detailed working drawings to scale using appropriate drawing instrument or CAD
Extended Drawing - Garment Design Technology
  • Use the principles and skills of concept sketches, object manipulation and geometrical drawings to design garments for different vocations.
    • Grade patterns to different sizes
    • Examine garment designs to break patterns down into different components
    • Manipulate patterns to make adaptations of different garment designs
    • Make Pattern adjustments and alterations
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