Stage 2 Industry and Entrepreneurial Solutions: Metalwork

SACE CREDITS: 20 credits

KEY CONTACT: Ryan Brown

RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND:
Stage 1 Industry & Entrepreneurial Solutions: Metalwork A and/or Stage 1 Industry & Entrepreneurial Solutions: Metalwork B
Stage 1 Digital Communication Solutions: Advanced Technologies may also be an advantage.

COURSE CONTENT:
In Stage 2 Industrial and Entrepreneurial Solutions, you will develop and build upon your welding skills using a range of welding methods including Gas welding ( Braze & fusion welding) and Mig welding. This skills development task will involve a range of metal joinery using square tube, round tube and flat bar.

Using the Metal Lathe, you will learn a series of machining techniques to produce a range of metal finishes required. To do this you will need to follow specifications given on the drawings provided.

There will be an opportunity to explore a range of environmental/ economic issues around an area of interest related to your chosen topic.

Finally, you will produce a major product using a design process of investigate & analysis, design development and planning, solution realisation & evaluation.

ASSESSMENT:
Students provide evidence of their learning through four assessment tasks, including one externally assessment component.

Assessment types
1. Specialised skills task
2. Design process and solution
3. External – resource study

SUBJECT COSTS: Nil