Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021
Core
Subject
Technology and Enterprise
The Technology and Enterprise Curriculum
comprises two areas of learning in Year 7 and 8:
Design Technologies and Digital Technologies.
Students will study both learning areas over a
semester, comprising one Digital Technologies course
and one Design Technologies course. Within Digital
Technologies, students will study one of three Design
Technologies courses offered.
In Year 9, students can opt to study one or more
Technology course as part of their Discovery learning
program. Course outlines for each Technologies
course can be found in the Discovery learning section
of this handbook.
Digital technologies
In this Technologies learning area students will
be provided with practical opportunities to use
design thinking and to be innovative developers of
digital solutions and knowledge. The Year 7 and 8
curriculum builds on what students have covered in
previous years and focuses on the ever-increasing
need to understand how digital technology works
and enables students to become effective users of
digital systems including hardware and software.
Design Technologies
Each Design Technologies course will see students
manage projects independently and collaboratively,
from conception to realisation. They will apply
design and systems thinking and design processes
to investigate ideas, generate and refine ideas, plan,
produce and evaluate designed solutions. They will
develop their ability to generate innovative designed
products, services and environments. Students will
study one of three Design Technologies courses
available in Year 7 and 8 to experience this
learning area.
Year 7 Digital Technology
Let’s go Digital!
Students will be exposed to a wide range of digital
information and digital systems designed to meet
criteria for specific purposes and/or audiences.
Key topics covered:
• Digital skills in business technology
• Collecting and analysing relevant data to develop
reports on findings
• Digital solutions that exhibit creative and
enterprising use of ICT
• Programming concepts including sequence,
selection and iteration
• How networks and hardware components work
together
• Programming concepts including sequence,
selection and iteration
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