Tawa College Tawa College

Level 1 Product Design and Making (WORKSHOP) 101

PDM101
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: H. Browne.

Recommended Prior Learning

To do this course students will need to:

This is a workshop based course, so health and safety is a priority at all times. Students are expected to work responsibly, and to support one another as a learning community to succeed in class.

This is a design and making course in the school workshops.    

  

  

The images are indicative of some woodwork and metal fabrication only, from Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.nz/spctechdept/woodwork-project-ideas/

In this course you will learn:

  • Skills in Timber and other materials 
  • To work through the design process to resolve a design
  • Drawing skills
  • Planning skills
  • CNC design & manufacture (laser cutter)

Students start the year with a skills based project and then progress onto more open projects that allow them to explore an area of interest.

Learning Areas:

Technology


Career Pathways

Collision Repair Technician, Automotive Electrician, Automotive Technician, Automotive Refinisher, Fabrication Engineer, Building Contractor, Building and Construction Labourer, Building and Construction Manager, Cabinet Maker, Carpenter, Coachbuilder/Trimmer, Stonemason, Furniture Finisher, Joiner, Animator/Digital Artist, Business Analyst, Software Developer, Patternmaker, Architect, Architectural Technician, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Sound Technician, Baker, Tailor/Dressmaker, Boat Builder, Naval Architect, Urban/Regional Planner, Cutter, Fashion Designer, Sewing Machinist, Trainer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer



			
					
					Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
										
Students are required to purchase the stationery on the school stationery list, which will need to be purchased in time for the start of the course.

There is a donation of $80 to cover the cost of materials required for the course.  Students are able to take home their projects.