VCE Units 3 & 4 - Systems Engineering
VCE Units 3 & 4 - Systems Engineering
Overview
VCE Systems Engineering involves the design, production, operation, evaluation and iteration of integrated systems, which mediate and control many aspects of human experience. Integral to VCE Systems Engineering is the identification and quantification of systems goals, the generation of system designs, trial and error, justified design trade-offs, selection and implementation of the most appropriate design. Students test and verify that the system is well-built and integrated. They evaluate how well the completed system meets the intended goals and reflect on the systems engineering process to create a satisfactory design outcome.
Unit 3 Integrated and Controlled Systems
In this unit students study engineering principles used to explain physical properties of integrated systems and how they work. Students design and plan an operational, mechanical and electrotechnological integrated and controlled system. They learn about the technologies used to harness energy sources to provide power for engineered systems.
Areas of Study:
- Integrated and controlled systems design – Engineering knowledge associated with the integration, calibration and control of mechanical and electrotechnological systems, how they work and can be adjusted, as well as how their performance can be calculated and represented diagrammatically in a range of forms.
- Clean energy technologies – Energy sources and the application of technologies to convert energy sources into power for engineered systems.
Unit 4 Systems control
In this unit students complete the creation of the mechanical and electrotechnological integrated and controlled system they researched, designed, planned and commenced production of in Unit 3. Students investigate new and emerging technologies, consider reasons for their development and analyse their impacts.
Areas of Study:
- Producing and evaluating integrated and controlled systems – Continue the development of the integrated and controlled system they researched, designed, planned and commenced production of in Unit 3, Area of Study 1.
- New and Emerging technologies – on new or emerging systems engineering technologies and processes that have been developed within the last eight years preceding the year of study, or that are in the developmental stages and may not yet be commercially available. Students source recent publications and/or undertake site visits to assist their research of new and emerging systems.
Forms of Assessment
Mechanical/Electro technological Theory Tasks, Personalised Individual Projects SAT FOLIO, Investigation SAC, Final Exam
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Students would be expected to have satisfied the work requirements of VCE Units 1 & 2 Systems Engineering.