Technologies · Year 10 · Design and Technologies: Engineering, Food and Sustainable Innovation · Extension Unit
Advanced Engineering and Systems Design
Students apply systems thinking to engineered solutions, modelling interdependencies, failure modes, and life-cycle impacts.
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Students apply systems thinking to engineered solutions, modelling interdependencies, failure modes, and life-cycle impacts.
Key Questions
- How does systems thinking change the design choices an engineer makes?
- Which failure modes are likely once a system scales beyond a prototype?
- Where do ethical responsibilities sit when a design system causes harm?
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