Course Specification

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ITD1210 Material Technologies 1 (Wood and Plastic)

Course Details

• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Education
• Grading basis: Graded
• Course fee schedule:

Requisites

• Co-requisite: EDU1100

Overview

Pre-service teachers require skills and knowledge of various materials before entering a workshop. This includes, but is not limited to, the safe handling of materials, processes for manipulating the materials using tools and machines, and the logical sequencing of manufacturing processes. This course will focus on woods and plastics. This course is designed to familiarise pre-service teachers with a basic design process and its application in junior grades in ITD. The purpose of this course is to provide practical opportunities for pre-service teachers in ITD to engage with materials, machines, and processes that may be encountered when using woods and plastics.

This course takes pre-service teachers on a similar design journey that their students will be required to take in ITD. The course will provide pre-service teachers with the knowledge of how to find relevant policies and procedures specific to the machines and materials to be used. The focus for this course will be on developing capacity to engage with a range of materials and provide pre-service teachers with problem-solving skills that enable them to continually improve in their use of machinery in a safe manner. Pre-service teachers will be required to attend a school-based workshop one morning or afternoon a week during this semester.

Course Offers

• Study period: Semester 1, 2023
• Mode: Online
• Campus:

Acknowledgement

The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. Further, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future.