1. VCE Product Design and Technology
Units 1 & 2
A Timber Focus

2. Course Description
The focus of Unit-1 is the redesigning and modification of an old styled timber TV Cabinet. Students will analyse the old cabinet and develop idea sketches, plans and written support information to demonstrate how the TV cabinet will be modified and improved. Students will build the main frame of the new TV Cabinet during Unit-1 and complete the doors and drawers later in the second half of unit-2.
The focus of Unit-2 is based around group work ( Collaborative Design ). Students are placed in small groups and are required to design and construct a range of Timber Photo Frames. Each student will design four Photo Frames and make two. No one in the group is allowed to make the same Photo Frame. Once the collaborative design work of unit-2 has been completed, the students will go back and finish their Timber TV Cabinets.

3. Assessment Tasks :- Throughout units 1 & 2 students will produce work that is related to school assessed coursework. This is assessed in the form of two outcomes per unit. Other work produced in each unit is in the form of a folio, which is directly related to the product each student designs, builds and then evaluates. Students will also complete an end of semester examination for both unit 1 and unit 2.

4. Subject pathway – This VCE year-11 Product Design and Technology Unit 1 & 2 is designed to prepare a student for :-
Year-12 VCE Product Design and Technology Unit 3 & 4
A students could also consider
VET – Building and Construction Grade -2
VET – Systems and Engineering Grade - 2

5. Extra activities/costs
Extra activities/costs? The department budget for this year-11 VCE project is $ If the redesigned timber TV Cabinet exceeds this amount, a student will be asked to pay the extra cost and parents approval will be required.

6. More information ...