Papanui High School/Coursebook/ELE302

= ELECTRONICS 302 (Full Year) - ELE32F =

TEACHER IN CHARGE: Mr Lahey

PRE-REQUISITES


 * 14 credits from ELE202 or
 * 9 credits from ELE102 and teacher recommendation or
 * Success in Year 12 Physics especially Electricity

CONTENT The course is practically based with an emphasis on collaborative project work. Students will construct a major Robotics project and a minor project based around the PICAXE chip with functioning hardware and software. Alongside this, students will study the processes and means by which their projects work.

ASSESSMENT A total of 22 internally assessed credits Level 3 will be available at Achieved, Merit and Excellence as a variety of practical work and theory. A total of 9 Level 2 internally assessed practical credits for Year 12 students not doing ELE202.

COST  $20.00 for basic materials and an optional $80.00 to take the robot home.

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES Today’s society is almost wholly dependent on electronics. The Electronics industry in New Zealand produces $1 billion worth of exports each year. There is a shortage of skilled employees at all levels. This course is aimed at providing pre-employment and pre-tertiary training in this exciting and fast expanding industry

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