VCE Systems Engineering Unit 1 — Electrotechnological systems design
One deck per lesson — projected on the board for the class. Each slide is student-visible;
speaker notes are hidden by default. Append ?notes=1
to any deck URL (or use the “Speaker-notes view” link below) to reveal them.
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Weeks 1-2 — Systems, inputs and outputs
Describe any device as input, processing and output, and tell an open-loop system from a closed-loop one.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 2-4 — How electrotechnology got here, and what it costs
Explain how one line of electrotechnological development unfolded, and weigh the impacts of a component choice.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 4-6 — Components, symbols and circuits
Read and draw a circuit in several representations, and predict its behaviour before building it.
6 slides ≈ 102 min intention concept task task check reflect -
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Weeks 6-8 — Sensing the world
Turn a physical quantity into a number a microcontroller can use, and judge whether that number is trustworthy.
6 slides ≈ 102 min intention concept task task check reflect -
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Weeks 8-10 — Control, feedback and code
Make a system decide: read a sensor, apply a threshold, drive an output, and stop it chattering.
7 slides ≈ 142 min intention concept task task task check reflect -
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Weeks 10-12 — Investigating and defining your own problem
Define a specific problem with a real user, and write evaluation criteria that can actually be measured.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 12-13 — Generating and designing
Generate genuinely different options, model them, and justify the one you choose.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 13-14 — Planning and managing
Plan production properly: sequence, timeline, milestones, materials, and the risks each process carries.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 14-17 — Producing and implementing
Build the system, test each part as you go, and record what you changed and why.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect -
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Weeks 17-18 — Diagnostic testing and evaluation
Test the finished system properly and judge it honestly against the criteria you set.
4 slides ≈ 22 min intention concept check reflect
Tip: in a classroom, open the deck on the projector with F for full-screen. Use → / Space to advance.
