Technologies

Technologies enrich and impact on the lives of people and societies globally. Society needs enterprising students who can make discerning decisions about the development and use of technologies, develop solutions to complex challenges and contribute to sustainable patterns of living. Technologies can play an important role in transforming, restoring and sustaining societies and natural, managed and constructed environments.

The Western Australian Curriculum:

Technologies describes two distinct but related subjects:

• Design and Technologies, in which students use design thinking and technologies to generate and produce solutions for authentic needs and opportunities
• Digital Technologies, in which students use computational thinking and information systems to define, design and implement solutions. In an increasingly technological and complex world, it is important to develop knowledge and skills to analyse and creatively respond to design and/or digital challenges.

Through the practical application of technologies including digital technologies, students develop dexterity and coordination through experiential activities. Technologies motivates young people and engages them in a range of learning experiences that are transferable to family and home, constructive leisure activities, community contribution and the world of work.

Technologies provides students with authentic learning challenges that foster curiosity, confidence, persistence, innovation, creativity, respect and cooperation. These attributes are necessary when using and developing solutions to make sense of complex ideas and relationships in all areas of learning. Technologies helps students to be regional and global citizens, capable of actively and ethically communicating and collaborating. Working to the requirements of The Western Australian Curriculum, Technologies, at Australian Islamic College Kewdale, comprises two distinct but related subjects:Design and Technologies aim to develop the knowledge, understandings and skills to ensure that both individually and collaboratively, students:

• Produce designed solutions suitable for a variety of Technologies contexts by selecting and manipulating a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment creatively, competently and safely as well as managing processes
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of people in design and technologies occupations and how they contribute to society
• Digital Technologies aim to develop the knowledge, understandings and skills to ensure that, individually and collaboratively, students:
• Use computational thinking and the key concepts of abstraction, data collection, representation and interpretation, specification, algorithms and implementation to create digital solutions
• Confidently use digital systems to efficiently and effectively transform data into information and to creatively communicate ideas in a range of settings
• Apply systems thinking to monitor, analyse, predict and shape the interactions within and between information systems and understand the impact of these systems on individuals, societies, economies and environments

Digital Technologies

Year 7-12 students engage in the following Digital Technologies courses

Design and Technologies

Yr 7-12 students can engage in Design and Technologies by electing to study in the following courses: