Senior Engineering

Engineering includes the study of mechanics, materials science and control technologies through real-world engineering contexts where students engage in problem-based learning. Students learn to explore complex, open-ended problems and develop engineered solutions. They recognise and describe engineering problems, determine solution success criteria, develop and communicate ideas and predict, generate, evaluate and refine prototype solutions.

Students justify their decision-making and acknowledge the societal, economic and environmental sustainability of their engineered solutions. The problem-based learning framework in Engineering encourages students to become self-directed learners and develop beneficial collaboration and management skills.

Pathways

A course of study in Engineering can establish a basis for further education and employment in the field of engineering, including, but not limited to, civil, mechanical, mechatronic, electrical, aerospace, mining, process, chemical, marine, biomedical, telecommunications, environmental, micro-nano and systems. The study of engineering will also benefit students wishing to pursue post-school tertiary pathways that lead to careers in architecture, project management, aviation, surveying and spatial sciences.

Objectives

By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:

• recognise and describe engineering problems, concepts and principles
• symbolise and explain ideas and solutions
• analyse problems and information
• determine solution success criteria for engineering problems
• synthesise information and ideas to predict possible solutions
• generate prototype solutions to provide data to assess the accuracy of predictions
• evaluate and refine ideas and solutions to make justified recommendations
• make decisions about and use mode-appropriate features, language and conventions for particular purposes and contexts.

Structure