What is GENERAL Automotive Engineering Technology all about?
Students who choose this course will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of practical activities, including dismantling and reassembling multi-cylinder engines. Students will learn the design process to design and fabricate useful tools and equipment to assist them when carrying out routine servicing and maintenance to motor vehicles. Students will learn how the engine functions, as well as its various systems and how the automobile functions. The focus is on providing students with a greater understanding of how the automobile operates.
Who should select these units in Year 11?
- You enjoy working on engines and motor vehicles and have a good mechanical aptitude
- You are interested in how the motor vehicle functions
- You are interested in a career in the automotive industry
- You would like to complete Automotive Engineering Technology in Year 12
Pathway
Upon successful completion of these units, students would progress to Automotive Engineering Technology Unit 3 and Unit 4 in Year 12
Areas of Study
UNIT 1
- Safety in the Workshop
- Use design process to design a Garage Creeper to assist you with vehicle servicing & repairs
- Use CAD program to produce engineering drawing for your Garage Creeper
- Fabricate your own Garage Creeper in the workshop using MIG Welder & other workshop equipment.
- Investigate scientific principles & relevant technologies associated with the automobile
- Various set practical activities on engines to learn how to rebuild an engine
- Research a variety of Fuels & Lubricants used in the automotive industry
- UNIT 2
- Workshop Safety
- Conduct various Car Maintenance Techniques, such as – Oil Change, Fuel System Inspection, Cooling System Service, Braking System Inspection
- Carry out Basic Car Troubleshooting Techniques – Compression Test, Engine Tune-up, Jump Starting a Motor Vehicle
- Conduct a Vehicle Inspection
- Research Two & Four Stroke Engine Cycles, how they operate.
- Various set practical activities & precision measuring exercises to rebuild an engine
- Research costs associated with owning your own motor vehicle
- Research a career in automotive
To provide for different learning styles a variety of assessment tasks are used. For each course of study tasks are selected from:
- Student Workbook
- Investigations & Assignments
- Practical exercises & demonstrations
What is GENERAL Automotive Engineering Technology all about?
Students who choose this course will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of practical activities, including dismantling and reassembling multi-cylinder engines. Students will learn the design process to design and fabricate useful tools and equipment to assist them when carrying out routine servicing and maintenance to motor vehicles. Students will learn how the engine functions, as well as its various systems and how the automobile functions. The focus is on providing students with a greater understanding of how the automobile operates and how to carry out a variety of servicing techniques and repairs.
Who should select these units in Year 12?
- You enjoy working on engines and motor vehicles and have a good mechanical aptitude
- You are interested in how the motor vehicle functions
- You are interested in a career in the automotive industry
- Previously completed units in year 11 is preferred, but not compulsory
Pathway
Upon successful completion of these units, students could progress in a pathway towards a career in automotive.
Areas of Study
UNIT 3
- Safety in the Workshop
- Use design process to design a Mechanic’s Mobile Stool to assist you with vehicle servicing & repairs
- Use CAD program to produce engineering drawing for your Mechanic’s Mobile Stool
- Fabricate your own Mechanic’s Mobile Stool in the workshop using MIG Welder & other workshop equipment.
- Investigate process for spray painting a motor vehicle
- Various set practical activities on engines to learn how to rebuild an engine
- Research Fuels & Lubricants used in the automotive industry
- Externally set task
UNIT 4
- Workshop Safety
- Conduct various Under Vehicle Activities, such as – suspension & component inspection, lubrication, shock absorber remove & replace
- Carry out Basic Car Troubleshooting Techniques – Compression Test, Engine Tune-up, Jump Starting a Motor Vehicle
- Conduct a Vehicle Inspection
- Research Automotive Industry Regulations
- Various set practical activities & precision measuring exercises to rebuild an engine
- Research key terminology ie – torque, rotational power etc.
- Carry out basic panel beating techniques – rust/dent removal
To provide for different learning styles a variety of assessment tasks are used. For each course of study tasks are selected from:
- Student Textbook
- Investigations & Assignments
- Practical exercises & demonstrations
- Externally Set Task Semester I
