Learners are encouraged to experiment with circuits and components in a structured manner, building up a library of knowledge about electronic circuits that perform different functions. Learners use a range of testing and prototyping techniques to build and test circuits, culminating in building small circuits from existing designs and a follow the line robot.
Students begin to use new tools such as programming languages and modelling software to represent and explore processes. Students develop skills in using ICT systems for controlling events in a predetermined way by writing programs that, for example, control a robot, or respond to environmental changes captured by sensors.
VCE: Physics, Systems Engineering, Information Technology
Pathways: Engineering degrees and apprenticeships, Digital technologies