YEAR 11 – YEAR 12 CURRICULUM Yarra Valley Grammar Kalinda Road Ringwood Victoria 3134 Australia Telephone +61 3 9262 7700 Facsimile +61 3 9876 1077 Email registrar@yvg.vic.edu.au www.yvg.vic.edu.au ABN 44 004 584 552 CRICOS NO. 00356E
FOREWORD
Welcome to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)! This booklet outlines information regarding subjects and arrangements for students undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Certificate IV in Design at Yarra Valley Grammar. The requirements for satisfactory completion of the VCE are set down by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and the School is charged with the responsibility of administering these requirements. The subjects offered by Yarra Valley Grammar comprise a wonderful array of units, which allow students to choose a course of study from the specific to the general depending on their strengths, interests and career aspirations. Choosing a course can be a difficult and challenging process and it is recommended to all students and parents that considerable time is spent reading the relevant information and speaking with Mr David Gooden or Mrs Sharyn Price, the School’s Careers Advisors, prior to submitting subject choices. The final years of school are an interesting, exciting and busy time for all students as they not only complete their secondary education and prepare to move into tertiary study or the workforce, but also involve themselves in a range of other sporting, cultural, personal and professional areas of life. I wish each student every success in the completion of his or her VCE at Yarra Valley Grammar.
Andrew Hocking Deputy Principal - Senior School
CONTENTS
Page
Year 11 – General Statement
5
Year 12 – General Statement
7
VCE Subject Selection Process
9
Entry into Tertiary Courses
11
Subject Descriptions
12 – 63
Certificate IV in Design
64 – 74
Index of Subjects Subject
Department
Accounting Units 1 & 2
Business Studies
10 & 11
Accounting Units 3 & 4
Business Studies
11 & 12
13
Art (Photography) Units 1 & 2
Art & Design
11
13 & 14
Art (Photography) Units 3 & 4
Art & Design
12
14
Biology Units 1 & 2
Science
10 & 11
15
Biology Units 3 & 4
Science
11 & 12
16
Business Management Units 1 & 2
Business Studies
10 & 11
16 & 17
Business Management Units 3 & 4
Business Studies
11 & 12
17
Chemistry Units 1 & 2
Science
11
18
Chemistry Units 3 & 4
Science
12
19
Dance Units 1 & 2
Drama
10 & 11
19 & 20
Dance Units 3 & 4
Drama
11 & 12
20
Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 1 & 2
Technology
10 & 11
21
Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 3 & 4
Technology
11 & 12
22
Design and Technology (Wood/Metal/Plastics) Units 1 & 2
Technology
11
22 & 23
Design and Technology (Wood/Metal/Plastics) Units 3 & 4
Technology
12
23
Drama Units 1 & 2
Drama
11
24
Drama Units 3 & 4
Drama
12
24
Economics Units 1 & 2
Business Studies
10 & 11
25
Economics Units 3 & 4
Business Studies
11 & 12
26
English Units 1 & 2
English
11
26
English Units 3 & 4
English
12
27
English Language Units 1 & 2
English
11
27
Year Level
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English Language Units 3 & 4
English
12
28
ESL Units 1 & 2
English
11
28
ESL Units 3 & 4
English
12
28
Food and Technology Units 1 & 2
Technology
10 & 11
29
Food and Technology Units 3 & 4
Technology
11 & 12
30
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Index of Subjects (continued): French Units 1 & 2
LOTE
11
30 & 31
French Units 3 & 4
LOTE
12
31
Further Mathematics Units 3 & 4
Mathematics
11 & 12
32
General Mathematics (Business) Units 1 & 2
Mathematics
11
32 & 33
General Mathematics (Tertiary) Units 1 & 2
Mathematics
11
33
General Mathematics (Tertiary) Advanced Units 1 & 2
Mathematics
Geography Units 1 & 2
Humanities
11
34
10 & 11
34 & 35
Geography Units 3 & 4
Humanities
11 & 12
35
Health and Human Development Units 1 & 2
Physical Education/Science
10 & 11
36
History – Twentieth Century Units 1 & 2
Humanities
10 & 11
37
History – Revolutions Units 3 & 4
Humanities
11 & 12
38
Indonesian Units 1 & 2
LOTE
11
38 & 39
Indonesian Units 3 & 4
LOTE
12
39
International Studies Units 3 & 4
Humanities
11 & 12
40
IT In Action Unit 1
ICT
10 & 11
40
IT Pathways Unit 2
ICT
10 & 11
41
IT Applications Units 3 & 4
ICT
11 & 12
41
Japanese Units 1 & 2
LOTE
11
42
Japanese Units 3 & 4
LOTE
12
43
Legal Studies Units 1 & 2
Business Studies
10 & 11
43 & 44
Legal Studies Units 3 & 4
Business Studies
11 & 12
45
Literature Units 1 & 2
English
11
45
Literature Units 3 & 4
English
12
46
Mathematical Methods CAS Units 1 & 2
Mathematics
11
46
Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 1 & 2
Mathematics
11
47
Mathematical Methods CAS Units 3 & 4
Mathematics
12
48
Multimedia VET Units 1 & 2
ICT
10 & 11
48 & 49
Multimedia VET Units 3 & 4
ICT
11 & 12
49
Music Units 1 & 2
Music
10 & 11
50
Music (Solo Performance) Units 3 & 4
Music
11 & 12
51
Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 1 & 2
Outdoor Education
10 & 11
51 & 52
Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 3 & 4
Outdoor Education
11 & 12
52
Philosophy Units 1 & 2
Humanities
11
53
Philosophy Units 3 & 4
Humanities
12
53
Physical Education Practical
Physical Education
11 & 12
54
Physical Education Units 1 & 2
Physical Education
10 & 11
54 & 55
Physical Education Units 3 & 4
Physical Education
11 & 12
55
Physics Units 1 & 2
Science
11
56
Physics Units 3 & 4
Science
12
57
Psychology Units 1 & 2
Humanities
11
57 &58
Psychology Units 3 & 4
Humanities
12
58
11 & 12
59
12
59
11 & 12
60
Software Development Units 3 & 4
ICT
Specialist Mathematics Units 3 & 4
Mathematics
Sport
Physical Education
Studio Arts Units 1 & 2
Art & Design
11
60 & 61
Studio Arts Units 3 & 4
Art & Design
12
61
Visual Communication and Design (VCD) Units 1 & 2
Art & Design
11
62
Visual Communication and Design (VCD) Units 3 & 4
Art & Design
12
63
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Summary of Subjects (by Department) Department
Subject
Art & Design
Art (Photography) Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Studio Arts Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Visual Communication and Design (VCD) Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Business Studies
Accounting Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Business Management Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Economics Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Legal Studies Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Drama
Dance Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Drama Units 1,2, 3 & 4
English
English Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 English Language Units 1,2, 3 & 4 ESL Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Literature Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Humanities
Geography Units 1,2, 3 & 4 History – Twentieth Century Units 1 & 2 History – Revolutions Units 3 & 4 International Studies Units 3 & 4 Philosophy Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Psychology Units 1,2, 3 & 4
ICT
IT In Action Unit 1 IT Pathways Unit 2 IT Applications Units 3 & 4 Multimedia VET Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Software Development Units 3 & 4
LOTE
French Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Indonesian Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Japanese Units 1, 2, 3 & 4
Mathematics
Further Mathematics Units 3 & 4 General Mathematics (Business) Units 1 & 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) Units 1 & 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) Advanced Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 1 & 2 Specialist Mathematics Units 3 & 4
Music
Music Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Outdoor Education
Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Physical Education
Health and Human Development Units 1 & 2 Physical Education Practical Physical Education Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Sport
Science
Biology Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Chemistry Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Physics Units 1,2, 3 & 4
Technology
Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal/Plastics) Units 1,2, 3 & 4 Food and Technology Units 1,2, 3 & 4
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YEAR 11 – GENERAL STATEMENT Students are expected to promote a caring and positive learning environment in which each student is treated fairly, has the opportunity to develop a feeling of self worth and belonging, and is able to learn. It is each student’s responsibility to: • Come to class regularly, on time and with the required books, equipment and work preparation • Follow instructions from the teacher • Be thoughtful, respectful and courteous to others • Support the learning and achievement of others • Participate positively and constructively in group discussions and activities • Use the Student Planner to assist good organisation and study habits • Use the Student Planner to assist communication between parents and teachers • Keep books, equipment and classrooms tidy, clean and free of graffiti.
Structure: Year 11 is the first year of the two year Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). Many students would have been granted permission to commence their VCE in Year 10 by studying one Unit 1 and Unit 2 subject. Consequently, many students may apply to complete the equivalent Unit 3 and 4 (Year 12) subject in Year 11. VCE Unit 1 and 2 subjects are structured in a similar way to VCE subjects Unit 3 and 4 so that students can experience the expectations and requirements of this subject level a year earlier, and thus be best prepared for the final year of school. Examinations are held in each Unit 1 and 2 subject at the end of the semester. All students are expected to attend Physical Education and Sport including after school training sessions and matches against other schools. Assembly is held once a cycle and students are expected to attend and participate as required.
Pastoral Care: In Year 11 each student is assigned to a tutorial. The Tutor will usually teach the student, however this is not always possible. The Tutor should be the first point for parent contact. The Tutor will monitor the academic and social progress of each student and will regularly have a discussion with each student regarding his or her performance across all areas of school endeavour. Year 11 Tutors are supported by the Year Level Coordinator, the Head of Senior College, counsellors and other teaching staff.
Homework: The School believes in the value of homework on a regular basis. It is difficult to insist on particular lengths of time to be spent each evening but, as a guide, Year 11 students should be spending two and a half hours over five nights completing homework. There will of course be times when more than this is required, particularly if students are studying a Unit 3 and 4 subject. Further details on the School’s expectations of homework are detailed in the Student Planner.
Assessment: For Unit 1 & 2 subjects, students will complete outcomes tasks consistent with the VCE Study Design for each subject. In most cases, outcome tasks will be completed in class time which is similar to Unit 3 & 4 subjects. At the end of each semester, students will sit an examination for each VCE subject. For Units 3 & 4, students will complete School-assessed Coursework (SACs) or School-assessed Tasks (SATs) as stipulated by the study design. In most cases these outcome tasks are completed in class time. There will be VCAA examinations for each subject in November, with some subjects also having a June examination. Students will also sit the GAT in June. The School’s and VCAA’s guidelines regarding the completion of outcome tasks must be adhered to at all times.
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Reports: For Unit 1 subjects, a progress report is distributed early in Term 2 ahead of Parent Teacher Interviews in May. An end of Semester 1 report will be distributed at the end of Term 2. For Unit 2 subjects, a progress report is distributed late in Term 3 ahead of Parent Teacher Interviews. An end of Semester 2 report will be distributed at the end of the school year. For Unit 3 and 4 subjects, a more detailed report is distributed in early May and late August ahead of Parent Teacher Interviews.
Camps and Trips: Year 11 students are invited to attend the Year 11 Leaders Camp, which is held at the start of the school year. Students who successfully complete the requirements of this camp may be invited to attend a Junior School or Middle School camp in a leadership capacity. Some camps are also part of the Outdoor Education, Art & Design and Music programs. The School has a short term student exchange opportunity to France for senior French students.
Sport: As part of the School’s stated expectation, all students in Year 11 are required to participate in the School’s cocurricular sporting program which includes playing sport against other schools on a Saturday. Some Firsts teams may play matches on Friday afternoons. Students are also expected to attend training after school on the designated day. Clear guidelines are set out in the Student Planner with regards to sport, and students and their parents should familiarise themselves with these.
Other Activities: Students are encouraged to involve themselves in a broad range of co-curricular activities. There is an abundant range of activities offered to Year 11 students in the many musical ensembles, sporting activities, drama productions, debating teams and Community Links activities. Year 11 students have the opportunity to apply to be part of the ‘Supportive Friends’ program, which initially involves attending a day seminar and then working primarily with Year 7 and 8 students. Following the end of year examinations, all Year 11 students complete one week of varied activities. Examples of such activities include Unit 3 and 4 subject seminars, Australian Business Week (ABW), a hospitality course and a fundraising activity. Options for the upcoming year will be made available to students and parents later in the year.
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YEAR 12 – GENERAL STATEMENT Students are expected to promote a caring and positive learning environment in which each student is treated fairly, has the opportunity to develop a feeling of self worth and belonging, and is able to learn. It is each student’s responsibility to: • Come to class regularly, on time and with the required books, equipment and work preparation • Follow instructions from the teacher • Be thoughtful, respectful and courteous to others • Support the learning and achievement of others • Participate positively and constructively in group discussions and activities • Use the Student Planner to assist good organisation and study habits • Use the Student Planner to assist communication between parents and teachers • Keep books, equipment and classrooms tidy, clean and free of graffiti.
Structure: Year 12 is the final year of the two year Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). Students are expected to complete five Unit 3 and 4 subjects. Many students will have already completed a Unit 3 and 4 sequence in Year 11. All students are expected to attend Physical Education and Sport including after school training sessions and matches against other schools. Assembly is held once a week and students are expected to attend and participate as required. Most Year 12 students have eight private study periods across the 10 day timetable. Students use these periods to complete schoolwork in the Senior Student Centre.
Pastoral Care: Each Year 12 student is assigned to a tutorial. The Tutor may teach the student, however this is not always possible. The Tutor should be the first point for parent contact. The Tutor will monitor the academic and social progress of each student and will regularly have a discussion with each student regarding his or her performance across all areas of school endeavour. The Year 12 Tutors are supported by the Year Level Coordinators, the Head of Senior College, counsellors and other teaching staff.
Homework: The School believes in the value of homework on a regular basis. Year 12 students should be spending at least three hours over five nights completing homework, preparing for SACs and revising their notes in preparation for tests and examinations. There will of course be times when more than this is required. Further details on the School’s expectations of homework are detailed in the Student Planner.
Assessment: For Units 3 & 4, students will complete School-assessed Coursework (SACs) or School-assessed Tasks (SATs) as stipulated by the study design. In most cases these outcome tasks are completed in class time. There will be VCAA examinations for each subject in November, with some subjects also having a June examination. Students will also sit the GAT in June. The School’s and VCAA’s guidelines regarding the completion of outcome tasks must be adhered to at all times.
Reports: Year 12 students receive a detailed progress report in early May and late August prior to Parent Teacher Interviews.
Camps and Trips: Some camps are part of the Outdoor Education, Art & Design and Music programs. The School has a short term student exchange opportunity to France for senior French students.
Sport: As part of the School’s stated expectation, all students in Year 12 are required to participate in the School’s cocurricular sporting program which includes playing sport against other schools on a Saturday. Some Firsts teams may play matches on Friday afternoons. Students are also expected to attend training after school on the designated day. Clear guidelines are set out in the Student Planner with regards to sport, and students and their parents should familiarise themselves with these. Published July 2008
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Other Activities: Students are encouraged to involve themselves in a broad range of co-curricular activities. There is an abundant range of activities offered to Year 12 students in the many musical ensembles, sporting activities, drama productions, debating teams and Community Links activities. Year 12 students may decide to continue their involvement in the ‘Supportive Friends’ program.
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VCE SUBJECT SELECTION PROCESS Please note the following regarding the subject selection process: 1. Students and parents should carefully read the information contained in this booklet. 2.
Students and/or parents may wish to make an appointment with Mrs Sharyn Price or Mr David Gooden to discuss their subject choices for Years 11 and 12. The booklet must have been read prior to attending the appointment.
3.
Students and parents complete and sign the initial subject preference form and submit by the due date. Year 10 students wishing to study a Unit 1 or 2 subject and Year 11 students wishing to study a Unit 3 & 4 subject must submit the relevant application form at this stage. Subject preference information contained on this form will be used by the School to determine the VCE subject blocking. No student’s subject choice is approved or finalised at this stage.
4.
Several weeks after the initial choice, students will submit their subjects according to the blocking grid. Students may not automatically be allocated all their chosen subjects. Reasons for this are:
5.
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A subject will only be offered after a viable number of students have selected that subject.
•
Two or more of their subjects may be offered in the same block, thus creating a clash. If this happens, the student will need to reconsider their initial choice and choose an alternative subject in a different block. No student’s subject choice is approved or finalised at this stage.
Following the end of year examinations, all students’ results and intended subject choices for the following year are reviewed. Further contact with students and parents may be made by the School to discuss subject selection. Examples of this may be where a student has done very well in a subject that they have not selected in the following year or where a student has not done very well in a subject that they are wishing to study in the following year. Following this review, students’ subject choices are approved.
Please note: Yarra Valley Grammar reserves the right to cancel a subject offered. Students directly affected by this decision will be informed as soon as possible. Some subjects may not be offered in a particular year. Students may not be permitted to select a subject if the specific class in which they would be allocated is full.
VCE Terminology: The table below outlines and briefly explains key VCE terminology. Victorian Certificate of Education
VCE
Name of the Victorian post-compulsory school certificate.
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
VCAA
State authority that oversees the VCE.
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
VTAC
Institution that oversees the collection, processing and distribution of tertiary preferences and offers.
School-assessed Coursework
SAC
Assessment tasks completed by students in Units 3 and 4 that are internally assessed and used along with examination results to determine the Study Score and ENTER.
School-assessed Tasks
SAT
Assessment tasks completed by students in Units 3 and 4 that are internally assessed and used along with examination results to determine the Study Score and ENTER. SATs are completed in VCD, Art, Studio Arts and Design Technology.
General Achievement Test
GAT
Three hour test held in June that is completed by all students studying a Unit 3 and 4 subject. It is used by the VCAA as part of its checking of student results. It can also be used for students who apply for a Derived Examination Score.
ENTER
Figure determined by VCE results that is used for entry to tertiary institutions. Maximum ENTER is 99.95.
Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank Special Provision
Procedure used for students studying a Unit 3 and 4 subject who suffer some disadvantage in the completion of their SACs, SATs or examinations.
Derived Examination Score
DES
Students who are unable to sit a Unit 3 and 4 examination due to serious illness or equivalent can apply for a Derived Examination Score. Previous results, including the GAT, are used in determining this result.
Vocational Education and Training
VET
Nationally recognised vocational certificate. Certificates may be integrated within a VCE program and contribute to the completion of the VCE.
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Yarra Valley Grammar Expectations: It is expected that all students will satisfy the VCE outcomes, thus gaining an “S” (satisfactory completion) for each subject. In brief, to achieve their VCE students are required to: 1.
Gain “S” in at least 16 VCE units.
2.
Gain “S” in at least three units of English/English Literature or English as a Second Language, two of which must be Units 3 and 4.
3.
Gain “S” in at least three of their Unit 3 and 4 sequences, other than English/English Literature (two can be VET sequences).
Note:
English Requirements
1.
Year 11 students are required to study either English Units 1 and 2, English Language Units 1 & 2 or English as a Second Language
2.
To satisfy VCE requirements, Year 12 students can choose to study English, English as a Second Language, English Language or Literature. A small number of students may decide to study two of these subjects. Students who satisfactorily completed English Units 1 and 2 and Literature Units 3 and 4 in Year 11 are strongly advised to study English Units 3 and 4 in Year 12, but this is not a requirement.
While students can choose to study Unit 1 and/or Unit 2 of any VCE subject, Unit 3 and 4 subjects must be taken as a sequence.
Completion of Work to Satisfy VCE Requirements: All students are expected to satisfactorily complete all set tasks and requirements set down by their teachers or the School by the due date. If students do not meet work deadlines, a letter is sent home to parents giving notification of this and the time granted for completion. If satisfactory work is still not submitted, a subsequent letter is forwarded notifying parents of the School’s decision regarding the non-completion of work. In Unit 1 and 2 subjects, most outcome tasks for assessment will be completed in class time, however if this is not the case, and a student does not complete work by the due date, an extension of time may be offered to satisfy the outcome of the VCE requirement. If the outcome task is not completed after the designated period, the student will remain after school until it is completed. While submitting the work after the due date will allow the student to gain a ‘satisfactory’ (S) for the outcome as required for their VCE, this work will be awarded an ‘ungraded’ (UG) on their Yarra Valley Grammar report. In Unit 3 and 4 subjects, school based assessment tasks are referred to as SACs (School-assessed Coursework). All SACs must be completed in class time on the date set by the teacher. A medical certificate or equivalent is required for students who are absent at the time of a SAC. Non-attendance for a SAC without approval may result in the student not being given any marks for that particular SAC.
Overall Assessment of Unit 3 and 4 Studies: Each subject will have three assessment components but these will vary, e.g. English:
Coursework for Unit 3 Coursework for Unit 4 Examination (end of year)
25% 25% 50%
Biology:
June exam Coursework assessment (Units 3 and 4) Examination (end of year)
33% 34% 33%
Art:
School-assessed Task (Units 3 and 4) Coursework assessment (Units 3 and 4) Examination (end of year)
50% 20% 30%
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Authentication: It is essential that any work submitted is genuinely that of the student and that no “undue assistance� has been given. This applies to assistance from teachers, parents, tutors, friends, etc. It means that material from sources must be noted in footnotes and, while as part of the preparation process someone can point to errors or aspects that need improvement, they must not actually do the work for the student. This in particular applies to Schoolassessed Tasks in subjects such as Studio Arts where not all work is done under teacher supervision. Given that most assessed work in most subjects is done in the classroom under supervision, authentication problems are unlikely to arise.
Special Provision (Units 3 and 4 Subjects Only): If illness or emotional difficulties in the preparation for a SAC or examination have adversely affected a student’s performance, he or she can apply to the teacher in charge of this area for Special Provision. This requires the student to complete a form and provide evidence (e.g. medical certificate) related to the matter. Once received, the School can apply one or more options so that the student can complete the work with minimal disadvantage. It is the responsibility of the student to make application for Special Provision. This procedure is explained early in the year.
Certificate IV in Design: Yarra Valley Grammar offers the Certificate IV in Design, which is a nationally recognised vocational certificate for Year 11 and 12 students interested in a career in the Art & Design and Design. This is a two year course, which involves subjects both inside and outside the timetable. Further information about this course is available in this book.
ENTRY INTO TERTIARY COURSES Students are strongly encouraged to speak with Mrs Price or Mr Gooden regarding their tertiary study options. As specific tertiary course entrance details and requirements vary significantly from course to course and institution to institution, Mrs Price and Mr Gooden can access the latest information on these important issues.
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ACCOUNTING UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Finance and Investment Unit 1 Accounting Unit 2 Accounting Units 3 & 4 Accounting
Unit Description: Unit 1 (Establishing and Operating a Service Business) aims to develop an understanding of the fundamental processes of gathering, recording, reporting, analysing, interpreting and evaluating financial information for use by the individual in a sole proprietor service business. There are three outcomes involved in this unit. The first outcome relates to descriptions of resources and the explanation and application of knowledge and skills necessary to set up a small business. Areas included here are forms of business ownership, types of businesses, reasons for their establishment, factors leading to success and failure, the role of professionals, and internal and external sources of finance. The second outcome relates to identification, recording, reporting and explanation of financial data and information for the owner of a service business, using a combination of manual and ICT methods. Areas included in outcome two are accounting principles, qualitative characteristics, definitions of asset, liability, owners equity, revenues and expenses, the accounting equation and the two-fold effect of transactions, classifications (current and non-current), source documents, recording cash transactions, internal control procedures, accounting reports, and taxation in small business. The third outcome involves students applying accounting skills to evaluate financial and non-financial information in order to make informed decisions for a small business. Topics included in outcome three are price setting strategies, cash budgeting, and investment and superannuation. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Folio of exercises • Essays • Case studies • End of semester examination
ACCOUNTING UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Finance and Investment Unit 1 Accounting Unit 2 Accounting Units 3 & 4 Accounting
Unit Description: Unit 2 (Accounting for Trading Businesses) focuses on accounting for a single activity sole trader. It introduces the accrual approach for recording and reporting, and incorporates credit transactions and uses the single entry approach. There is also an emphasis on performance evaluation and the provision of advice to business owners. There are three outcomes. The first outcome involves the ability to record and report financial information and data for a sole trader. It includes the distinction between trading and service businesses, accounting principles and qualitative characteristics, source and business documents, special journals, stockcards using FIFO, physical stocktakes, balance day adjustments, accounting reports, the distinction between cash and profit and the two-fold effect of transactions on the accounting reports. The second outcome relates to the recording and reporting of financial data and information using an accounting software package. The third outcome requires students to select and use financial and non-financial information to evaluate a business and suggest strategies that will improve business performance. This outcome requires students to understand the role of key performance indicators. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Essays • Folio of exercises • Case studies • End of semester examination
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ACCOUNTING UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Business Studies Finance and Investment Units 1 & 2 Accounting Units 3 & 4 Accounting
Unit Description: Unit 3 (Recording and Reporting for Trading Businesses) focuses on financial accounting for a small trading business, operating as a sole proprietorship. Students will be introduced to a double entry accrual based system of accounting. Accounting procedures developed incorporate the application of principles and qualitative characteristics. There are two outcomes. The first outcome involves recording data into appropriate accounting records and the explanation of related aspects of the accounting system. It includes principles and qualitative characteristics, elements of financial reports, the two-fold effect of transactions on financial reports, source and business documents, stockcards using FIFO, the GST Clearing account, special and general journals, general and subsidiary (debtors, creditors and stock) ledgers, control accounts, and the pre-adjustment trial balance. The second outcome involves recording balance day adjustments and preparation of financial reports, and the explanation of related aspects of the accounting system. It includes balance day adjustments (depreciation, stock loss or gain, prepaid expenses and accrued expenses), closing entries, the preparation of the profit and loss summary account, post adjustment trial balance, accounting reports (including classified statement of cash flows), the effect of transactions on the accounting equation, and the distinction between cash and profit. Unit 4 (Control and Analysis of Business Performance) further develops the recording and reporting processes from Unit 3 and the use of financial and non-financial information in assisting management in the decision making process. The unit covers the accrual recording and reporting system for a single activity trading business using the perpetual inventory system. Students learn about the role and importance of budgeting for the business and undertake the practical completion of budgets for cash, profit and financial position. Students also evaluate the information prepared and analyse the results in order to suggest strategies for improvement to the owner. Accounting principles and qualitative characteristics will also be applied throughout the unit. There are two outcomes. The first outcome requires students to record and report financial data and information using a double entry accrual based system for a single activity sole trader, and explain related aspects of this system. The second outcome requires students to prepare and analyse budgets, evaluate a business using financial and non-financial information, and suggest strategies to improve the profitability and liquidity of the business. Assessment Tasks: • Structured questions • Folio of exercises (manual and using ICT) • Test (manual and using ICT) • End of semester examinations (June and November)
ART (PHOTOGRAPHY) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Year 10 Photography Unit 1 Art (Photography) Unit 2 Art (Photography) Units 3 & 4 Art (Photography)
Unit Description: Students are required to produce artworks, using photography, which develop a knowledge and understanding of the artistic potential of a range of photographic approaches and methods. They will research photography produced by international artists drawn from different periods and discuss photography in an informed manner. Note: Any student undertaking Art (Photography) in Years 11 and 12 does so on the understanding that they MUST be able to access an appropriate camera (a 35mm SLR camera) in order to complete the set tasks over the course of the year. Assessment Tasks: • Final presentation of photographs and sketchbook outlining work processes • Written analysis of artworks, styles and artistic techniques • End of semester examination
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ART (PHOTOGRAPHY) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Year 10 Photography Unit 1 Art (Photography) Unit 2 Art (Photography) Units 3 & 4 Art (Photography)
Unit Description: Students are required to produce three completed artworks in the medium of photography related to a selected theme. They will research work produced by international photographers and discuss photography in an informed manner. Note: Any student undertaking Art (Photography) in Years 11 and 12 does so on the understanding that they MUST be able to access an appropriate camera (a 35mm SLR camera) in order to complete the set tasks over the course of the year. Assessment Tasks: • Final presentation of photographs and sketchbook outlining work processes • Written analysis of artworks, styles and artistic techniques • End of semester examination
ART (PHOTOGRAPHY) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Art & Design Year 10 Photography Units 1 & 2 Art (Photography) Units 3 & 4 Art (Photography)
Unit Description: Units 3 and 4 examine the individual styles and approaches of photographers whose work comments on aspects of culture, society or the environment. Students are required to explore the expressive possibilities of an idea and produce artwork, which implements the idea and displays the development of a preferred style. They research the style of selected photographers and discuss photography in an informed manner. Students are required to produce three completed artworks in the medium of photography and maintain a folio, which demonstrates the development and analysis of concepts including research, documentation and experimentation. Students analyse artworks in the medium of photography. In Unit 3, a written research report is completed dealing with overseas photographers active prior to 1945 and/or Australian photographers active prior to 1959. In Unit 4, an examination is undertaken dealing with the work of overseas photographers active since 1945 and/or Australian photographers active since 1959. Note: Any student undertaking Art (Photography) in Years 11 and 12 does so on the understanding that they MUST be able to access an appropriate camera (a 35mm SLR camera) in order to complete the set tasks over the course of the year. Assessment Tasks: • Analysis of artworks • Analysis of artists • Final presentation of photographs and sketchbook outlining work processes • End of year examination
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BIOLOGY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Science Year 10 Genetics and Evolution Unit 1 Biology Unit 2 Biology Units 3 & 4 Biology
Unit Description: In Unit 1 (Unity and diversity) there are two areas of study: Cells in action: Students investigate the relationship between specialised cells and the processes that maintain life. Students study the structure and function of cell membranes. Practical investigations into cell structure and functioning in autotrophs and heterotrophs aids in the understanding of cell biology. Functioning organisms: Students investigate the relationship between features of organisms and how organisms meet their requirements for life – including obtaining and releasing energy; obtaining nutrients, water and gases; and transporting and processing materials via the various systems found in living organisms. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical reports • Response to media article • End of semester examination
BIOLOGY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Science Year 10 Genetics and Evolution Unit 1 Biology Unit 2 Biology Units 3 & 4 Biology
Unit Description: In Unit 2 (Organisms and their environment) there are two areas of study: Adaptations of organisms: Students study different habitats and the environmental factors that are common to each habitat. Students investigate the adaptations of living organisms to suit their environment. Students perform practical investigations to study the relationships between living organisms and their habitats and requirements. Dynamic ecosystems: The focus is on a study of Australian ecosystems and the balance that exists between living organisms and non living resources in the ecosystem. Change and habitat destruction are also investigated. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical reports • Data analysis task • End of semester examination
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BIOLOGY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Science Year 10 Genetics and Evolution Units 1 & 2 Biology Units 3 & 4 Biology
Unit Description: In Unit 3 (Signatures of Life), there are two areas of study: Molecules of life: Students study the activities of cells at the molecular level, the synthesis of biomolecules including DNA and proteins, and the role of enzymes. They investigate energy transformations in cells and how autotrophs and heterotrophs obtain their energy requirements, particularly through the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The application of molecular biology in medicine including the design of drugs and medical diagnosis is also investigated. Detecting and responding: Students study coordination and regulation within an organism, including stability and change in the internal environment, the principles of homeostasis, nervous system, and endocrine systems. The immune response and acquired immunity are both investigated. In Unit 4 (Continuity and Change), there are two areas of study: Heredity: Students study the principles of molecular genetics including the genome, gene expression and genes as units of inheritance, and the transcription and translation processes. They study various laboratory techniques involving DNA. Cell reproduction involving binary fission and meiosis are both investigated in addition to mutations, and other variations that occur during reproduction processes. Change over time: Students study how evolutionary biology has been based upon changes in evidence obtained by accumulation of information over time, changes in interpretation and molecular biology. Gene pool, population, natural selection, relative and actual dating techniques, and fossil records are among the list of concepts covered in relation to changing characteristics of species. Assessment Tasks: • Practical activities and reports • Short research report • End of semester examinations (June and November)
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Units 1 & 2 Business Management Units 3 & 4 Business Management
Unit Description: This unit provides students with an opportunity to explore the operations of a small business and its likelihood of success. There are three outcomes involved in this unit. The first will enable students to explain and apply a set of generic business concepts to a range of businesses. The areas included in this outcome are distinctions between small, medium and large (including not for profit organisations), objectives of businesses, internal and external environments, a range of business support services, measures of business performance and ethics and social responsibility. The second outcome will develop the students’ ability to apply decision-making and problem solving skills, and to evaluate the successful management of an ethical and socially responsible small business. Areas of study included are business concept development, motivation, business structures, buying established or starting new, significance of location, planning to start a small business, strategies for evaluation of performance and ethics and social responsibility. The third outcome will enable students to explain and apply the day-to-day activities involved in running an ethical and socially responsible small business. The area of study relevant will be the management of staff in small business. Assessment: • Case studies • Tests • Research tasks • Oral presentations • Reporting on site visits, guest speakers, and/or work placement in a small business • End of semester examination Published July 2008
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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Units 1 & 2 Business Management Units 3 & 4 Business Management
Unit Description: This unit provides students with an appreciation for the importance of effective communication in business and the range of strategies that can be used in particular situations to achieve it. There are three outcomes included in Unit 2. The first will enable students to explain and apply effective communication methods in business-related situations. Areas of study include the relationship between communication and business objectives and strategies; participants involved; scope, type, purpose and audience; a range of forms of communication and their appropriateness in different situations; evaluation of its effectiveness; and consideration of barriers to effective communication. The second outcome will enable students to apply and analyse effective marketing strategies and processes. Areas of study include the marketing function and its relationship to business objectives; market research processes; market description; key elements of a marketing plan; relevant performance indicators of marketing strategies; and key issues involved in effective marketing. The third outcome will enable students to apply and analyse effective public relations strategies and tactics. Areas of study include the relationship of public relations to business objectives and strategies; significance of public image; the concept of ‘publics’; public relations objectives for both planned ‘publics’ and unplanned situations; performance indicators of public relations strategies; and key issues of public relations. Assessment: • Case studies • Tests • Research tasks • Oral presentations • Reporting on site visits, guest speakers, and/or work placement in a small business • End of semester examination
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Business Studies Units 1 & 2 Business Management Units 3 & 4 Business Management
Unit Description: In Unit 3, students investigate how large-scale organisations operate. Students examine the context in which these large-scale organisations conduct their business, then focus on their internal environment, and finally consideration is given to the operations management function. Students develop an understanding of the complexities of managing a large-scale operation and will have the opportunity to link theoretical perspectives with practical applications by investigating current examples. There are three key areas of study: large-scale organisations in context; the internal environment of large-scale organisations; and the operations management function. In Unit 4, students continue to investigate corporate management and how large-scale organisations operate. In particular, students develop an understanding of the human resource management function and the strategies used to effectively manage this most valuable resource. Students will also examine the management of change within the context of a large-scale organisation and the key management processes and strategies related to the management of change. Students will apply these strategies to a contemporary issue of significance. There are two key areas of study: the human resource management function, and the management of change. Assessment Tasks: • Case studies • Essays • Tests • End of year examination
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CHEMISTRY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Science Year 10 The Chemistry of Materials Unit 1 Chemistry Unit 2 Chemistry Units 3 & 4 Chemistry
Unit Description: In Unit 1 (The big ideas of chemistry) there are two areas of study: Periodic table: Students study the historical development of the Periodic Table and the relationships that exist between elements in vertical groups and horizontal periods. The experimental investigations used to develop the current model of atomic structure. Students are introduced to many fundamental qualitative and quantitative ideas, including empirical and molecular formulas and the mole concept. Materials: Students study the structure and bonding of materials and the applications of these materials based on these properties. The study includes ionic, covalent and metallic bonding. The properties of alkanes and alkenes and their related compounds are investigated. The role of surfaces and nanotechnology is also covered. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical reports • Analysis tasks • Extended summary report • End of semester examination
CHEMISTRY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Science Year 10 The Chemistry of Materials Unit 1 Chemistry Unit 2 Chemistry Units 3 & 4 Chemistry
Unit Description: In Unit 2 (Environmental chemistry) there are two areas of study: Water: Students explore the special properties of water, which make it important to living organisms and relate the properties to chemical bonding and structure. Students investigate the chemical reactions that occur in aqueous solution, including acid/base reactions, precipitation reactions and redox reactions. Students perform calculations including concentration and pH. They write balanced chemical equations for the chemical reactions involved. The atmosphere: Students study the interaction between living organisms and the atmosphere. The kinetic molecular theory is used to explain the behaviour of gases. Students perform calculations involving the gas laws. They study the oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen cycles and the impact of human activities on the atmosphere. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical reports • Analysis tasks • Extended summary report • End of semester examination
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CHEMISTRY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Science Units 1 & 2 Chemistry Units 3 & 4 Chemistry
Unit Description: In Unit 3 (Chemical Pathways), students study two areas of study: Chemical Analysis: Students study the quantitative and qualitative analysis procedures used to identify and quantify unknown substances in samples. They investigate the laboratory techniques of gravimetric and volumetric analysis, and instrumental techniques including NMR, Infrared and AAS spectroscopy techniques and chromatography. They apply stoichiometry to determine quantities in acid/base, redox, and precipitation reactions. Organic Chemical Pathways: Students investigate systematic organic chemistry including the raw materials required for polymer synthesis. They study the chemistry of hydrocarbons and functional groups and apply the chemistry to biochemical fuels, DNA, proteins and other biological organic compounds of significance. The structure, synthesis and chemical properties of common drugs is also investigated. Assessment Tasks: Extended practical task Written report Secondary data analysis task End of semester examination
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In Unit 4 (Chemistry at Work), there are two areas of study: Industrial Chemistry: Students study rate chemistry and chemical equilibrium in relation to industrial production of chemicals. They investigate the effect of concentration, temperature, pressure and catalysts on the position of equilibria and resulting yield. The chemistry and production of one chemical is studied in detail. Supplying and Using Energy: This area of study focuses on use of different energy resources. Students study the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of energy resources. The amount of energy involved in chemical reactions is determined using calorimetry. Electrochemistry, including galvanic and electrolytic cells is investigated as applications of redox chemistry. Stoichiometry and Faraday’s Laws are used to calculate quantities involved in electrolysis reactions. Assessment Tasks: • Summary report including annotations of 3 practical activities • One written single experiment report • Secondary data analysis task • End of semester examination
DANCE UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Drama Unit 1 Dance Unit 2 Dance Units 3 & 4 Dance
Unit Description: Unit 1 involves the study of the safe use, care and functions of a dancer’s body. Students analyse the choices made by dance makers in the choreographic process. Students will learn and perform a group dance work and have the opportunity to compose their own group dance work, demonstrating the expressive use of body actions. Assessment Tasks: • Written test • Written analysis of learnt group work • Analysis of prescribed solo dance works • Group performance • End of semester examination
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DANCE UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Drama Unit 1 Dance Unit 2 Dance Units 3 & 4 Dance
Unit Description: In Unit 2, students analyse and discuss the expressive use of the elements of movement and the cultural influences on pre 1980’s dance works. Students analyse and describe the use of contrasting qualities of movement in their own choreography and the dance works of others. Students will have the opportunity to compose and perform a solo dance work and a group dance for alternative space project. Assessment Tasks: • Research assignment • Dance performance • Performance and written report of solo dance work • End of semester examination
DANCE UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Drama Units 1 & 2 Dance Units 3 & 4 Dance
Unit Description: Unit 3 involves the choreography of a solo dance work using a range of movements. Students analyse the processes involved in creating their solo and learn and perform a group dance work. Students also study two solo dance works, which were choreographed between 1900 and 1969, and analyse the use of movements and phrasing. Assessment Tasks: • Written analysis of two solo dance works from 1900 to 1969 • Performance of a learnt dance work • Written evaluation of the processes involved in creating a solo dance work Unit 4 involves the choreography of a solo dance work, which tells a story with a beginning, development and resolution. Students analyse the processes involved in creating their solo. Students study two group dance works, which were choreographed between 1970 and the present, and analyse the use of group formations and spatial organisation. Assessment Tasks: • Written analysis of two group dance works from 1970 to the present • Written evaluation of the processes involved in creating a solo dance work • Performance examination • End of year examination
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FABRIC) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Technology Fashion Design Fashion Illustration Units 1 & 2 Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Fabric)
Unit Description: Unit 1 focuses on the analysis, modification and improvement of an existing product design. In their role of designer, students work through the creative problem solving process to develop a modified garment that fulfils a human need. Students learn about the tools, materials, processes and techniques required to design and manufacture the garment using from a range of fabrics. Assessment Tasks: • Design folio • Final product and production journal • Product and production methods evaluation, material investigation • End of semester examination
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FABRIC) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Technology Fashion Design Fashion Illustration Unit 1 Design and Technology (Fabric) Unit 2 Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Fabric)
Unit Description: In Unit 2, students develop their design skills within a collaborative context. Individually and in teams, students work from a given scenario to create a brief and a range of garments. The chosen designs are then realised as finished garments through a process of planning, manufacture and evaluation. Assessment Tasks: • Design folio and product range collaboration • Final product and production journal • Product and production methods • Production technologies analysis • End of semester examination
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FABRIC) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Technology Fashion Design Fashion Illustration Units 1 & 2 Design and Technology (Fabric) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Fabric)
Unit Description: Unit 3 examines the demands of the industrial and commercial market, explores ways in which design is used to solve problems in the broader community, and ways in which decisions are made about the use of technology in the clothing and textile industry. Students are required to negotiate a design brief with a client and carry out development activities arising from the brief. School-assessed Coursework requires students to explain the role of the designer and how products are designed and produced to meet the needs of an individual client as well as products intended for manufacture in an industrial or commercial setting. Assessment Tasks: Two tests Design folio Production
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Using comparisons, Unit 4 focuses on how judgements are made regarding the success of products. The role and influence of producer, promotion and marketing is examined. Students are required to examine the relationship between aesthetic appeal, function of products and user needs. They are also required to explain the role of marketing in design and product development. Using their choice of fabric, students complete production activities that arise from a brief. They also evaluate the outcomes of design and production activities in relation to client’s needs. Assessment Tasks: • Design folio • One report • Production item • End of year examination
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (WOOD/METAL/PLASTICS) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Technology Wood Plus Advanced or Jewellery Unit 1 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal) Unit 2 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal)
Unit Description: Unit 1 focuses on the analysis, modification and improvement of an existing product design. In their role of designer, students work through the creative problem solving process to develop a modified product that fulfils a human need. Students learn about the tools, materials, processes and techniques required to design and manufacture the product using a range of resistant materials. Assessment Tasks: • Design folio • Final product and production journal • Product and production evaluation • OHS appraisal • End of semester examination
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (WOOD/METAL/PLASTICS) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Technology Wood Plus Advanced or Jewellery Unit 1 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal) Unit 2 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal)
Unit Description: In Unit 2, students develop their design skills within a collaborative context. Individually and in teams, students work from a given scenario to create a brief and a range of products. The chosen designs are then realised as finished products through a process of planning, manufacture and evaluation. Assessment Tasks: Design folio and product range collaboration Final product and production journal Product and production evaluation Production technologies analysis End of semester examination
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (WOOD/METAL/PLASTICS) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Technology Wood Plus Advanced or Jewellery Units 1 & 2 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal) Units 3 & 4 Design and Technology (Wood/Metal)
Unit Description: Unit 3 examines the demands of the industrial and commercial market, explores ways in which design is used to solve problems in the broader community, and ways in which decisions are made about the use of technology. Students are required to negotiate a design brief with a client and carry out development activities arising from the brief. School-assessed Coursework requires students to explain the role of the designer and how products are designed and produced to meet the needs of an individual client as well as products intended for manufacture in an industrial or commercial setting. Assessment Tasks: Two tests Design folio Production
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Using comparisons, Unit 4 focuses on how judgements are made regarding the success of products. The role and influence of producer, promotion and marketing is examined. Students are required to examine the relationship between aesthetic appeal, function of products and user needs. They are also required to explain the role of marketing in design and product development. Using their choice of resistant materials, students complete production activities that arise from a brief. They also evaluate the outcomes of design and production activities in relation to client’s needs. Assessment Tasks: Design folio One report Production item End of year examination
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DRAMA UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Drama Unit 1 Drama Unit 2 Drama Units 3 & 4 Drama
Unit Description: Unit 1 focuses on creating, presenting and analysing a devised performance that includes real or imagined characters. Students examine storytelling through the devised performances and develop awareness of how characters are created and presented. Assessment Tasks: • Ensemble performance • Written evaluation of the ensemble • Written analysis of a professional performance • Folio • End of semester examination
DRAMA UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Drama Unit 1 Drama Unit 2 Drama Units 3 & 4 Drama
Unit Description: Unit 2 focuses on Australian drama. Students create, present and analyse a solo performance based on an historical event, or an issue, or artwork or a contemporary context. Assessment Tasks: • Solo performance • Written evaluation of solo performance • Written analysis of a professional performance • Folio • End of semester examination
DRAMA UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Drama Units 1 & 2 Drama Units 3 & 4 Drama
Unit Description: Unit 3 explores non-naturalistic dramatic form through creation of an ensemble performance. Students attend workshops to develop a play, which uses a variety of sources as subject matter and demonstrates application of non-naturalistic construction techniques, dramatic elements and performance styles. Assessment Tasks: Presentation of an ensemble performance to an audience Written evaluation and analysis of the ensemble task Written analysis of a professional performance Written evaluation
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Unit 4 involves the development of a solo performance from stimulus material using research, construction and performance techniques. Workshops use construction devices to explore the subject matter for dramatic potential, applying specific theatrical conventions, and dramatic and stagecraft elements to create a solo performance. Assessment Tasks: Short solo task Solo performance examination Written evaluation of solo performance End of year performance examination End of year written examination
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ECONOMICS UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Unit 1 Economics Unit 2 Economics Units 3 & 4 Economics
Unit Description: Unit 1 aims to develop an understanding of markets, economic decision-making and issues of importance to the Australian economy. The first outcome relates to how markets work and how economic decisions are made in the Australian economy. Students apply economic decision-making to solve economic problems. One specific market is selected from a range as an illustration. The second outcome relates to economic issues and how these issues affect the standard of living within the Australian economy. Consideration is given to how political, social and ethical aspects relate to decision-making. Two issues are selected from the following: creation and distribution of wealth and income; the economy, the environment and ecological sustainability, employment and change; growing the economy; and finance and investment. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Folio of tasks (media reviews, collections of current economic issues in newspapers and applied economics exercises) • Analyses of written, visual and statistical evidence • Debates • Oral presentations, role plays and multimedia presentations • Written reports • End of semester examination
ECONOMICS UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Unit 1 Economics Unit 2 Economics Units 3 & 4 Economics
Unit Description: Unit 2 aims to develop an understanding of Australia’s external relationships and economic issues of importance in the modern global economy. The first outcome relates to how the Australian economy operates in the global context and then contrasts this with the operation of the economy of a trading partner of Australia. Key economic concepts, principles, theories and models, and how they apply to Australia’s external relationships, are explored. The second outcome focuses on globalisation and develops a case study of a multinational/transnational corporation. An examination is made of its size and structure, reasons for expansion, strategies to gain competitive advantage, the role of information communication technology, and the relationship between it and host economies. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Folio of tasks (media reviews, collections of current economic issues in newspapers and applied economics exercises) • Analyses of written, visual and statistical evidence • Debates • Oral presentations, role play and multimedia presentations • Written reports • End of semester examination
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ECONOMICS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Units 1 & 2 Economics Units 3 & 4 Economics
Unit Description: Unit 3 attempts to develop in students an understanding of economic activity in Australia and the factors that affect the successful achievement of the objectives of the Australian economy. The course is designed to cover two key areas of study. The first area involves the study of economic activity in Australia. It includes an examination of key economic concepts. Students will develop their understanding of how the market operates in the Australian economy, the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics, and explore how the level of economic activity is influenced by supply-side factors and demand-side factors. The second area of study involves an examination of economic objectives and performance in Australia. Students examine why government’s economic goals are significant for the well-being of the Australian economy, and identify an economic ‘barometer’ which may be used to gauge the performance of the Australian economy. Assessment Tasks: • Folio of applied economic exercises • Essay • Multiple choice and structured question test • A report using a multimedia format • Written report In Unit 4, students develop an understanding of economic concepts and policies and the relationship between economic events, outcomes and issues. Students develop the ability to apply the language and tools of economics to express, present, interpret and analyse economic information. There are two key areas of study in this unit. They involve the nature, operation and evaluation of microeconomic policy, and the nature, operation and evaluation of microeconomic reform policies over the past ten years. Students are expected to demonstrate achievement of two outcomes. Students should be able to explain the nature and operation of government macroeconomic and microeconomic policy in managing the economy. Students will also need to demonstrate an ability to evaluate the effectiveness of economic policy. Assessment Tasks: Tests or essays • • End of year examination
ENGLISH UNITS 1 & 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 11 students English Year 10 English Units 1 & 2 English Units 3 & 4 English
Unit Description: The focus of Units 1 and 2 is the reading, viewing and analysis of text with comprehension, enjoyment and discrimination. The aim is to develop competence in a variety of written forms and in the use of oral language to interact positively, critically and confidently with audiences in formal and informal settings. Assessment Tasks: • Text – four responses • Media – two responses • Craft of writing – four responses • Oral – two formal presentations • End of semester examination
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ENGLISH UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students English Units 1 & 2 English Units 3 & 4 English
Unit Description: The focus of Units 3 and 4 is the development of critical responses to both literary and non-literary texts and the achievement of competence and confidence in writing for different purposes and audiences in a variety of forms. In addition, students will demonstrate the ability to communicate complex ideas to an audience through a prepared oral presentation. Assessment Tasks: Text – two responses Media – two responses Craft of writing – two responses Oral – one formal presentation End of year examination
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNITS 1 & 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 11 students English Year 10 English English Language Units 1 & 2 English English Language Units 3 & 4 English
Unit Description: The English Language course allows students to develop skills in the description and analysis of a diverse range of spoken and written English texts. The course involves the study of the nature and functions of language itself and the way language is organised, the evolving nature of language in society and the cultural significance of language. These skills have a profound impact upon and are central to areas such as psychology, cognitive science, computer science, and philosophy. Students who are mathematically and scientifically minded may consider English Language as an appropriate alternative to mainstream English studies. There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and 3, although students must undertake Unit 3 prior to Unit 4. Assessment Tasks: • A range of written responses including a folio, investigative report, essay and case study • A written or an oral analysis of data • An analysis of spoken and/or written text • An oral presentation or a data show • End of semester examination
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 12 students English Year 10 English English Language Units 1 & 2 English Language Units 3 & 4
Unit Description: The English Language course allows students to develop skills in the description and analysis of a diverse range of spoken and written English texts. The course involves the study of language in its social setting and focuses on texts within their contexts. Through language we communicate information, ideas, attitudes, prejudices and ideological stances. Students who are mathematically and scientifically minded may consider English Language as an appropriate alternative to mainstream English studies. There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and 3, although students must undertake Unit 3 prior to Unit 4. Assessment Tasks: • A range of written responses including a folio, investigative report, essay and case study • A written or an oral analysis of data • An analysis of spoken and/or written text • An oral presentation or a data show • End of semester examination
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) UNITS 1 & 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 ESL students ESL Year 10 ESL Units 1 & 2 ESL Units 3 & 4 ESL
Unit Description: The focus of Units 1 and 2 is to read, view and analyse text with comprehension, enjoyment and discrimination. The aim is to extend the student's competence in using standard Australian English in order to meet the demands of further study, the workplace and their own needs and interests. In addition, students will develop competence in a variety of written forms and in the use of oral language to interact with audiences in formal and informal settings. Assessment Tasks: • Text – three responses • Media – one response • Craft of writing – two responses • Oral – two formal presentations • End of semester examinations
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 ESL students ESL Year 10 ESL Units 1 & 2 ESL Units 3 & 4 ESL
Unit Description: The focus of Units 3 and 4 is the development of critical responses to both literary and non-literary texts, and the ability to write for different purposes and audiences in a variety of forms. The aim is to further extend the student's competence in using standard Australian English in order to meet the demands of further study, the workplace and their own needs. In addition, students demonstrate the ability to communicate ideas to an audience through prepared oral presentations. Assessment Tasks: • Text – two responses • Media – one response • Craft of writing – two responses • Oral – one formal presentation • End of year examination Published July 2008
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FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Technology Food for Life and/or Food for Special Occasions Unit 1 Food and Technology Unit 2 Food and Technology Units 3 & 4 Food and Technology
Unit Description: In Unit 1 (Properties of Food), students are introduced to the diverse nature of food, how to prepare it and how to store it for the best quality in terms of safety, health and aesthetics. Safe and hygienic food practices are investigated through preparation and cooking tasks. Students also study the links between classification of foods and their properties and how their enjoyment of food is associated with different cooking methods. The changing properties of foods as they are cooked are analysed when food is made with different preparation and processing techniques. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical tests and reports • Projects and research tasks • End of semester examination
FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Technology Food for Life and/or Food for Special Occasions Unit 1 Food and Technology Unit 2 Food and Technology Units 3 & 4 Food and Technology
Unit Description: Unit 2 (Planning and Preparation of Food) provides students with an opportunity to investigate the best methods and tools and equipment to use for optimum results and what to prepare for a range of situations. Students research, analyse and apply the most suitable food preparation and cooking methods to optimise the sensory, physical and chemical properties of food. Students work both independently and as a member of a team to research and implement solutions to a design brief, and to respond to exciting challenges of preparing food for a range of contexts. These contexts include nutritional considerations, cultural beliefs, and resource access and availability. Assessment Tasks: • Topic tests • Practical tests and reports • Projects and research tasks • End of semester examination
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FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Technology Units 1 & 2 Food and Technology Units 3 & 4 Food and Technology
Note: The practical component of this course may be completed after school. Unit Description: Unit 3 (Food Preparation, Processing and Food Controls) requires students to analyse the functions of the natural components of key foods and apply this information in the preparation of foods. Students investigate cooking techniques, develop an understanding of processing techniques and investigate the techniques used to prevent food spoilage and poisoning and to preserve foods using some of these techniques. Students develop an understanding of food safety in Australia and the relevant regulations that control the safe supply of food in this country. Students also begin folio preparation for the School Assessed Task and write a design brief, evaluation criteria, time lines and a design plan for this task to be produced in Unit 4. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Short written reports In Unit 4 (Food Product Development and Emerging Trends), students work independently to complete the challenge of implementation of the design plan established in Unit 3. In completing the task, students apply safe and hygienic practices and evaluate the product planning and processes in the plan. Students examine food product development and research and analyse factors that have contributed to product development. They investigate the process of product development, including packaging, packaging systems and marketing. Students also investigate emerging trends in product development, including societal pressures to improve health, technological developments and environmental considerations. Assessment Tasks: • Design brief • Final product • Evaluation report • End of year examination
FRENCH UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 French Unit 1 French Unit 2 French Units 3 & 4 French
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 1 centre around friendship, family, leisure pursuits, social issues and the regions of France. Learning activities include reading and writing advertisements for a pen pal page; comparing popular sporting interests in France and Australia; writing personal letters, postcards and articles; discussing issues in impromptu situations; viewing a situational comedy aimed at students learning French to improve listening comprehension skills; and researching a region of France in preparation for an oral presentation about that region. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: establish and maintain a spoken or written exchange related to personal areas of experience; listen to, read and obtain information from written and spoken texts; and produce a personal response to a text focusing on real or imaginary experience. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
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FRENCH UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 French Unit 1 French Unit 2 French Units 3 & 4 French
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 2 centre around the world of work, film and media, travel and technological progress. Learning activities include building the practical skills of writing a resume, a letter of application and developing interview techniques; viewing a film and presenting a review; reading and writing holiday journals; discussing environmental issues; and preparing an oral presentation on the theme of ‘an ideal world’. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: participate in a spoken or written exchange related to making arrangements and completing transactions; listen to, read, extract and use information and ideas from written and spoken texts; and give expression to real or imaginary experience in written or spoken form. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
FRENCH UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students LOTE Year 10 French Units 1 & 2 French Units 3 & 4 French
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 3 centre around social issues for young people, immigration, racism, the environment, and discrimination. Learning activities include discussing relationships, debating social issues, writing articles about environmental issues, comparing French and Australian school systems, and offering advice about ecotourism in role-play situations. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: express ideas through the production of original texts; analyse and use information from spoken texts; and exchange information, opinions and experiences in spoken situations. Unit 4 centres on a detailed study of language and culture through texts. Students explore and compare aspects of the language and culture of French-speaking communities through a range of oral and written texts related to a selected sub-topic. The texts, which form the basis of this study, might include feature films, short stories, diary entries, newspaper or magazine articles, documentaries, electronic texts, songs or interviews. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: analyse and use information from written texts, and respond critically to spoken and written texts, which reflect aspects of the language and culture of French-speaking communities. Assessment Tasks: • Listening and responding task • Oral task • Writing task • End of year oral examination • End of year written examination
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FURTHER MATHEMATICS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Units 1 & 2 General Mathematics (Business) Units 3 & 4 Further Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 3 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in data analysis with particular emphasis on the presentation of data, summarising numerical data, establishing the relationship between data sets, regression analysis including residual analysis and data transformation, and analysis of a time series. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: Application task Analysis tasks Topic tests
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Unit 4 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in linear and non-linear graphs, linear programming, business related mathematics and networks. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course Assessment Tasks: • Two analysis tasks • End of semester examinations
GENERAL MATHEMATICS (BUSINESS) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 General Mathematics (Business) Unit 2 General Mathematics (Business) Units 3 & 4 Further Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 1 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in statistics, arithmetic, functions and graphs, algebra and financial arithmetic. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: Application task Analysis tasks Topic tests End of semester examination
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GENERAL MATHEMATICS (BUSINESS) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 General Mathematics (Business) Unit 2 General Mathematics (Business) Units 3 & 4 Further Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 2 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in geometry, sequences and series, network analysis and trigonometry. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: Application task Analysis tasks Topic tests End of semester examination
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GENERAL MATHEMATICS (TERTIARY) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 General Mathematics (Tertiary) (in conjunction with Mathematical Methods CAS Unit 1) Unit 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) (in conjunction with Mathematical Methods CAS Unit 2) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS and Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 1 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in algebra, vectors, statics and probability distribution. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology will be an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
GENERAL MATHEMATICS (TERTIARY) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 General Mathematics (Tertiary) (in conjunction with Mathematical Methods CAS Unit 1) Unit 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) (in conjunction with Mathematical Methods CAS Unit 2) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS and Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 2 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in calculus, kinematics, circular functions, transformation, logarithmic and exponential functions. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations Published July 2008
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GENERAL MATHEMATICS (TERTIARY) ADVANCED UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) Advanced Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 1 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in complex numbers, vectors in two and three dimensions, circular functions and coordinate geometry. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
GENERAL MATHEMATICS (TERTIARY) ADVANCED UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 General Mathematics (Tertiary) Advanced Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics
Unit Description: Unit 2 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in differential calculus, integral calculus, kinematics and mechanics. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Humanities Flashpoints and/or Global Issues and/or The Violent Earth Unit 1 Geography Unit 2 Geography Units 3 & 4 Geography
Unit Description: Unit 1 (Natural Environments) focuses on natural environments and landforms, and the natural processes that shape and change the earth’s surface. It also examines how the interactions between natural processes and human activities can also change natural environments. By working with aerial photos, videos, web sites, maps and other data, students study how and why volcanoes, wilderness areas and forests change. Organ Pipes National Park and the Toolangi forest are closely examined via fieldwork. Assessment Tasks: • Field work reports • Research project • Practical exercise • End of semester examination
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GEOGRAPHY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Humanities Flashpoints and/or Global Issues and/or The Violent Earth Unit 1 Geography Unit 2 Geography Units 3 & 4 Geography
Unit Description: Unit 2 (Human Environments) focuses on the characteristics of human environments and changes to them. It considers the dynamic nature of rural and urban environments, and the factors contributing to change that affect the management and sustainability of human environments. Students must study two human environments: one rural and one urban, and one in Australia and one in another country. The major urban Australian study will be the development of the inner city of Melbourne with extensive field work done in the CBD, Southgate, Docklands etc. The rural environment studied will be the Yarra Valley wineries. Assessment Tasks: • Research project • Field trip report • Practical exercise • End of semester examination
GEOGRAPHY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Humanities Year 10 Geography Units 1 & 2 Geography
Units 3 & 4 Geography Unit Description: Unit 3 (Regional Resources) investigates the nature and distribution of resources and the variations in their use. It examines renewable and non-renewable, natural and man-made resources. Through working with videos, aerial photos, web sites and collecting data in the field, students study how various resources are developed. Water as a resource involves the study of conflicts and the development and use of water on a global scale, and a more detailed look at how the Murray Darling Basin is used. Students develop a management proposal for the South Channel Fort in Port Phillip Bay. Assessment Tasks: • Data interpreting exercise • Essay on fishing industry • Management policy based on fieldwork Unit 4 (Global Perspectives) focuses on an analysis, explanation and evaluation of the factors primarily responsible for generating global phenomena. The study of the human population examines the geographic distribution, structure and composition as well as the dynamics of population, including growth and decline in fertility and mortality. The other global phenomenon studied is the decline of world fisheries; reasons for the decline, how it affects people and places, and what can be done about it. This unit involves fieldwork to the wholesale and retail fish markets as well as place where aqua culture is practised. Assessment Tasks: • Data interpretation exercises • Essay on population changes in China and Australia • Sustainable fishing management strategies assignment • End of year examination
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HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Physical Education / Science Unit 1 Health and Human Development Unit 2 Health and Human Development Units 3 & 4 Health and Human Development
The study of Health and Human Development provides the student with skills and knowledge in the health and wellbeing of people at the individual and community level. It would be beneficial for students considering further study in the health industry, community work, physical education and working with people from all ages. Unit 1 (Youth health and development) studies the physical, social, emotional and intellectual changes that occur in the growth and development of young male and female youth and the inherited and environmental factors that are involved. Area of Study 1addresses the key principles of health and development and the interrelationships between environmental and inherited factors on the health and development of an individual are studied in detail. Area of Study 2 focuses on the physical, social, emotional and intellectual changes that occur in males and females as the child moves into young adulthood are studied in detail. The final Area of Study focuses on a range of challenges to the health and development of males and females, including risk taking activities, disease, living independently, and many more. Assessment tasks: • Case study / media analysis task • Data analysis task • Tests • Oral / multimedia presentation tasks • Written response / written report • End of semester examination
HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Physical Education / Science Unit 1 Health and Human Development Unit 2 Health and Human Development Units 3 & 4 Health and Human Development
Unit 2 (Individual and community health and development) studies the role of families, communities and governments in optimising health and development of individuals across the lifespan. In Area of Study 1 students investigate the role of families and communities in providing optimum health outcomes for young people and the inequitable health outcomes that occur across Australian communities. The second Area of Study 2 requires students to focus on the role of new relationships and employment and their contributions to the development of identity and self esteem is studied and the effect of physiological and life style choices on the health and well being of the adult. Finally, students study the Australian health care system and the range of services offered to Australians. Assessment tasks: • • • • • •
Case study / media analysis task Data analysis task Tests Oral / multimedia presentation tasks Written response / written report End of semester examination
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HISTORY - TWENTIETH CENTURY (1900 - 1945) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Humanities Images of War and/or Larrikins, Losers and Leaders and/or Yankees, Indians and Rebels and/or World History Unit 1 History – Twentieth Century Unit 2 History – Twentieth Century Units 3 & 4 History - Revolutions and/or Units 3 & 4 International Studies
Unit Description: The first half of the twentieth century was a period marked by significant change. The traditional order of the nineteenth century was challenged and overturned. Societies and individuals were in a state of flux where more change seemed to be the only certainty. Unit 1 focuses on the period in Germany following the Great War (1919) through to the end of the Second World War in 1945. It investigates the rise and fall of democracy followed by the rise of Nazism and Adolf Hitler, and the impact that the policies and programs of the Nazis had on social life. The plight of the Jews during this period is studied through the examination of cultural expressions of the period. This includes visiting the Jewish Holocaust Centre and viewing the film, “Schindler’s List”. Assessment Tasks: • Analytical exercise • Brief report • Essays • End of semester examination
HISTORY - TWENTIETH CENTURY (1945 ONWARDS) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Humanities Images of War and/or Larrikins, Losers and Leaders and/or Yankees, Indians and Rebels and/or World History Unit 1 History – Twentieth Century Unit 2 History – Twentieth Century Units 3 & 4 History - Revolutions and/or Units 3 & 4 International Studies
Unit Description: Unit 2 examines some of the main events, competing ideologies and social movements that occurred following the end of the Second World War in 1945. It explores the increasing interplay between domestic events and international developments, which were a feature of this period. The unit also focuses on the period of the Vietnam War. It examines the conflicting political ideologies of this war, in particular communism, democracy and nationalism. The role and involvement of the United States is also examined. The role of social movements that emerged during this period is investigated with a specific focus on the Australian experience. The impact of the Indo-China conflict on Laos and Cambodia, and the effect this had in the region is also studied. Assessment Tasks: • Test • Analytical exercise • Brief report • Essays • End of semester examination
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HISTORY - REVOLUTIONS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Humanities Units 1 & 2 History – Twentieth Century Units 3 & 4 History - Revolutions
Unit Description: Unit 3 focuses on the French Revolution. How important was the role of Louis XVI in the onset of the Revolution, or were revolutionary ideas more significant? The ideas emerging from the French Revolution have had a significant influence on contemporary values and attitudes. Unit 3 explores the meaning of revolutions and addresses the need for debate and reasons for action of different people in different situations. Why was Louis executed? Why did The Terror occur, and what were the outcomes of the Revolution? The unit also explores the reasons why different people have presented the history of the Revolution differently. Each area of study within the unit plays a significant role in the cause, effect and role of key ideas, individuals and groups within the revolution. The areas of study include: revolutionary ideas, movements and leaders, and creating a new society. From the crises facing Tsarist Russia to the ramifications of Lenin’s death, the Russian Revolution has had a profound impact on twentieth century history. Unit 4 studies the reasons for the fall of Europe’s largest empire, and the transformation from a feudal society to an industrial communist society. Why did the Tsarist Government refuse reform? How important was the impact of the Great War on events leading up to the Revolution? Was Marxist ideology an important factor in the rise of the Bolshevik party or was its leader, Lenin, the driving force behind the Revolution? Were the basic principles of the Revolution rejected once the old regime had been defeated? These questions are the focus of this unit. The unit will also study how history has been interpreted over time. Each area of study plays a significant role in the cause, effect and role of key ideas, individuals and groups within the Revolution. Areas of study include: revolutionary ideas, movements and leaders, and creating a new society: Russia from February to October 1917 to the aftermath of the death of Lenin. A snapshot of the Soviet Union during the First Five Year Plan (1928 to1932) is also included. Assessment Tasks: Test Document interpretation task Essay and short answer questions End of year examination
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INDONESIAN UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 Indonesian Unit 1 Indonesian Unit 2 Indonesian Units 3 & 4 Indonesian
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 1 centre around personal identification, education, careers and Indonesian islands. Learning activities include discussing current issues in an unrehearsed manner; viewing a video about Bali and the world of work to increase cultural understanding; building the practical skills of writing a resume and developing interview techniques; exploring different text types; and participating in speaking activities such as debates, speeches and interviews. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: establish and maintain a spoken or written exchange related to personal areas of experience; listen to, read and obtain information from written and spoken texts; and produce a personal response to a text focusing on real or imaginary experience. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
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INDONESIAN UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 Indonesian Unit 1 Indonesian Unit 2 Indonesian Units 3 & 4 Indonesian
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 2 centre around health, travel and tourism, and wildlife protection. Learning activities include participating in discussions about traditional medicine; identifying colloquialisms; viewing a video about the impact that tourism has on Bali; writing personal letters and diary entries; conducting debates about the effects of tourism; and studying and viewing a video about the orangutan protection program in Kalimantan. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: participate in a spoken or written exchange related to making arrangements and completing transactions; listen to, read, extract and use information and ideas from written and spoken texts; and give expression to real or imaginary experience in written or spoken form. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
INDONESIAN UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students LOTE Year 10 Indonesian Units 1 & 2 Indonesian Units 3 & 4 Indonesian
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 3 centre around making arrangements, social issues, student exchanges, and the media. Learning activities include role-playing a variety of impromptu scenarios about making arrangements; debating issues in the media such as women’s rights in Indonesia; discussing various forms of mass media; watching and reviewing an Indonesian film; exploring Australian – Indonesian relations; and reading and writing a variety of text types. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: express ideas through the production of original texts; analyse and use information from spoken texts; and exchange information, opinions and experiences in spoken situations. Unit 4 centres on the topics of customs and traditions, and a detailed study of language and culture through texts. Students explore and compare aspects of the language and culture of Indonesian-speaking communities through a range of oral and written texts related to a selected sub-topic. The texts, which form the basis of this study, might include feature films, short stories, diary entries, newspaper or magazine articles, documentaries, electronic texts, letters, reports, poems or interviews. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: analyse and use information from written texts, and respond critically to spoken and written texts, which reflect aspects of the language and culture of Indonesian-speaking communities. Assessment Tasks: • Reading and responding task • Oral task • Writing task • End of year oral examination • End of year written examination
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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Humanities Units 1 & 2 History Units 3 & 4 International Studies
Unit Description: Unit 3 investigates recent global politics and the nature of conflict since the end of the Cold War. The unit begins with an examination of the concepts of globalisation and internationalism, and the increasing interdependence of people and societies across a range of economic, cultural and security matters, which have made notions of national interest, sovereignty, autonomy and independence more complex. Students undertake a study of the nature of conflict in a post Cold War world no longer divided into two ideological blocs. They examine the changed nature of conflicts based on tensions, which may be religious, ethnic, economic or nationalist. Many of these conflicts have been fought within the new context of global terrorist networks. While internationalism and globalisation have had a significant impact on the Asia-Pacific region, Unit 4 focuses primarily on the interactions between states that remain the dominant form of political organisation. The unit begins with a study of the concepts of national interest and power, and the way states use power in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1990, the Asia-Pacific region has undergone significant change and turmoil. The rapid development of China, its relationship with the USA and Japan, is a key factor in the future of the Asia-Pacific region. Australia’s position in the region, and the world, and the way in which it has asserted its national interest is then investigated. The development of Australia’s foreign policy highlights a number of tensions deriving from Australia’s aims in asserting its national interest as a middle power. Political and economic engagement with Asia remain a major foreign policy objective with significant political effects, reflected in debates about immigration, refugee policy, free trade and human rights issues. The near north of Australia is also of significant interest as conflict in Papua-New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Fiji, as well as instability in Indonesia, has led to the region being dubbed the ‘arc of instability’. Assessment Tasks: Student performance on each outcome is assessed using or more of the following formats: • Multimedia presentation • Case study • Essay • Report • Test • Structured questions • Short answer questions • Extended response • End of year examination
IT IN ACTION UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students ICT Unit 1 IT in Action Unit 2 IT Pathways Units 3 & 4 IT Applications and/or Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: Individuals use and can be affected by information and communication technology (ICT) in their daily lives. Students acquire and apply a range of knowledge and skills to create information that persuades or entertains. They develop an understanding of the role technology plays in inputting, processing, storing and communicating data and information. Unit 1 involves a considerable amount of practical computing including the use of: • Web authoring and multimedia authoring software • Image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop • Programming languages such as PHP • Database management software such as Microsoft Access Assessment Tasks: • Reports • Tests • End of semester examination Published July 2008
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IT PATHWAYS UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students ICT Unit 1 IT in Action Unit 2 IT Pathways Units 3 & 4 IT Applications or Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: How individuals and organisations use information and communication technology (ICT) is the key concern of this unit. Students acquire and apply a range of knowledge and skills to create solutions and information products that meet personal and clients’ needs. They also examine how networked information systems are used within organisations. Unit 2 involves a considerable amount of practical computing including the use of: • Web authoring and multimedia authoring software • Programming languages such as PHP • Database management system software Students also design and construct a small wireless local area network (LAN) and describe a potential economic effect for an individual or an organisation resulting from the implementation of the network. Project management (PERT) is also studied. Assessment Tasks: • Reports • Tests • End of semester examination
IT APPLICATIONS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students ICT Unit 1 IT in Action and Unit 2 IT Pathways and/or VCE VET Multimedia and/or Advanced Computing and Multimedia Systems Units 3 & 4 IT Applications
Unit Description: Individuals and/or organisations use information and communication technology (ICT) to solve information problems and to participate actively in a society. Unit 3 looks at project management, problem-solving methodology, user interface design, information architecture and database design, networked information systems, network architecture protocol, file management practices, data security procedures, and communication strategies. Students design a small local area network (LAN), use database management software and programming languages such as Microsoft Access and PHP to solve information problems, and use web authoring and multimedia authoring software and programming languages to create prototypes of websites. Assessment Tasks: • Information Technology solution and report • Prototype website The focus of Unit 4 is the study of how information and communication technology (ICT) is used by organisations to solve ongoing information problems and the strategies to protect the integrity of data and security of information. Topics include information management strategies, threats to the integrity of data and security of information, and efficient information handling techniques. Students use spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel and web authoring and multimedia software such as Macromedia Dreamweaver/Flash/Fireworks to produce solutions and output that enhance decision making. Assessment Tasks: • Practical test and written response • Written report or test • End of year examination
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JAPANESE UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 Japanese Unit 1 Japanese Unit 2 Japanese Units 3 & 4 Japanese
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 1 centre around home and neighbourhood, family, festivals and special events, and the Japanese diet. Learning activities include giving and asking for directions; researching similarities and differences between Japanese New Year and Australian Christmas celebrations; comparing traditional and modern Japanese families; discussing the differences between the Australian and Japanese diets; and writing personal letters, articles and diary entries. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: establish and maintain a spoken or written exchange related to personal areas of experience; listen to, read and obtain information from written and spoken texts; and produce a personal response to a text focusing on real or imaginary experience. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
JAPANESE UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students LOTE Year 10 Japanese Unit 1 Japanese Unit 2 Japanese Units 3 & 4 Japanese
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 2 centre on travel in Japan and Australia, education, part-time work and careers. Learning activities include participating in role-plays about making travel arrangements; reading and writing travel schedules and diaries; comparing Australian and Japanese schools; and reading and responding to job advertisements. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: participate in a spoken or written exchange related to making arrangements and completing transactions; listen to, read, and extract and use information and ideas from written and spoken texts; and give expression to real or imaginary experience in written or spoken form. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Reading and responding task • Writing task • End of semester examination
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JAPANESE UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students LOTE Year 10 Japanese Units 1 & 2 Japanese Units 3 & 4 Japanese
Unit Description: Topics covered during Unit 3 centre around sport and leisure activities, student life, future plans and technology. Learning activities include reading about and discussing popular sport and leisure pursuits in Japan; reading and writing comparisons of student life in Australia and Japan; role-playing conversations about future plans; and discussing and writing about the positive and negative outcomes of technological progress. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: express ideas through the production of original texts; analyse and use information from spoken texts; and exchange information, opinions and experiences in spoken situations. In Unit 4, students undertake a detailed study of language and culture through texts. Students explore and compare aspects of the language and culture of Japanese-speaking communities through a range of oral and written texts related to a selected sub-topic. The texts, which form the basis of this study, might include feature films, short stories, diary entries, newspaper or magazine articles, documentaries, electronic texts, songs or interviews. By the end of this unit, students should be able to: analyse and use information from written texts, and respond critically to spoken and written texts, which reflect aspects of the language and culture of Japanesespeaking communities. Assessment Tasks: • Oral task • Listening and responding task • Writing task • End of year oral examination • End of year written examination
LEGAL STUDIES UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Unit 1 Legal Studies Unit 2 Legal Studies Units 3 & 4 Legal Studies
Unit Description: This unit provides students with an appreciation of the importance of criminal law and the nature of criminal liability. Students examine the role of police in a criminal investigation and explore the procedures of a criminal trial. Students will also examine the objectives of criminal sanctions, the effectiveness of such penalties and the fairness of the criminal justice system. There are two outcomes involved in this unit. The first will enable students to explain the principles of criminal law, and apply them to one or more cases to justify a decision. Areas included here involve legal and non-legal rules; distinction between criminal and civil law; law making processes; the need for laws and what makes an effective law; principles of criminal liability; types of crime and defences used; rights and responsibilities of individuals; possible sanctions; and the effects of criminal acts. The second outcome relates to the courtroom and related processes. Students will be able to evaluate the processes for the resolution of criminal disputes and analyse the ability of these processes to achieve justice. Areas of study include reasons for a formal court hierarchy; purpose and jurisdiction of Victorian courts; procedures in a criminal trial; court procedures, personnel and their role; role of the jury system; and difficulties faced by individuals in accessing legal advice and representation. Assessment Tasks: • Case Studies • Tests • Research tasks • Oral presentations • Reporting on site visits, guest speakers, and/or work placement in a small business • End of semester examination
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LEGAL STUDIES UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Unit 1 Legal Studies Unit 2 Legal Studies Units 3 & 4 Legal Studies
Unit Description: Unit 2 (Civil Law and the Law in Focus) focuses on the effective resolution of civil disputes and processes involved in civil disputes and processes involved in civil litigation and the possible defences to civil claims within the Victorian legal system available to enforce the rights of our citizens. It also examines alternative avenues of dispute resolution and their effectiveness and other contemporary issues. There are three outcomes. The first will enable students to effectively explain the principles of civil law and to apply them to one or more real or hypothetical cases to justify a decision. Areas of study include the need for (and definition of) civil law and the differences between it and criminal law; the role of a formal court hierarchy; law-making processes in courts; and tort and contract law and related defences. The second outcome will enable students to evaluate the processes for the resolution of civil disputes and to analyse the capacity of these processes for the resolution of civil disputes and to analyse the capacity of these processes to achieve justice. Areas of study include pre-trial and trial procedures; role of the jury system in civil cases; alternative methods of dispute resolution; the role of tribunals; civil remedies and their objectives; and difficulties faced when attempting to exercise civil rights. Outcome three involves the analysis of contemporary Australian law and its ability to reconcile and reflect conflicting attitudes to meet society’s needs and to contribute to social cohesion. Assessment Tasks: • Case studies • Tests • Research tasks • Oral presentations • Reporting on site visits, guest speakers, and/or work placement in a small business • End of semester examination
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LEGAL STUDIES UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Business Studies Introduction to Law and the Economy Units 1 & 2 Legal Studies Units 3 & 4 Legal Studies
Unit Description: Unit 3 (Law Making) develops in students an understanding of institutions that determine laws and the processes of law making. Reasons for laws are considered, as is the impact of the Commonwealth Constitution on them. Students undertake an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the law-making bodies and the processes used to influence change and reform. There are three outcomes. The first outcome involves the examination of the role and effectiveness of parliament as a law-making body, and the need for change. The second outcome focuses on an examination of the role of the Commonwealth Constitution in defining law-making powers and evaluation of its effectiveness in protecting democratic and human rights. The third outcome involves an evaluation of the role and effectiveness of the courts in law-making and their relationship with Parliament. Unit 4 (Dispute Resolution) compares and contrasts the function and jurisdiction of the courts, tribunals and alternative dispute resolution strategies. Criminal and civil pre-trial and trial processes and procedures within the Victorian legal system are examined. The jury system in criminal and civil trials is considered, as well as strengths and weaknesses of the adversarial system. Students evaluate the Victorian legal system and provide recommendations for improvement and reform. There are two outcomes. The first outcome involves examination of the jurisdiction and functions of courts in the State hierarchy. The functions and jurisdiction of tribunals are considered, as are alternative forms of dispute resolution. The second outcome focuses on the elements of an effective legal system and evaluates the processes and procedures for the resolution of criminal cases and civil disputes, and considers their effectiveness. Assessment Tasks will be selected from the following: • Short answer test • Folio of three analytical exercises • Assignment • Annotated visual display • Essay • Report using a multimedia format • Research report • Analysis of a contemporary legal commentary • End of year examination
LITERATURE UNITS 1 & 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students English Year 10 Literature Units 1 & 2 Literature Units 3 & 4 Literature
Unit Description: The study of Literature is about developing knowledge and enjoyment of a wide range of literary texts. It shares with English a general focus on the skilled use of the resources of language, but has a distinctive focus in that Literature comprises texts which are valued for their use of language to recreate and interpret experience imaginatively. Units 1 and 2 include works of various genres and include classical and popular, traditional and modern literature. Assessment Tasks: Text – six responses End of semester examination
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LITERATURE UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students English Unit 1 Literature Unit 2 Literature Units 3 & 4 Literature
Unit Description: Units 3 and 4 are based on the premise that meaning is derived from interaction between the text and the experience that the reader brings to it, providing an opportunity for students to examine the ways in which literature represents experience and to consider these in the light of their own understanding and experience. It encompasses texts that vary in cultural origin, genre and world view, and includes traditional and modern literature. Assessment Tasks: Text – six responses (one creative) End of year examination
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MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with General Mathematics (Tertiary) Unit 1) Unit 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with General Mathematics (Tertiary) Unit 2) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS (and Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics or Further Mathematics Units 3 & 4)
Unit Description: Unit 1 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in linear functions, quadratic functions, selected functions and their graphs, and rates of change. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Unit 1 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with General Mathematics (Tertiary) Unit 1) Unit 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with General Mathematics (Tertiary) Unit 2) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS (and Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics or Further Mathematics Units 3 & 4)
Unit Description: Unit 2 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in cubic functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, circular functions, and calculus and its applications. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations Published July 2008
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MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS (ADVANCED) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics)
Unit Description: Unit 1 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in functions and their graphs, exponential functions, calculus and algebra. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS (ADVANCED) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 11 students Mathematics Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS Year 10 Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (Advanced) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with Units 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics)
Unit Description: Unit 2 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in exponential and circular functions, applications of differentiation, integration, and probability distributions. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Application task • Analysis tasks • Topic tests • End of semester examinations
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MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 12 students who have completed Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS (in conjunction with General Mathematics (Tertiary) Units 1 & 2) Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS
Unit Description: Unit 3 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in polynomial and reciprocal functions, circular and exponential functions, and calculus including anti differentiation. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: Two facts and skills tests One application task
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Unit 4 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in applications of differentiation and anti differentiation, and probability distributions. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Two analysis tasks • End of year examinations (one technology free)
MULTIMEDIA (VET) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 10 and Year 11 students ICT Multimedia Applications and/or Multimedia for the Web VCE VET Multimedia Units 1 & 2 Units 3 & 4 VCE VET Multimedia and/or Units 3 & 4 IT Applications and/or Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: This practical course is designed to provide students with the foundation knowledge and skills to achieve competencies, which will enhance their employment prospects within the multimedia industry. Students gain knowledge and skills in the use of a range of technologies that include industry standard software applications like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and Illustrator and hardware devices like scanners, digital cameras, digital video cameras and graphics tablets. At the completion of the course, students will have gained a recognised national qualification and a perspective on the vocational and career paths available in the Multimedia industry. There will be a revised program for 2009 for NEW students. Continuing students, undertaking Units 3/4 VET Multimedia will complete the existing program under current arrangements. The revised program for new students next year will be drawn from the recently endorsed CUF07 Screen and Media Training Package. The exact nature of the program will not be known until the VCAA publishes its final recommendations. Assessment Tasks: • Folio • Practical and written tests • Assignment work • Competency with practical work • End of semester examination
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MULTIMEDIA (VET) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathways:
Year 10 and Year 11 students ICT Multimedia Applications and/or Multimedia for the Web VCE VET Multimedia Units 1 & 2 Units 3 & 4 VCE VET Multimedia and/or Units 3 & 4 IT Applications and/or Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: This practical course is designed to continue the development of the students’ multimedia skills and techniques. Emphasis is on innovative animation, production and manipulation of images along with digital video editing. One of the main components of this course is to develop an understanding of the key design elements of industry standard software for creating interactive multimedia presentations. Other topics covered include: design, planning and storyboarding, and the use of authoring tools to create an interactive sequence. There will be a revised program for 2009 for NEW students. Continuing students, undertaking Units 3/4 VET Multimedia will complete the existing program under current arrangements. The revised program for new students next year will be drawn from the recently endorsed CUF07 Screen and Media Training Package. The exact nature of the program will not be known until the VCAA publishes its final recommendations.
Assessment Tasks: • Folio • Practical and written tests • Assignment work • Competency with practical work • End of semester examination
MULTIMEDIA (VET) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students ICT VCE VET Multimedia Units 1 & 2 Units 3 & 4 VCE VET Multimedia and/or Units 3 & 4 IT Applications and/or Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: Unit 3 aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in the production of multimedia and the use of technology that will enhance employment prospects. Students learn about the writing process and the principles used in the multimedia industry. The procedures of identifying the purpose and sources of information, the target audience, classifying information and the craft of writing are all covered. Students also explore the principles of planning, drawing, storyboarding, importing assets and interactive scripting to create an original multimedia 2D digital animation. They make extensive use of Macromedia Flash software as well as scanners and graphics tables. Note:
Students must have completed VET Multimedia Units 1 & 2 to be eligible to attempt Units 3 & 4.
Assessment Tasks: • Competency with practical work and written tests • Two products Unit 4 is designed to continue the development of the students’ multimedia skills and techniques. Emphasis is on learning the principles of visual design and communication to the development of a media product. Students also learn how to incorporate a range of multimedia assets and make them ready for uploading to a server. The production process, the principles of design and navigation, interface design and basic HTML are studied. Assessment Tasks: • Competency with practical work and written tests • Portfolio • End of year examination
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MUSIC UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Music Year 10 Music Performance Unit 1 Music Unit 2 Music Units 3 & 4 Music (Solo Performance)
Unit Description: Unit 1 focuses on developing skills in practical music making and performance culminating in a solo recital at the end of the unit. Students rehearse both group and solo works leading to performances and learn to analyse music being studied. Aural and theory studies involve an understanding of scales, modes, melodic and rhythmic transcription, intervals and chords. Students research approaches used by other performers to improve their approach to practice and performance. Assessment Tasks: • Group performance • Solo performance • Unprepared performance • Solo technical work • Aural skills • Theory skills • Research essay on approaches used by other performers • End of semester examination
MUSIC UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Music Year 10 Music Performance B Unit 1 Music Unit 2 Music Units 3 & 4 Music (Solo Performance)
Unit Description: Unit 2 focuses on further developing skills in performance, culminating in a solo recital at the end of the unit. Students rehearse both group and solo works for performance and to further develop their analytical skills. Aural and theory studies involve an understanding of scales, modes, melodic and rhythmic transcription, intervals and chords. Students will also study compositional techniques and compose an original work for a small ensemble. Assessment Tasks: Group performance Solo performance Unprepared performance Technical work Aural skills Theory skills Analysis of music Original composition End of semester examination
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MUSIC (SOLO PERFORMANCE) UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Music Units 1 & 2 Music Units 3 & 4 Music
Unit Description: Unit 3 focuses on further developing skills in solo and group performance on the student’s chosen instrument (or voice). Students undertake research and analysis of an ensemble work. They will listen to a range of new works for analysis and comparison. Aural studies involve melodic and rhythmic transcriptions, and identification of chords progressions. Assessment Tasks: Solo recital (10 minutes) Ensemble recital (five to 10 minutes) Technical work and exercises Unprepared performance Aural test Theory test Analysis task
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Unit 4 focuses on developing artistry and proficiency of the student’s chosen instrument (or voice) in preparation for a solo recital of varied works. Students develop exercises and technical work to support their program as well as presenting an ensemble performance. Students analyse an ensemble work and further develop their aural skills in the areas of melodic and rhythmic transcription, and identification of chords within a progression. Students also learn to analyse and compare previously unheard compositions. Assessment Tasks: • Solo recital (25 minutes) • Ensemble recital (five to 10 minutes) • Technical work and exercises • Unprepared performance • Aural and analysis examination • End of year examination
OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Outdoor Education Unit 1 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Unit 2 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 3 & 4 Outdoor and Environmental Studies
Unit Description: Unit 1 examines the ways in which humans understand and relate to nature in the context of Outdoor Education. The unit focuses on different types of river and coastal environments. Students develop an understanding of these environments through practical experiences. Students develop practical skills related to minimum impact and plan for safe participation in these practical experiences. Rivers and coasts are studied via canoe and kayak journeys and coastal walks. Practical basic paddling sessions are conducted in the School swimming pool prior to venturing onto the Yarra and Murray Rivers in canoes and Western Port Bay in sea kayaks. Assessment Tasks: • Oral presentation • Practical reports in non-text format such as multimedia, annotated visual display • Short reports of outdoor experiences • Tests • Written responses
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OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Outdoor Education Unit 1 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Unit 2 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 3 & 4 Outdoor and Environmental Studies
Unit Description: Unit 2 focuses on human-related impacts on natural environments. The unit looks at Alpine and Highland areas and includes both historical and contemporary analysis of human conceptions of nature and human interactions with nature. Students identify human activities such as conservation, commercial and recreational, and explore the environmental impact. Codes of conduct are examined as well as environmental legislation. To explore the regions, students engage in practical experiences such as skiing, climbing and bushwalking. Preliminary practical sessions in climbing gyms and orienteering in nearby bush and forest country are conducted, enabling students to be skilled enough to achieve these activities. All activities focus on minimum impact. Venues: include Lake Mountain, Mt Stirling, Kosciusko National Park, the Grampians and Mt Arapiles. Assessment Tasks: • Oral presentation • Practical reports in non-text format such as multimedia, annotated visual display • Short reports of outdoor experiences • Tests • Written responses • End of semester examination
OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Outdoor Education Units 1 & 2 Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 3 & 4 Outdoor and Environmental Studies
Unit Description: Unit 3 considers the ecological, historical and social contexts of relationships between humans and outdoor environments in Australia. It examines the impact of those relationships on the outdoor environment. The first area of study looks at how Australians have interacted with key outdoor areas over time. It looks at the Australian environment before human habitation and how it has changed during the time of the Aborigines, early settlers, cattlemen and gold miners. The second area of study examines how contemporary views of the outdoor environment relate to the historical perceptions mentioned above. For the practical component of this unit, the Bogong High Plains environment is examined via bushwalking and related activities, and the Yarra River environment is studied via canoeing and kayaking. Unit 4 focuses on the sustainability of natural environments or, more precisely, the sustainability of the types of interactions that humans have with outdoor environments. Students investigate the importance of natural environments for biodiversity and the role of conservation, commerce, recreation and tourism in our society. Students also develop an understanding of conflicts regarding natural environments and the methods that groups use to influence decision-making regarding use of natural environments. The final area of this unit looks at strategies for achieving ecologically sustainable development of natural environments. Assessment Tasks: • Practical activity reports • Data analysis • Test • End of year examination
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PHILOSOPHY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Humanities Year 10 Philosophy Unit 1 Philosophy Unit 2 Philosophy Units 3 & 4 Philosophy
Unit Description: Philosophy is the study of wisdom. Wisdom extends our knowledge of who we are and how we fit into the world. Unit 1 focuses on two key areas of philosophy: metaphysics and epistemology. It investigates, at an introductory level, what these terms mean and how we should use these terms in a philosophical sense. Unit 1 engages students in philosophical enquiry through active, guided investigation, which is “doing philosophy” in a practical sense. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Essays • End of semester examination
PHILOSOPHY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Humanities Year 10 Philosophy Unit 1 Philosophy Unit 2 Philosophy Units 3 & 4 Philosophy
Unit Description: Unit 2 explores a range of problems and engages students in formulating and defending philosophical positions in relation to ethics and aesthetics. Throughout Unit 2, students reflect on the contribution that philosophy can make to wider fields of human enquiry. Assessment Tasks: • Tests • Essays • End of semester examination
PHILOSOPHY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Humanities Year 10 Philosophy Units 1 & 2 Philosophy Units 3 & 4 Philosophy
Unit Description: Unit 3 explores the value of the good life as developed by ancient and modern philosophers. It tries to answer fundamental human questions such as: “Is there a meaning to life?” or “How should I live?” Unit 3 examines the way we look at texts across history and students study the conclusions great thinkers have provided to these questions. These answers have a significant impact on western thought and how we live today. Unit 4 looks at two areas of philosophical debate and poses the following questions: “What is the mind?” and “Does science provide us with knowledge or belief?” Theories about what we know will influence what we think the mind is, so the two questions are interrelated. The unit is divided into two areas of study: ‘mind, body and soul,’ and ‘science, knowledge and dogma’. Both areas look at texts through time that attempt to answer these questions. Assessment Tasks: Short answer questions Extended answer questions Essay responses End of year examination
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRACTICAL – YEAR 11 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Physical Education Year 11 Physical Education Year 12 Physical Education
Unit Description: This compulsory subject aims to ensure students have access to a balanced lifestyle that includes sufficient physical activity to sustain a healthy mind and body. Students are involved in a variety of activities that enhance and develop both their fitness and motor skill level. The types of activities include: athletics, archery, football, indoor soccer, volleyball, fitness room activities, golf, netball, soft lacrosse and power walking. Students are also encouraged to organise and run activities while being supervised by staff. Assessment Tasks: No formal assessment is made
PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRACTICAL – YEAR 12 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Physical Education Year 11 Physical Education Year 12 Physical Education
Unit Description: This compulsory subject aims to ensure students have access to a balanced lifestyle during their Year 12 studies. Students are offered a range of activities on a weekly basis. The types of activities include: athletics, archery, football, indoor soccer, volleyball, fitness room activities, golf, netball, soft lacrosse and power walking. Students are also encouraged to organise and run activities while being supervised by staff. Assessment Tasks: No formal assessment is made
PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Physical Education Unit 1 Physical Education Unit 2 Physical Education Units 3 & 4 Physical Education
Unit Description: Unit 1 includes two areas of study. On completion of the first area of study, ‘Movement Analysis’, students should be able to explain the application of biomechanical and skill learning principles in analysing how motor skills are learnt and improved. On completion of the second area of study, ‘Coaching for enhanced performance’, students should be able to identify and evaluate a range of coaching practices that lead to enhanced sports performance. Assessment Tasks: • Laboratory projects • Written tasks • Class tests • End of semester examination
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 10 and Year 11 students Physical Education Unit 1 Physical Education Unit 2 Physical Education Units 3 & 4 Physical Education
Unit Description: Unit 2 includes two areas of study. On completion of the first area of study, ‘Body systems and performance’, students should be able to explain how the musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and energy systems function during physical activity, including how the energy systems work together to enable activity to occur. On completion of the second area of study, ‘The impact of physical activity on the individual’, students should be able to explain the impact of participation in physical activity on the health of selected population(s) and analyse factors affecting participation in physical activity. Assessment Tasks: • Laboratory projects • Written tasks • Class tests • End of semester examination
PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students Physical Education Units 1 & 2 Physical Education Units 3 & 4 Physical Education
Unit Description: Unit 3 includes two areas of study. On completion of the first area of study, ‘Monitoring and promotion of physical activity’, students should be able to analyse individual and population levels of participation in physical activity, and evaluate strategies that promote adherence to the National Physical Activity Guidelines. Concepts also covered in this unit are: methods of physical activity assessment, targeting defined populations for physical activity, and understanding models used to explain participation in physical activity. On completion of the second area of study, ‘Physiological requirements of physical activity’, students should be able to analyse the role and relative contribution of energy systems during physical activity. This includes examining the interplay of energy systems, fuels required by the body for physical activity and muscular fatigue mechanisms.
Unit 4 includes two areas of study. On completion of the first area of study, ‘Enhancing fitness through training’, students should be able to plan and evaluate training programs to enhance physical fitness. This area of study focuses on fitness assessment, training principles and training methods. On completion of the second area of study, ‘Strategies for enhancing sports performance’, students should be able to evaluate practices and/or strategies that are used in conjunction with each other to enhance sports performance. Concepts also covered in this area of study are: chronic adaptations of the body systems, sports injury and nutrition for performance. Assessment Tasks: • Laboratory projects • Written tasks • Class tests • End of semester examination
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PHYSICS UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Science Year 10 Electronics and Materials Engineering Unit 1 Physics Unit 2 Physics Units 3 & 4 Physics
Unit Description: Students investigate the quantitative and qualitative aspects of two topics: Wave-like properties of light: Students study the wave model of light and the various properties, including colour, reflection, image formation and optical fibres. Nuclear and radioactivity physics: Students study radioisotopes, nuclear radiation and its effects, and nuclear reactions. Assessment Tasks: Topic tests Multimedia or web page presentation Practical reports End of semester examination
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PHYSICS UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Science Year 10 Electronics and Materials Engineering Unit 1 Physics Unit 2 Physics Units 3 & 4 Physics
Unit Description: Students investigate the quantitative and qualitative aspects of two topics: Movement: development of models, Newtonian mechanics, force, work, energy and power. Electricity: Introduction to electrical circuits concepts, ohmic and non-ohmic devices, and electrical safety. Students use these topics to understand and interpret items from the media, explain relevant phenomena and events, and appreciate their technological and social implications. Students study in detail a topic chosen from astrophysics, aerospace or alternative energy sources. Assessment Tasks: Topic tests Practical reports Data analysis task End of semester examination
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PHYSICS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Science Units 1 & 2 Physics Units 3 & 4 Physics
Unit Description: In Unit 3, motion in two dimensions is introduced and applied to moving objects on earth and in space. The gravitational effect of the earth reaches out into space and this is used to analyse the motion of the moon, the planets and satellites. Ideas about electrical circuits studied in Unit 2 are extended and applied to electronics. Photonics is the science of using light to control and manipulate information, and is the basis of modern communications technology. Students will investigate the use of electronic and photonic devices in domestic and industrial contexts. A third area of study will be chosen from one of three detailed studies: Einstein’s relativity, investigating structures and materials, or further electronics. In Unit 4, light has been described as both a particle and a wave. The electron has wave-like properties too. This has led to different ways of thinking about light and matter. These ideas are explored using experimental evidence and conceptual models. A field model of electromagnetism is applied to the generation, distribution and use of electric power. Students will investigate the magnetic and electromagnetic effects of electric motors, alternators and transformers. A third area of study will be chosen from one of three detailed studies: synchrotron and applications, photonics, or recording and reproducing sound. Assessment Tasks: Reports Data analysis Test Practical investigation End of semester examinations (June and November)
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PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Humanities Year 10 Psychology Unit 1 Psychology Unit 2 Psychology Units 3 & 4 Psychology
Unit Description: Unit 1 introduces students to the scientific study of the psychology of human behaviour and the human processes that determine it. Students learn about the use of theories, models and the application of controlled observations to describe and explain human behaviour. An initial introductory study examines the nature and scope of psychology as a scientific discipline, the steps involved in scientific research, and the ethical principles in the practice and conduct of psychology and psychological research. The second topic explores ourselves and our social relationships, in particular the characteristics of pro-social and anti-social behaviour, and the factors that influence them. Finally, the course looks at some key developments in individual behaviour – the key developmental stages (and theories) in perception, cognition and understanding of self. Piaget's theory of cognitive development is considered, together with recent research findings. Assessment Tasks: • Empirical research reports • Evaluation of research • Annotated posters • Multi choice and short answer test • End of semester examination
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PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Humanities Year 10 Psychology Unit 1 Psychology Unit 2 Psychology Units 3 & 4 Psychology
Unit Description: Unit 2 aims to introduce students to a number of key research areas in psychology, including the internal physical, chemical and biological processes that form behaviour. The study of individual differences and individual differences in social situations is also explored, including an investigation of how our behaviours can be influenced by attitudes resulting from environmental factors. Students are introduced to the structure and functions of our nervous system, including the role of neurons. The connection between neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and disease is explored. Some key individual differences that make us unique are also examined, including scientific ways of describing and measuring ‘normality’ and other individual differences. Finally, attitudes are ideas we form about ourselves, others, objects and experiences. How our social attitudes are measured, how they are formed and ways to change attitudes are investigated. The relationship between attitudes and prejudice is considered and its relevance to modern society explored. Assessment Tasks: • Empirical research reports • Annotated diagram • Essay • Short answer test • End of semester examination
PSYCHOLOGY UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Humanities Units 1 & 2 Psychology Units 3 & 4 Psychology
Unit Description: Unit 3 focuses on the brain and the nervous system as a whole and investigates their role in affecting human behaviour. The key cognitive and behavioural functions of the right and left cerebral hemispheres are examined. Through a study of visual perception, the role of our senses in providing meaning is investigated. A study of our visual system will include knowledge and understanding of how we transmit and perceive information. The characteristics of the visual perceptual system, its organisation and the effects of past experience on perception are also investigated. Finally, students examine one of the earliest areas of investigation in psychology, states of consciousness, which focuses on different states of consciousness and altered states of consciousness. It examines the relationship between consciousness, thoughts, feelings and behaviour. This investigation will also involve the difficulties and limitations experienced by science in the measurement of states of consciousness. Unit 4 studies cognitive psychology through the concepts of memory and learning. A closer analysis of research methods is also examined. The roles and functions of memory are explored. The information processing model of memory is examined, including the key components of encoding, storage, retrieval and forgetting. The characteristics of learning as a process that plays a part in determining much of our behaviour are explored. This includes a study of behaviour not dependent on learning followed by close examination of different types of learning – classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning, and the key elements of each. Students also develop further understanding of research methods and the significant use of empirical research in psychology and finally plan, conduct and report on a piece of their own research. Assessment Tasks: • PowerPoint presentations • Empirical research reports • Annotated diagrams • Topic tests • End of semester examinations (June and November)
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 and Year 12 students ICT Unit 1 IT in Action and Unit 2 IT Pathways and/or VCE VET Multimedia and/or Advanced Computing and Multimedia Systems Units 3 & 4 Software Development
Unit Description: In Unit 3, students investigate the techniques and procedures for determining the ability of networked information systems to meet organisational needs and on how the development of purpose-designed software, using a programming language, helps fulfil these needs. Students explore the roles and functions of networked information systems and the types of networks. They apply three phases of the waterfall model of the systems development life cycle (SDLC): analysis, design and development. They use this concept as the methodology for making changes to networked information systems. One computer programming language is studied for the whole year. Assessment Tasks: • Written report • Information Technology solution and report The focus of Unit 4 is how the hardware and software components of information technologies are combined to form information systems. Students examine some technical and human factors that need to be considered when implementing a system. Students work towards being able to apply program development principles to produce purpose-designed software that enables defined information system objectives to be achieved. Students will also propose and justify implementation and evaluation strategies for introducing a software tool to a networked information system. Assessment Tasks: • Information Technology solution and user document • Written report or test • End of year examination
SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students who must also study Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods Mathematics Year 10 Mathematics Units 1 & 2 Mathematical Methods CAS and General Mathematics (Tertiary) Units 1 & 2 Units 3 & 4 Mathematical Methods CAS and Specialist Mathematics Units 3 & 4
Unit Description: Unit 3 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in complex numbers, vectors, circular functions, and differential and integral calculus. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Unit 4 is designed to develop skills and mathematical knowledge in differential equations, kinematics and mechanics. Students are encouraged to apply their skills to analyse and solve mathematical problems. Students will be required to communicate mathematical ideas clearly, both orally and in written form. The effective use of calculators and other relevant forms of technology is an essential part of the course. Assessment Tasks: • Analysis tasks • Application task • End of year examinations (one technology free)
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SPORT – YEAR 11 Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Physical Education
Unit Description: All students participate in a range of summer and winter sports offered by the Associated Grammar Schools and Associated Public Schools Sports Associations, with major carnivals in athletics and swimming. Inter-House Program: Inter-House competitions are held in swimming, athletics, cross country and a range of other sports. Other Activities: The School also offers formal involvement in the following activities: golf, snow sports, canoeing and equestrian.
SPORT – YEAR 12 Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Physical Education
Unit Description: All students participate in a range of summer and winter sports offered by the Associated Grammar Schools and Associated Public Schools Sports Associations, with major carnivals in athletics and swimming. Inter-House Program: Inter-House competitions are held in swimming, athletics, cross country and a range of other sports. Other Activities: The School also offers formal involvement in the following activities: golf, snow sports, canoeing and equestrian.
STUDIO ARTS UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Art A or Photography or Hand Building / Introduction to Graphic Design or Packaging Design Unit 1 Studio Arts Unit 2 Studio Arts Units 3 & 4 Studio Arts
Unit Description: The investigation of sources of inspiration, which generate creativity and the exploration of a range of materials and techniques, is the main focus of Unit 1. Students complete drawing tasks using a variety of media. They cover a variety of studio experiences in different media and complete a study of the ways artists use materials and techniques, and their diverse sources of inspiration. The diverse mediums and techniques that are available for students to explore range from painting, drawing, printmaking, digital photography, ceramics, sculpture to exploring pure design, typography as a major design element and computer imaging. Students will explore how artists from different times and place have interpreted a range of subjects and themes and how they have used a variety of materials and techniques in their artistic expression of these themes. Assessment Tasks: Folio Studio work Research Workbook End of semester examination
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STUDIO ARTS UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Art A or Photography or Hand Building / Introduction to Graphic Design or Packaging Design Unit 1 Studio Arts Unit 2 Studio Arts Units 3 & 4 Studio Arts
Unit Description: In Unit 2, students work on establishing effective design methodology and skills in the visual analysis of art. They further develop the broad range of mediums, skills and techniques experienced in Unit 1 and continue the study of artists and designers and the use of art elements and design principles in their work. Structure of a design process, development of a range of directions and solutions, analysis of design elements and principles in work produced by selected artists, recording studio experiences, and developing design process are key aspects of this unit. Students will explore how artists from different times and places have created aesthetic qualities in their work, communicated ideas and meanings and developed their individual styles. Assessment Tasks: Folio Studio work Research Workbook End of semester examination
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STUDIO ARTS UNITS 3 & 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Art & Design Units 1 & 2 Studio Arts Units 3 & 4 Studio Arts
Unit Description: Units 3 and 4 examine the ways artists and designers have developed and refined their individual working methods, introduced new processes, skills and equipment, and sought to establish and maintain high standards of artistic achievement in a wide range of art forms. Through the application of a design process that is instigated by an individual work brief, students explore and develop ideas, skills and processes in order to construct a range of potential solutions for their chosen art form from which they will produce a cohesive folio of finished artworks. This process also considers the development of ideas within the constraints imposed by clients, sponsors, patrons and employers. During the course of the year, students will also: • Research the artistic practices of a range of artists • Explore and analyse the different ways in which these artists developed distinctive styles in their artwork • Analyse the ways in which these artists convey meanings and messages through their artworks • Analyse and discuss methods involved in the presentation of artworks • Analyse the roles of different types of galleries and the people who work in them • Analyse the ways in which galleries deal with preservation and conservation issues • Analyse and discuss current art industry issues Assessment Tasks: • Folio • Research project • Workbook • End of year examination
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN (VCD) UNIT 1 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Architectural and Interior Design or Design Packaging or Introduction to Graphic Design Unit 1 VCD Unit 2 VCD Units 3 & 4 VCD
Unit Description: The main purpose of Unit 1 is to enable students to prepare instrumental drawings of objects and explore freehand drawing from direct observation. Students are introduced to the design process. This will involve the completion of two final presentations related to creative and computer graphics. Topics include rendering with mixed media, drawing from direct observation, communication analysis and preparing a practical folio including two pieces of completed visual communications. Assessment Tasks: Instrumental drawings Freehand drawings Written analysis The design process End of semester examination
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN (VCD) UNIT 2 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 11 students Art & Design Architectural and Interior Design or Design Packaging or Introduction to Graphic Design Unit 1 VCD Unit 2 VCD Units 3 & 4 VCD
Unit Description: The main purpose of Unit 2 is to enable students to develop practical skills by generating images and developing them through freehand and instrumental drawing. The ways in which information and ideas are communicated visually will be explored through analysis of others’ work. The design process will be applied by modifying existing final presentations for specified audiences. Assessment Tasks: Developmental work Drawing folio Final presentations Written analysis End of semester examination
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN (VCD) UNIT 3 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Art & Design Units 1 & 2 VCD Units 3 & 4 VCD
Unit Description: The main purpose of Unit 3 is to develop an understanding of the production of visual communications through the application of the design process to satisfy specific communication needs. The focus of this unit is on freehand and instrumental drawing to generate concepts and ideas and explore the application of design elements, design principles and media and materials that are relevant to a stated communication need. Students will investigate the production of designs in a professional setting and evaluate examples of visual communication. Assessment Tasks: Visual communication design (folio and final presentations) Communication analysis Investigating professional practice
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The main purpose of Unit 4 is to enable students to prepare a design brief and design and produce developmental work and two final presentations based on the brief. Initially this involves the preparation of a brief that proposes and defines the communication needs of a client. Students then research and analyse the specifications of the brief and develop a final presentation. Assessment Tasks: • Developing a design brief • Folio development • Final presentations • End of year examination
VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN (VCD) UNIT 4 Available to: Department: Suggested Pathway:
Year 12 students Art & Design Units 1 & 2 VCD Units 3 & 4 VCD
Unit Description: The main purpose of Unit 4 is to enable students to prepare a design brief and design and produce developmental work and two final presentations based on this brief. Initially this involves the preparation of a brief that proposes and defines the communication needs of a client. Students then research and analyse the specifications of the brief, develop imaginative solutions through the exploration of freehand drawing, design elements, design principles, materials, media, and production methods and create two distinct final visual communication presentations. Assessment Tasks: • Designing to a brief • Developmental work • Final presentations • End of year examination
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Introduction
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Year 11 Course Name
Course Code
Page No.
COLOUR – Apply colour theory in response to a design brief
CUVDES01A
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DRAWING 1 – Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept
CUVCORO8A
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3-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN – Apply the design process to three dimensional work in response to a design brief
CUVDESO3A
68
MULTIMEDIA CREATIVE DESIGN – Apply principles of visual design and communication to the development of a multimedia product
CUFMEM07A
68
HISTORY AND THEORY OF DESIGN – Research and apply the history and theory of design, to design practice
CUVDSP04A
69
DRAWING 2 – Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate form
CUVCOR09A
69
KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN INDUSTRY – Source and apply design industry knowledge
CUVDSPO1A
70
PRINTMAKING – Apply techniques to produce prints
CUVVSP44A
70
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY – Follow health safety and security procedures
CUFSAFO1B
71
DESIGN PROCESS - Integrate colour theory and design processes in response to a brief
CUVDES04A
71
PAINTING – Apply techniques to produce paintings
CUVVSP34A
71
Course Name
Course Code
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2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN – Apply the design process to two dimensional work in response to a brief
CUVDES02A
72
RESPONSING TO A DESIGN BRIEF – Interpret and respond to a brief
CUVDES05A
72
Year 12
DRAWING 3 – Apply techniques to produce drawings
CUVVSP15A
72
PRINT PRODUCTION – Research and experiment with techniques to produce prints
CUVVSP46A
73
GRAPHIC DESIGN – Originate concept for own work and conduct critical discourse
CUVCORO4A
73
DRAWING 4 – Research and experiment with techniques to produce drawings
CUVVSP16A
73
TYPOGRAPHY – Use Typography techniques for design work
CUVCRSO5A
74
JEWELLERY – Apply techniques to produce jewellery
CUVVSP26A
74
ILLUSTRATION – Research and apply techniques for illustrative work
CUVDSP11A
74
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Introduction: The Certificate IV in Design has been developed by CREATE Australia for the National Design and Visual Craft Training Package. This training package covers diverse entry-level occupations in the design and visual arts industries across a wide range of specialisations and media. These include, amongst other things, design fundamentals, digital art, painting, sculpture and jewellery. The course runs concurrently with the VCE. It is recommended that students complete a Unit 1 and 2 subject in Year 10 and a Unit 3 and 4 subject in Year 11 to alleviate the workload in Year 12. To satisfactorily complete the VCE, a student is required to successfully complete 16 VCE units. Most students complete four Unit 3 and 4 subjects (eight VCE units) in Year 12 in addition to their Certificate IV load. The Certificate IV course is equivalent to two VCE subjects (14 periods per cycle) on the Yarra Valley Grammar timetable. In addition to the 14 periods per cycle, Certificate IV students are required to complete compulsory after school classes from 4.00pm to 6.00pm two nights after school.
Yarra Valley Grammar: Students may choose to complete some modules without completing all the modules required to receive the Certificate IV. Students will not receive the Certificate IV unless they complete all modules; however, doing selected modules will enhance their folios, which will benefit students when applying for design courses. These modules may be studied after school or during school hours if their timetable permits. A module certificate will be presented to students stating the modules that have been completed successfully, together with the grades obtained.
ENTER Due to the very high level of Art and Design competencies achieved during the course, many students have achieved high ENTERs. Several courses have a minimum subject score requirement for English. It must be noted that many design courses do not require an ENTER. Entry to these courses is based on performance in an interview and the production of a folio. Students should consult with Mr Gooden to discuss entry requirements into tertiary design courses.
Block Credit: Students who successfully complete the Certificate IV in Design course are given credit in the determination of their ENTER. Students are given ten per cent of the average of their best four Unit 3 and 4 subjects. This is known as block credit. The four best (must include English) subjects plus ten per cent of the fifth and sixth subjects contribute to the determination of the ENTER. Hence, the Certificate IV course is the equivalent of a fifth or sixth Unit 3 and 4 subject in the calculation of a student’s ENTER.
Course Outcomes: The Certificate IV in Design focuses on the learner performing a range of skilled applications including requirements to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices, and provisions of some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of those skills. Within the course, the breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge and competencies cover a broad range of varied activities or application in a wider variety of contexts, the majority of which are complex and non-routine. Learners organise activities for themselves and others. They are involved in contributing to technical solutions for non-routine or contingency activities. Learners have a responsibility for their own learning and limited responsibility for that of others within the course. Learners taking part in the Certificate IV in Design are able to focus on the development and extension of skills required to work in a range of fields in art and design. The course provides students with underpinning design knowledge, skills to enhance existing professional skills, for example graphic design, and provides for development of competencies required when entering into diploma level courses. It provides for the development of a vocational path in the design field.
Competency Standards: The course has been developed to provide education and training opportunities for full and part time students; people currently employed who want to increase the design focus of their work, and for those aiming to pursue a career at the para-professional level in industries having design emphasis.
Credit Transfer Details: The Certificate IV in Design is a course that caters for a diverse range of students with a range of needs. The course is able to provide a basis for both vocational preparation and for further study. Published July 2008
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Course Performance: Our students have been successful in gaining entry into a university courses such as: • Graphic Design • Visual Communication • Fashion Design • Multimedia Design • Product Design Engineering • Creative Advertising • Furniture Design • Interior and Exhibition Design • Visual Merchandising and Marketing • Architecture/Construction Management • Industrial Design • Landscape Architecture • Applied Arts
Entry into the Course: Year 10 students are required to submit a folio of their best work at an interview with our teaching staff. They will be required to answer questions relating to their aspirations in the art and design field, and to discuss aspects of their work and the course. Selected drawing tasks are to be completed prior to the interview. This work is to be current and completed specifically for this interview. Also required at the interview will be their folio and any other work done outside of school such as life drawing. This could consist of drawings, paintings, sketches, ceramics, woodwork and any other work that will enhance their chances of successful entry into the course. Students will be notified as to the time and date of the interview.
Mutual Recognition: One of the most important features of the Australian Quality Training Framework is the mutual recognition of training organisations and qualifications including Statements of Attainment. Under Mutual Recognition, a registered training organisation must accept the credentials issued by another registered training organisation based in any State/Territory of Australia. Yarra Valley Grammar undertakes to ensure that all Certificates and Statements of Attainments issued by any other registered training organisation are accepted as valid. Equally, the Qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by the School will be recognised Australia-wide under these arrangements.
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COLOUR – CUVDESO1A APPLY COLOUR THEORY IN RESPONSE TO A DESIGN BRIEF Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to apply a basic knowledge of colour principles. Delivery: • Studio based • Demonstrations and exercises • Lectures and projects • Tutorials • Studio work will be 2D and 3D exercises dealing with colour principles, sources, psychology, groups • Schemes and properties • Lectures and tutorials will deal with colour theory, psychology, principles Assessment Tasks: • Practical assessment will be from exercises and assignments • Folio development
DRAWING 1 – CUVCORO8A PRODUCE DRAWINGS TO REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE THE CONCEPT Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to create sketches and drawings from observation and conceptualisation. Delivery: • Studio practice • Lectures and demonstrations • Field visits Assessment: • Visual diary • Selection of drawings executed from personal observations applying a variety of media and techniques
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3 DIMENSIONAL DESIGN – CUVDESO3A APPLY THE DESIGN PROCESS TO 3 DIMENSIONAL WORK IN THE RESPONSE Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to apply creative, analytical problem solving approaches to design problems by constructing three dimensional (3D) objects. To develop skills and ability to use appropriate materials, tools and equipment safely in the construction of 3D objects. To conduct a critical analysis of 3D designs. Delivery: • Workshop/studio based • Research and testing • Design process • Assignments • Practical exercises and projects Assessment: • Practical exercises and projects • Research activities • Problem solving tasks • Oral presentation • Discussion and critique
MULTIMEDIA CREATIVE DESIGN – CUFMEM07A APPLY PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIMEDIA PRODUCT Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide a practical creative introduction to multimedia. Delivery: • Studio based • Tutorials/demonstrations • Lecture • Assignments: practical • Critical discussion Assessment: • Presentation/tutorial • Folios • Diary
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HISTORY AND THEORY OF DESIGN – CUVDSP04A RESEARCH AND APPLY THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF DESIGN TO DESIGN PRACTICE Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to investigate the various influences on the development in art and design. To identify the relationship of contemporary art and design with themes, styles, techniques and technology. To develop skills and analysis and critical discussion of art and design images. To develop a basic understanding of aesthetic appreciation. Delivery: • Classroom lectures and discussion • PowerPoint and video presentations • Independent visits to galleries/design studios • Exposure to art and design works Assessment: • Journal/class notes • Research assignment/oral presentation • Recognition test • Written assignments
DRAWING 2 – CUVCOR09A SELECT AND APPLY DRAWING TECHNIQUES AND MEDIA TO REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE FORM Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to create sketches and drawings from observation and conceptualisation. This unit goes beyond the scope of the previous drawing module, adding complexity of skill requirement, use of techniques and sophistication of representation. Delivery: • Studio practice • Lectures and demonstrations • Field visits Assessment: • Visual diary • Selection of drawings executed from personal observations applying a variety of media and techniques
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KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN INDUSTRY – CUVDSP01A SOURCE AND APPLY DESIGN INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To allow participants to identify careers and pathways in industry through research, placement and/or visiting industry specialists. Delivery: • Lectures • Tutorials/discussions • Visits to industry and work placement in industry • Research and assignments (out of timetable hours) Assessment: • Negotiate work placement • Work placement report • Journal/visual diary • Assignments on: ‘history of the industry’ and ‘three professionals working in the industry’
PRINTMAKING – CUVVSP44A APPLY TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE PRINTS Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide learners with a theoretical and practical introduction to printmaking methods and techniques. Delivery: • Lectures and demonstrations • Studio practice • Tutorial discussion Assessment: • Record of print applications and processes • Journal/visual diary • Exercises/assignments • Production of a series of prints in selected print media
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFTEY – CUFSAF01A FOLLOW HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to identify, assess and control chemical, physical, psychological and biological hazards in the work environment. Delivery: • Lecture • Demonstrations/role playing • Student worksheet and checklists • Integrated theory and practical application Assessment: • Checklists (studio audits) • Researched case study (and proposed solution) • Lists/data sheets/reference lists • Evaluation reports • Strategic proposals • Reports/essays • Visual reports
DESIGN PROCESS – CUVDES04A INTEGRATE COLOUR THEORY AND DESIGN PROCESSES IN RESPONSE TO A BRIEF Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: To introduce the basic principles of graphic and product design to provide participants with the skills to conceptualise, source and develop designs and imagery. Students will explore and integrate colour theory and design process using two dimensional (2D) and/or three dimensional (3D) space. Delivery: • Tutorials • Demonstration • Class discussions • Experimental work with design Assessment: • Written and oral presentations • Folio of design solutions for assigned briefs
PAINTING – CUVVSP34A APPLY TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE PAINTINGS Available to: Department:
Year 11 students Art & Design
Purpose: This module provides participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to introduce production of paintings. Delivery: • Studio practice • Tutorials/discussions • Classroom lectures and demonstrations Assessment: • Still life (oil) • Exercises in colour/module design (gouache) • Individual painting project (oil) Published July 2008
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2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN – CUVDES02A APPLY THE DESIGN PROCESS TO 2 DIMENSIONAL WORK IN RESPONSE TO A BRIEF Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to resolve visual problems through the application of design principles and elements. Delivery: • Studio based • Demonstration, exercises and projects • Studio work will be working in two dimensional (2D) design dealing with problem solving, explanation of characteristics and development of inter relationships between principles and elements. Work will be completed in traditional mediums as well as appropriate technological techniques and processes and multimedia Assessment: • Individual and group problem solving exercises • Practical and written assignments
RESPONDING TO A DESIGN BRIEF – CUVDES05A INTERPRET AND RESPOND TO A BRIEF Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to interpret and respond to a brief through the production of work. In doing so, the unit is holistic in nature and focuses on the overall work process to meet the requirements of the brief. Delivery: • Studio practice • Lectures and demonstrations • Field visits Assessment: • Development of design brief • Folio development • Final presentations
DRAWING 3 – CUVVSP15A PRODUCE DRAWINGS Available to: Department:
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Purpose: To provide participants with the skills to use a range of drawing methods and selected materials to draw the human figure. Delivery: • Studio based subject • Exercises • Demonstrations • Extended studio drawings Assessment: • A selected folio, comprising drawings, that demonstrates structure and proportion, gesture, form and weight, expressive use of black and white media, and a range of drawings completed in various durations Published July 2008
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PRINT PRODUCTION – CUVVSP46A RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT WITH TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE PRINTS Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide learners with a theoretical and practical introduction to printmaking methods and techniques. Delivery: • Lecture and demonstrations • Studio practice • Tutorial discussions Assessment: • Record of print applications and process • Journal/visual diary • Exercises and assignments • Production of a series of prints in selected print media
GRAPHIC DESIGN – CUVCORO4A ORIGINATE CONCEPT FOR OWN WORK AND CONDUCT CRITICAL DISCOURSE Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To use the design process to solve basic two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) visual problems. To explore each stage of the design process within the context of project work consisting of complete briefs. To introduce the basic principles of graphic design. Delivery: • Project work • Tutorials • Demonstrations Assessment: • Folio of design solutions for assigned briefs
DRAWING 4 – CUVVSP16A RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT WITH TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE DRAWINGS Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to research and experiment with various techniques and media for the realisation of drawings. It outlines the way drawings are produced through the use of experimentation and ongoing refinement. Delivery: • Studio based subject • Exercises • Demonstrations • Extended studio drawings Assessment: • A selected folio, comprising drawings, that demonstrates structure and proportion, gesture, form and weight, expressive use of colour media, and a range of drawings completed in various durations
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TYPOGRAPHY – CUVCRS05A USE TYPOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES FOR DESIGN WORK Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to construct type for a range of design applications. To build an understanding of the terminology of type and classification of typefaces. To develop ability to creatively respond to a design brief with a typographic solution. Delivery: • Studio based • Individual assistance • Demonstrations, discussions and critique • Exercises and project works Assessment: • Record of print applications and processes • Typographic journal • Exercises (program related) • Projects (related to learning outcomes)
JEWELLERY – CUVVSP26A APPLY TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE JEWELLERY Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills and knowledge to use techniques, materials and equipment for the production of jewellery. Delivery: • Studio based subject • Practical activities • Presentations and discussions • Field trips, as required Assessment: • Research activities • Develop design concepts • Produce finished jewellery
ILLUSTRATION – CUVDSP11A RESEARCH AND APPLY TECHNIQUES FOR ILLUSTRATIVE WORK Available to: Department:
Year 12 students Art & Design
Purpose: To provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to research and apply techniques for application to any type of illustrative work. Delivery: • Studio based subject • Practical activities • Presentations and discussions Assessment: • Describe purpose of visual imagery • Develop illustration concepts • Produce finished illustrations for four given work briefs Published July 2008
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