Year 10 Technology
Victoria Shanghai Academy 2013-14
Course overview
Design Technology (DT) and Computer Technology (CT) form the MYP Technology subject
area at VSA. Our Technology subject area uses a ‘design cycle’ teaching approach and is
assessed using the MYP Technology criteria. Students will have 2 lessons a week in
Technology divided between Design Technology (Resistant Material) and Design
Technology (Food & Textile).
The Technology program covers three areas – information, materials and systems. It
incorporates the MYP Areas of Interaction (AoI) within the units of work while supporting
the fundamental concepts of the IB MYP program - holistic learning, intercultural awareness
and communication.
The aim of the Technology program is to allow students to develop problem solving skills,
design and presentation skills and knowledge of technology and how it affects them, future
society and the environment. It gives them the opportunity to exercise their creativity, become
more innovative, skillful and enterprising while enhancing personal growth and personal
fulfillment. At the core of the MYP Technology program is the ‘Design Cycle’. You will
follow this Design Cycle model in all of your MYP technology projects.
Students compile and present their work in a design folio which clearly illustrates the stages
of the design cycle. The design folio provides evidence of how the student went about
solving the problem or task and how they completed the project. The folio typically contains:
 An end user/design statement or target market investigation
 Material or technique research
 Design Brief, Specification & product testing method
 Design development and analysis
 A working drawing, plan or pattern of their solution
 A production plan and time line of their project
 A process journal or steps in production of the CREATE stage
 A product or artifact
 An evaluation or reflection
Aims of the course
The aims of the teaching and study of technology are to encourage and enable students to:
 develop an appreciation of the significance of technology for life, society and the
environment
 use knowledge, skills and techniques to create products/solutions of appropriate
quality
 develop problem‑solving, critical- and creative‑thinking skills through the
application of the design cycle
 develop respect for others’ viewpoints and appreciate alternative solutions to
problems
 use and apply information and communication technology (ICT) effectively as a
means to access, process and communicate information, and to solve problems.
Course outline
Unit Title
Learning Aid
Design (DT)
Unit Question
How do young
children learn?
Area of Interaction
Human Ingenuity
Task/Topic/Texts
To design and
develop a prototype
or product that serves
as a learning aid for
young children – you
can choose your
target market
between the ages of 3
and 10 (kindergarten
to grade 5 or so) but
you do need to
identify a specific
age range.
Stress Relieve Item
(TT)
How can we
maintain work place
health and safety?
Health and Social
Education
To reduce the stress
and pain caused by
these unavoidable
actions, suitable
items are welcome to
apply in the
workplace.
Assessment
Criterion A
Criterion B
Criterion C
Criterion D
Criterion E
Criterion F
Investigation
Design
Plan
Create
Evaluation
Attitude of Technology
Maximum 6
Maximum 6
Maximum 6
Maximum 6
Maximum 6
Maximum 6