Papanui High School Senior Coursebook
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| Introduction | General Information | Subject Choice & NCEA | Curriculum Guide Overview |  |
| NCEA | National Qualifications | Literacy and Numeracy | Certificate endorsements | Scholarship | University Study | University Entrance | Approved Subject list for NCEA | |
| Subject choices | Subject Choice | Careers & Transition | Gateway | Star funded courses | Changes to Level 2 Courses | Introduction of Semester Courses | Subject Planner | |
| Course Descriptions | Learn more about courses being offered in 2013 | |
ELECTRONICS 32F (Full Year) - ELE32F
TEACHER IN CHARGE: Mr Lahey
PRE-REQUISITES
Completion of Electronics 11F or 22F with teacher recommendation
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 ELE22F.
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
