Page 290 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

A. MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
A1. demonstrate an understanding of how a design process is used in the planning and development of a manufacturing project;
A2. demonstrate an understanding of material conversion processes;
A3. demonstrate an understanding of various types of control systems used in manufacturing;
A4. apply relevant mathematical and scientific concepts and use appropriate forms of technical communication in the study of manufacturing technology.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
A1. Design Process
By the end of this course, students will:
A1.1 describe and explain the importance of the steps in a design process (e.g., analysing the situation, defining the need or problem, conducting research, generating solutions, communicating ideas, evaluating solutions, building a prototype, undertaking a cost analysis) or other problem- solving process used to solve a variety of man- ufacturing technology challenges (e.g., design and plan the fabrication of a robot or robotic work cell to specific design criteria and timelines) (see pp. 21–23);
A1.2 describe some examples of how the design process has been used in manufacturing to develop new products, or to improve existing products, to meet human needs or wants (e.g., quality of automobiles improved through the use of robotics in the manufacturing process);
A1.3 explain why technological concepts (e.g., aesthetics, control, environmental sustainability/ stewardship, ergonomics, fabrication, function, innovation, material, mechanism, power and energy, structure, safety, systems) are important consider- ations in the design process (see pp. 7–8);
A1.4 use brainstorming strategies, web diagrams, and trial-and-error activities as part of the design process to develop the best possible solution to a manufacturing challenge.
A2. Material Conversion
By the end of this course, students will:
A2.1 describe and demonstrate the correct use of a variety of processes for joining materials (e.g., welding, bonding, fastening);
A2.2 describe and demonstrate the correct use of
a variety of processes for cutting materials (e.g., using oxy-acetylene torches, saws, shears, a plasma cutter, an engine lathe, a milling machine);
A2.3 describe and demonstrate the correct use
of a variety of processes for forming materials, using various tools and equipment (e.g., ham- mers; brake press; rollers; forging, casting, and moulding equipment);
A2.4 describe material conversions such as the separation process (e.g., converting a material’s size and shape by removing excess material); the addition process (e.g., combining materials to achieve enhanced qualities, as in alloys); the process of making changes to contours (e.g., assembling materials by such means as gluing, mixing, fastening, bonding, welding); and the process
of changing the properties (e.g., thermal, chemi- cal, mechanical, physical) of solid materials;
A2.5 demonstrate a working knowledge of con- verting the structure of a material, using a vari- ety of methods (e.g., heat treating, annealing, steaming, shrinking, tempering).
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