Knowledge and understanding

Technologies and society

Social, ethical and sustainability considerations that impact on designed solutions, complexity of design, and production processes involved (ACTDEK040)

Impact of emerging technologies on design decisions, and/or economic, environmental and social sustainability (ACTDEK041)

Technologies contexts

Engineering principles and systems

The process of materials being combined with force, motion and energy to create solutions (ACTDEK043)

Food and fibre production

The role of emerging research and technology in the design of ethical and sustainable products (ACTDEK044)

Food specialisations

Healthy eating through the skills and knowledge of nutrients and the application of the principles of food safety, preservation, preparation, presentation and sensory perceptions (ACTDEK045)

Materials and technologies specialisations

The combination of a range of characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment to create designed solutions (ACTDEK046)

Designed solutions within a range of technologies specialisations, using combined technologies (ACTDEK047)