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NORTHERN BEACHES SECONDARY COLLEGE: MANLY SELECTIVE CAMPUS Engineering StudiesTeaching and learning program Stage 6 Year 12 HSC course Rationale Engineering Studies in Stage 6 is an introduction to a broad range of engineering disciplines. Students have the opportunity to discover the analysis and communication techniques used by engineers and the contributions the engineering profession has made to the world around us. Engineering Studies is advantageous to the study of engineering at a tertiary level, as the successful Engineering Studies student will already have a significant understanding of many of the concepts introduced to engineering degree students. School situation Manly Selective Campus is a campus of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, which is centred on the senior campus at Brookvale in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs. Approximately 790 students currently attend Manly Selective Campus, drawn form a large number of feeder schools ranging from Palm beach in the north to Mosman in the south and west to Chatswood. Currently there are two experienced, established teachers on the TAS staff who deliver the Engineering Studies course. Resources Students of Engineering Studies at Manly have access to an engineering (metal) workshop and a Hounsfield tensometer for experimenting with materials. Through the use of an adjacent computer room students have access to the internet for research, and to CAD and simulation software. Nearby is an OPTUS satellite facility, which accepts student visits and students have visited Cochlear Pty Ltd and the steel making and rolling plants at Port Kembla steelworks. Synopsis The HSC course consists of five compulsory modules. Professional communication is a significant outcome of this course, and to this end students produce an engineering report for each module. Students also study analysis, engineering materials, engineering drawing, significant engineering developments and new and emerging technology. Engineering studies a