NCEA L1
Level & Strand
6 Credits
Internal Standard
10 Lessons
Complete Arc
CORE ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD STATEMENT
"Undertake development to make a conceptual design for a technological outcome to address a defined brief."
Covered Across Unit Arc:
- Lesson 1 & 2: Brief development, stakeholder identification, and user constraint analysis.
- Lesson 4 & 5: Divergent concept generation and tri-pillar sustainability evaluation.
- Lesson 7 & 8: Physical/functional specifications, rapid CAD/physical modelling, and testing.
- Lesson 9 & 10: Excellence justification, portfolio audit, and final synthesis.
TE AO MĀORI / KAITI AKITANGA STRAND
"Understand how tikanga Māori principles (kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga) constrain and guide technological practice to protect taiao and tangata over time."
Covered Across Unit Arc:
- Lesson 3: Material Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) evaluating embodied energy, toxicity, and kaitiakitanga.
- Lesson 5: Tri-pillar sustainability matrix balancing environmental, social, and economic outcomes.