Tech Design
Unleash your creativity in Technological Design!
Design is everywhere, from the latest smartphone to the building you live in. This course is based on design industry techniques, tools, software, and equipment. The courses start off with a design challenge where student form teams, brainstorm, solve, and construct a product to meet specifications working within various design constraints. Extensive use of 3D additive and subtractive technologies form the backbone of this course. Projects include computer modeling in 2D and 3D using AutoCAD, CAM, and architectural 3D CAD. Students will export their computer based designs into advanced computer controlled machines (CNC) and 3D printing to fabricate projects in wood, metals, plastics, and other materials. Residential architecture will be studied. Students will identify various architectural historical and contemporary styles and design their own single family detached home in 3D. The knowledge and experience gained from this course are directly transferable to post-secondary education in design, architecture, and engineering studies as well as the entrepreneur.
TDJ 2O: Grade 10
This course provides students with opportunities to apply a design process to meet a variety of technological challenges. Students will research projects, create designs, build models and/or prototypes, and assess products and/or processes using appropriate tools, techniques, and strategies. Student projects may include designs for homes, vehicles, bridges,
TDJ 3M: Grade 11
This course examines how technological design is influenced by human, environmental, financial, and material requirements and resources. Students will research, design, build, and assess solutions that meet specific human needs, using working drawings and other communication methods to present their design ideas.
TDJ 4M: Grade 12
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of design advocacy and marketing, while building on their design skills and their knowledge of professional design practices. Students will apply a systematic design process to research, design, build, and assess solutions that meet specific human needs, using illustrations, presentation drawings, and other communication methods to present their designs.