Design and Technology

Curriculum Objectives 

1. Through hands-on STEM education activities, cultivate intellectual disability students' interest and curiosity in learning, as well as their ability to think independently. 

2. Through training in the use of hand tools, enable students to acquire basic tool knowledge and skills through learning, thereby assisting them in solving problems in daily life. 

3. Through workshop training, help students understand and practice how to use technology and design to create a healthy work environment and ensure occupational safety. 

4. Through the design of products, enable students to select or apply specific technological principles/technologies to solve problems, and to experience or evaluate the nature of specific technologies and the impacts of their processes. 

Course Scope 

The course content includes basic knowledge and procedures of design, principles and systems of technology, application and operation of technology, nature of technological practices, impact of technological processes and developments, product evaluation and improvement. 

The Junior Secondary School curriculum primarily encompasses the following three learning domains within the enhanced science and technology education program:   

1. Materials and Structures: K3 Materials and Resources, K4 Structures and Mechanical Structures   

2. Operations and Manufacturing: K5 Tools and Instruments, K6 Manufacturing Processes   

3. Systems and Control: K8, K9 Systems Concepts and Applications 

The Senior Secondary School curriculum primarily includes the following areas:   

1. S1 Automation Operations   

2. S2 Creative Digital Media   

3. S3 Design Practice and Materials Handling   

4. S4 Electronics   

5. S5 Visualization and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Modeling   

Teaching Strategies 

1. Exploration of Technological Resources: Cultivate students' basic skills in using their hands and brains to solve 

everyday problems, and understand how to use technology appropriately. Students will learn how to use simple mechanical tools, thereby cultivating good work attitudes and habits. 

2. Design Concept Expression: This course will also cultivate students' aesthetic sense, allowing their creativity to be expressed in crafts. 

3. Flipped Classroom: This course provides students with learning videos for unit previews and reviews through the distribution of QR code worksheets. Parents can utilize these resources to assist students in practicing at home, reinforcing the practical skills learned in class for application in daily life. 

4. Simulated Scenario Learning: Students are encouraged to utilize technology and various media to create unique designs, thereby developing their innovative thinking abilities. Students will personally create crafts based on the problems they identify, gaining experience in finding solutions.