As requested - here is the Emerging Technology assessment sheet

Mater Dei Catholic College Stage 6 HSC ASSESSMENT TASK
Subject	Design and Technology
Task	Case Study – Innovation and Emerging technology

Date Issued:	Week 1, Term 4, 2010		Date Due:	10am  Friday Week 8, Term 4, 2010.
Assessment Weighting:		15 %

Outcomes Being Assessed:       H1.1, H4.1, H5.1, H5.2, H6.1

Context for the Task:

A case study is a document or presentation used to develop an extensive understanding of a specific issue. This case study will develop your understanding of the environmental, economic, social, ethical and legal implications of new and emerging technologies by investigating those factors that determine successful innovation and the impact of emerging technologies on innovation.

Presentation / submission:

A case-study is an information report. It should be presented in essay form. Headings may be used. Annotated images and diagrams can improve the aesthetics and success of the case-study. Careful, accurate in-text referencing is required to access higher band results. Use your verb book to ensure understanding of requirements of each underlined verb. Limit your case-study to 1000-1200 words.

Outline of Task: Select an innovation that has not yet achieved its market potential. The innovation you choose should be Australian and relevant information required needs to be readily available. Your presentation needs to address the following areas for research and consideration. a)      Identify and describe the innovation you have selected. b)      Identify and describe phases of development and processes used during development. c)      Evaluate the impact of design factors and emerging technologies on the innovation. d)     Evaluate the influence of outside agencies on the innovation.

Discuss the implications, both current and future, of the innovation for Australian society.

Marking Criteria	Mark
Effectively communicates information using explicit technical language in an appropriate format. Precisely identifies and describes innovation. Precisely identifies and describes phases and processes of development. Comprehensively evaluates impact of design factors and emerging technologies on innovation.  Comprehensively evaluates the influence of outside agencies in determining the success of the innovation. Comprehensively discusses implications of innovation for Australian society. Careful, accurate and appropriately extensive in-text referencing.	46-50
Effectively communicates information using explicit technical language in an appropriate format. Clearly identifies and describes innovation. Clearly identifies and describes phases and processes of development. Thoroughly evaluates impact of design factors and emerging technologies on innovation.  Thoroughly evaluates the influence of outside agencies in determining the success of the innovation. Thoroughly discusses implications of innovation for Australian society. Careful, accurate and appropriately extensive in-text referencing.	41-45
Communicates information using technical language in an appropriate format. Demonstrates a sound understanding of innovation, phases and processes of development, impact of design factors and emerging technologies on innovation, influence of outside agencies in determining the success of the innovation and  implications of innovation for Australian society. Careful, accurate and appropriately extensive in-text referencing.	31-40
Communicates information using some technical language. Demonstrates a basic understanding of innovation, phases and processes of development, impact of design factors and emerging technologies on innovation, influence of outside agencies in determining the success of the innovation and  implications of innovation for Australian society. In-text referencing of sources.	21-30
Demonstrates an elementary understanding of innovation, phases and processes of development, impact of design factors and emerging technologies on innovation, influence of outside agencies in determining the success of the innovation and  implications of innovation for Australian society OR task incomplete OR inadequate referencing. .	0-20

Assesment Task 2 - Project Proposal

Here it is!

This task is due week 3 next term and as per usual I strongly suggest getting onto it ASAP.

	Mater Dei Catholic College ASSESSMENT TASK
	Subject	Stage 6 HSC Design and Technology
	Task	Project Proposal

Date Issued:	Week 8 Term 4 2010		Date Due:	9am Friday Wk3 Term 1 2011
Assessment Weighting:		15%

Outcomes Being Assessed:

3.2 uses creative and innovative approaches in designing and producing

4.1 identifies a need or opportunity and researches and explores ideas for design development and production of the major design project

5.1 manages the development of a quality major design project

5.2 selects and uses appropriate research methods and communication techniques

Context for the Task: This assessment task requires students to provide detail in their portfolio about the intended direction of their Major Design Project (MDP) and how they plan to proceed with and manage the project to completion. This proposal should provide a constant reference point as students progress through the Project Development and Realisation, and Evaluation. Students should have decided on a general idea or problem for their Major Design Project (MDP). If students have not yet finalised their decision, they can still complete this task and change the content later if needed.

Outline of Task: Plan, develop and submit a Project Proposal that outlines intended direction and project management considerations of the MDP. The following sections are listed as Assessment Criteria in the Design and Technology syllabus. Address each component after carefully considering Syllabus Outcomes (see above) and  Marking Guidelines (see below): – Identification and exploration of the need – Areas of investigation – Criteria to evaluate success – Action, time and finance plans and their application The Proposal should use precise language to clearly communicate elements of each section to the reader. Limit the document to 12 A4 pages.  In-text referencing is required if external sources are consulted. Further information and resources are available in our class Blog: http://mdccdnt2011.blogspot.com/

Marking Guidelines

Criteria	Marks
·         Professionally constructed and presented document precisely communicates relevant proposal and management considerations. ·         Identifies and provides a detailed exploration of genuine needs and opportunities, justifying final selection for the development of the MDP ·         Describes relevant areas of investigation which relate clearly to the need, and provides direction for further action ·         Establishes and analyses appropriate criteria to evaluate the success of the PSE ·         Formulates and evaluates well-documented action, time and finance plans with clear evidence of their application to the PSE	13-15
·         Carefully constructed and presented document communicates proposal and management considerations. ·         Identifies and provides an exploration of needs and opportunities, in relation to the development of the MDP ·         Describes some relevant areas of investigation in relation to the need and provides evidence that these were investigated ·         Describes appropriate criteria to evaluate the success of the PSE, with little analysis of these criteria ·         Formulates action, time and finance plans, and shows some evidence of their application to the PSE	10-12
·         States a need with some exploration in relation to the development of the MDP ·         Identifies areas of investigation in relation to the need, or shows evidence of being investigated ·         Briefly describes criteria to evaluate the success of the PSE, with no analysis of these criteria Formulates and applies action and/or time and/or finance plans	7-9
·         States a need with limited exploration in relation to the development of the MDP ·         Lists areas of investigation in relation to the need which may not relate to further action, or shows evidence of areas being investigated ·         Briefly describes criteria, some of which may be inappropriate to evaluate the success of the PSE ·         Some evidence of the application of action, time or finance planning	4-6
·         Need stated without clarity, nor explored in relation to the development of the MDP ·         Names an area of investigation ·         Lists criteria, some of which may be inappropriate to evaluate the success of the PSE ·         Action, time or finance planning not evident	1-3

Week 6 of the HSC course

Students have been working on their case studies and should be nearly completed. Email a draft to me so I can proof it - if you like (to get better marks).
This must be sent to me by the end of next week as I will do no proofing in the week that it is due. This should be an incentive for getting if done early!

I am in the process of writing the next assessment task. I am hoping to give this to you as soon as the case study is due. The next task is a project proposal and it is due week 3 next term.

The project proposal documents what you are going to do in your Major Design Project (MDP). I understand that that you might not have decided what you are going to do for your MDP - but this does not hinder you in the task. You can just pick any idea and create your proposal based on it.
It is an advantage if it is your MDP as this will be used in your MDP folio.

Remember - it is a proposal - you are trying to sell your idea

Here are some great links to get you thinking:

http://hsc.csu.edu.au/design_technology/producing/proposal/2-1/2.1.html

http://hsc.csu.edu.au/design_technology/producing/design/3231/folioexc.htm

Referancing - In action

Most information you read for your assessment task will be from the Internet. This information is based on the Harvard Style of referencing and focuses solely on referencing information from the Internet.

Constructing a Reference List

 
1. Author – person or organisation responsible for the site
2. Site date, the date the site was created or last revised Include the following information (in brackets) 3. Name of sponsor or publisher, (comma) 4. Place of sponsor or publisher, (comma) 5. Date of viewing the site, (comma) year (comma) 6. URL. (full stop) 
Department of Finance and Administration (2001) Department of Finance and Administration, Canberra, viewed 7 August, 2001,

These must be included for you to access the higher bands

for example http://www.finance.gov.au/.

Marking Criteria - Your key to success

During the Preliminary course, many potential marks were lost in assessment tasks due to two main points.

These were:

• Incorrectly interpreting the question based on the verb.
• Not following the marking criteria closely

The verb is the word by which your plan your response.
If it asks you to identify - that is what you do. You don't have to produce a huge amount of information - just what is relevant.

How many words per question - that depends on the verb. A higher order verb requires a more detailed and thoughtful response and so more words would be used than in a lower order verb.

Unsure of what is relevant? - check the marking criteria.

The marking criteria is what I use to mark your assessment task. You should be aiming at the top bands, but it pays to check what is described in the lower bands to see if your work is in that section. If you have evaluated (the marking criteria being the criteria to evaluate success) your response and you believe that it is still not up to a band 5 or 6 - keep working on it. Refer back to your verb definition and add to your response.

Remember - I can't give you marks for information that you present that wasn't asked for.

Be efficient - quality over quantity.

You will give yourself a better chance of better marks across all your subjects if you follow the above hints.

The HSC is a fairly transparent process where you can achieve great results by just doing what is asked in assessment tasks. The more efficiently and effectively you can produce quality work - the less time and stress is needed for each task. With more time and less stress - you might even enjoy your HSC experience.

Here is a link to a blog that has some great information of HSC success:

http://secretsofhscsuccessrevealed.blogspot.com/search/label/Essay%20Writing

I strongly suggest spending some time looking through this blog - it might not all be relevant to your - but I am confident every student could achieve their HSC potential from following some of their advice.

Remember the verb!

In answering the questions of the assessment task, base your answers on the verb in the question. Your case study will be marked using the verb book (Also available in the myclasses section of the school desktop) as a guide.

Remember your in text referencing and use the proper style (Harvard).

I will be looking for referencing from sources other than the Internet so try to find information elsewhere - especially from contacting the designer or company.  Don't be shy in asking questions - the worst that can happen is that they don't reply!

What is your emerging technology?

The time has come for you to decide what your case study will be focused on.

Here are some hints for choosing one:

• That you can get relevant information
• That you can contact the designer or company
• It is not boring
• It must have social, environmental and safety advantages
• Australian, or have an effect on Australia

Here are some useful websites:

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/

http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html

http://www.asistm.edu.au/asistm/

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V5N1/V5N1abstract_lindgaard.htm

http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/Pages/AusIndustry.aspx

You now need to post a comment on this blog detailing your choice or at least a few that you might choose one from.


You need to post the information this week!