Program Overview

EPI104 Timber Technology: Workshop & Design

This subject provides students with the opportunity to develop introductory workshop knowledge and skills and safety procedures in the use of timber as a material for the secondary school context. An emphasis on design as it relates to Industrial Technology timber projects is also an important part of the subject.

Subject Overview

Students will consider how these skills and concepts relate to technology teaching in the secondary school, and the Industrial Technology Timber curriculum. They will engage in school timber workshop projects and receive advice and demonstration of teachers' practice including issues related to Work Health and Safety (WHS) in the TAS teaching environment.

Availability

• Offering has a residential school.
• Session 1 (30)
• Online
• Wagga Wagga Campus

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Education

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to competently use hand tools and power tools in a wood-based workshop;
• be able to undertake risk assessment and put into practice WHS procedures in a wood-based workshop;
• be able to explain the processes associated with timber technology projects and their relationship to the technology curriculum;
• be able to safely use the processes of designing and producing to complete a timber-based design project; and
• be able to plan a project and teaching activities associated with the Industrial Technology syllabus.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Workplace communication and safety
• Timber as a material, design, society and the environment
• Hand skills and operating equipment
• Timber techniques
• Reading, interpreting and creating plans and specifications
• Risk management and safety
• Industrial Technology syllabus and design in timber projects
• Introduction to teaching in the Industrial Technology workshop

Residential School

This subject contains a 4 day Compulsory Residential School. The residential school is designed to enable students to develop and demonstrate their ability to safely use a range of woodworking tools and equipment through the completion of practical projects.

Special Resources

The University does not provide specialised resources; instead we use specialised resources in secondary schools, in the form of tools, equipment and workshops. Students are expected to contribute towards consumables for projects they create and keep.