Page 345 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

Grade 12, University/College Preparation
B1. use appropriate resources, methods, and tools to research and manage design projects and related activities;
B2. apply appropriate methods for generating and graphically representing complex design ideas and solutions;
B3. create, test, and analyse models and/or prototypes, using a variety of techniques, tools, and materials;
B4. use a variety of formats and tools to create and present reports summarizing and evaluating the design process, to analyse decisions made during the process, and to advocate the final design.
B1. ResearchingandManaging Projects
B3. MakingandTestingModelsand Prototypes
B2. DevelopingandRepresenting Design Ideas
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SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 research and analyse pertinent information from appropriate resources (e.g., building codes, Machinery’s Handbook, interviews, union contracts);
B1.2 use project management methods and tools (e.g., checklists, templates, software, surveys, focus groups, questionnaires) to support, plan, and manage components (e.g., financial, labour, material) of design projects and related activities, with a view to incorporating effective advocacy and marketing principles in the process.
By the end of this course, students will:
B2.1 use freehand sketches to help brainstorm initial design concepts for a project;
B2.2 apply mathematical and scientific concepts and skills as required in the course of designing various products and/or processes;
B2.3 create presentation-quality drawings to rep- resent design ideas, using a variety of principles and elements of graphic design;
B2.4 produce a variety of types of hand-drafted and/or computer-based technical drawings
(e.g., elevation, schematic, exploded view) of design solutions, using industry-recognized drafting standards and conventions (e.g., geometric toler- ancing, schedules), with an emphasis on illustra- tions and presentation-quality drawings.
By the end of this course, students will:
B3.1 select and use appropriate tools, equipment, and materials when creating design models and/or functional prototypes;
B3.2 use appropriate metric and imperial measur- ing tools, scales (e.g., metric: 1:10, 1 cm:1 m or 1:100, 1:500; imperial: 1/2":1' or 1:24), and pro- portion techniques when creating and assessing models and/or prototypes;
B3.3 analyse products and/or processes on the basis of student-justified criteria (e.g., aesthetics, ergonomics, performance, functionality, cost, environmental stewardship), with an emphasis on marketability;
B3.4 finish a model or prototype to professional standards (e.g., surface finish, detailing, painting).
B. TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN SKILLS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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