Industrial Technology
Multimedia Industries
HSC Program
Industrial Technology (Multimedia Industries)
HSC Course
HSC Course Outcomes and Content (Sections A, B and C)
A student:
H1.1Investigate industry through the study of businesses in one focus area
H1.2Identifies appropriate equipment, production and manufacturing techniques and describes the impact of new and developing technologies in industry
H2.1Demonstrates proficiency in the use of safe working practices and workshop equipment maintenances techniques
H3.1Is skilled in sketching, producing and interpreting drawings
H3.2Selects and applies appropriate research and problem-solving skills
H3.3Applies design principles effectively through the production of projects
H4.1Demonstrates competence in practical skills appropriate to the major project
H4.2Explores the need to outsource appropriate expertise where necessary to complement personal practical skills
H4.3Critically applies knowledge and skills related to properties and characteristics of material/components
H5.1Selects and uses communication and information processing skills
H5.2Selects and applies appropriate documentation techniques to project management
H6.1Evaluates the characteristics of quality and quality control
H7.1Evaluates the impact of the focus area industry on the social and physical environment
Mount St Joseph Milperra
Stage 6 Industrial Technology, Multimedia Industries
HSC Scope and Sequence
Unit No / Unit title / Length(weeks) / Focus Outcomes / Focus/Option Area / Design Project Assessment / Unit Overview /Students learn about / Prior knowledge/ Continuum of Learning
Year 12
Term 1 / Project Planning / 8 / H3.1
H3.2
H5.1
H5.2 /
- Design and Management
- Industry Specific Content and Production
Year 12
Term 2 / Industry Study / 5 / H1.1
H1.2
H6.1
H7.1 /
- Workplace Communication
- Industry Study
- Workplace Communication
Year 12
Term 2 / Major Project Folio Development / HSC Year / H3.1
H3.2
H3.3
H5.1
H5.2
H6.1 /
- Design and Management
- Industry Specific Content and Production
- Workplace Communication
Year 12
Term 2 / Major Project Development / HSC Year / H2.1
H3.3
H4.1
H4.2
H4.3
H6.2 /
- Design and Management
- Industry Specific Content and Production
The opportunity exists for quality control processes, testing and review before the work must be finalized in anticipation of its final submission for the HSC examiners. / The bulk of the HSC course is based on the construction of a major multimedia project of the students own choice. Through this project work, the key concepts of project development, quality control and workflow management can be obtained through first hand experience in dealing with a large multimedia development project. / The major project builds on the key skills developed during the Prelim year.
- Graphics
- Design and Layout
- File Management
- Animation and interactivity
- Website Design
A.Industry Study (HSC)
Students will undertake a broad study of businesses related to the specific organisation studied in the Preliminary course.
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / RegistrationH1.1, H6.2, H6.1 / Structural Factors
- Organizational and management
- Marketing and sales
- Production and efficiency
- Technology and restructuring
- Quality control
- Prepare a report on the organisation and structure of a range businesses related to the specific organisation
- Identify factors that effect quality control within the industries
Refer also to the Sydney Uni Enrichment Day Notes and the Charles Sturt HSC Online website / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
H1.2, H6.2, H6.1 / Technical Factors
- Mechanization, specialization
- Mass Production and automation
- Emerging Technologies
- Describe the significance that the various technical factors have in the efficiency of the industries studied
Refer also to the Sydney Uni Enrichment Day Notes and the Charles Sturt HSC Online website / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
H1.1, H7.1 / Environment and Sociological Factors
- Resources, alternatives, limitations
- Recycling
- Pollution
- Government Legislation
- Environmental Impact Studies (EIS)
- Sustainable Development
- Distinguish between the approaches to the various environmental and sociological factors adopted by each industry studied
- Discuss and justify the ramifications of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and sustainable development when studying the overall industry
Refer also to the Sydney Uni Enrichment Day Notes and the Charles Sturt HSC Online website / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / Registration
H1.1 / Personal Issues
- Industrial Relations
- Entry-level training requirements
- Retraining and multi-skilling
- Unions
- Roles of industry personnel
- Equity/ EEO
- Describe the personnel issues that businesses have addressed in their organisation
- Identify government legislation and policies that ensure the rights and protection for employees
Refer also to the Sydney Uni Enrichment Day Notes and the Charles Sturt HSC Online website / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
H1.1 / Occupational Health and Safety
- Government legislation
- Industry requirements (standards)
- First aid
- Safety training and human factors
- Material handling
- Workplace culture
- Workplace communication
- Discuss the importance of OH&S factors in a successful business
- Identify significant government legislation and industry requirements that ensure a safe working environment
Refer also to the Sydney Uni Enrichment Day Notes and the Charles Sturt HSC Online website / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
B.Design and Management (HSC)
Students learn to refine and extend their project management skills in the following areas, largely through the development and completion of their major project management folio.
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / RegistrationH3.3, H4.2, H6.2 / Design
- Research and analysis
- Elements
- Sequence planning
- Material suitability and selection
- Explain and justify decisions made during the design/modifying and plan
- Select appropriate materials and justify decisions
Good resource on the principles of graphic design can be found at / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
H3.1, H4.2, H4.3, H6.2 / Drawing
- Interpretation
- Sketching
- Production
- Refine skills in interpreting and creating drawings relevant to the focus area
- Prepare all necessary sketches and working drawings required for the production of the major project
Date: …………………
H3.3, H4.3 / Computer applications
- Computer software related to management and development of folio and project
- Utilize computer software in the development of the management folio
Date: …………………
H4.1, H5.1, H5.2 / Project management
- Planning
- documentation
- apply time and finance plans
- select and use appropriate industrial processes and equipment
- Incorporate a range of presentation skills and techniques in the development of the management folio
They were strongly encouraged to stick to this plan, and where this was not possible explain and evaluate why. / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
C.Workplace Communication (HSC)
Students learn to expend their knowledge in communication and information processing skills.
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / RegistrationH3.3, H4.1, H5.1, H5.2 / Literacy
- Industry terminology
- Written reports
- Material lists
- Management folio
- Computer software – word processing
- Incorporate the full range of literacy skills in the development of their management folio, Industry Study and the production of projects
- Utilize appropriate word processing in the management folio
- Use appropriate terminology
Date: …………………
H3.2, H4.1, H5.1, H5.2 / Calculations
- ordering
- sizing and quantities
- costing
- estimating
- Competently use current industry standards with all calculations
Date: …………………
H3.3, H4.1, H4.2, H5.2, H6.2 / Graphics
- Reading and interpretation
- Freehand drawing and sketching
- Working drawings
- Computer software graphics
- Signage
- Utilize the full range of graphics techniques and standards used in the focus area
Students were encouraged to use a wide range of software applications and related hardware. / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
D.Industry-specific Content and Production (HSC)
Focus Area: Multimedia Industries (HSC)
Students learn to expend their knowledge in communication and information processing skills.
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / RegistrationTools and machines
- Computers capable of multimedia
- Colour printers
- Colour scanners
- Appropriate software relevant to the project in areas of authorizing, publishing, sound editing, image editing, 2D/3D drawing, web page design
- Access to additional equipment that allows the relevant projects to be undertaken, to include modem, CD writer, digital camera, video and in and out cards etc.
- Select and justify an appropriate computer system for use in the production of projects.
- Select and use a suitable software package and identify requirements of memory, processing speed, storage and peripherals to complete a selected project.
Information, overheads and handouts taken from the Multimedia Option in the IPT texts.
Good resources in textbook - Vaughan, Tay, Multimedia - Making it Work, Osborne, 1996 ISBN 0 07 882225 4 / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
Outcomes / Content / Skills / Resources/ Activities / Registration
Processes
- Storyboarding in relation to:
- Information
- Entertainment
- Training and development
- Marketing
- Image creation/ editing
- Sound creation/ editing
- Publishing/ page layout
- Authoring
- Copyright
- Competently plan all processes and stages required to complete selected projects
- Obtain, create and modify images, sound and text
- Apply ethical constraints relating to authoring and copyright
- Outsource appropriate expertise where necessary to complement personal practical skills.
Information, overheads and handouts taken from the Multimedia Option in the IPT texts.
Good resources in textbook - Vaughan, Tay, Multimedia - Making it Work, Osborne, 1996 ISBN 0 07 882225 4 / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………
Materials and resources
- File formats/ compatibility
- Image formats
- Pictorial 2D/3D
- Video formats
- Text creation/ formats/importing
- Sound files
- World wide web resources
- Paper types and print resolution
- Digital libraries (clip art, fonts, images, photos, sounds)
- Select from a wide range of industry techniques and strategies and apply them in the production and presentation of the major project.
Information, overheads and handouts taken from the Multimedia Option in the IPT texts.
Good resources in textbook - Vaughan, Tay, Multimedia - Making it Work, Osborne, 1996 ISBN 0 07 882225 4 / Teacher Initials: …….
Date: …………………