Furnishing Skills SAS 2015
Sample unit of work
Furniture for the outdoors
The sample unit of work provides teaching strategies and learning experiences that facilitate
students’ demonstration of the dimensions and objectives of Furnishing Skills.
This sample demonstrates:
• organisation and development of a unit that could be used within a course of study
• aspects of the underpinning factors particular to this unit
• a focus for the unit, in electives based on an furnishing industry specialisations
• identification of the relevant concepts and ideas, and associated subject matter, from the core
topics
• a teaching and learning sequence that:
− outlines effective teaching strategies
− supports achievement of the objectives described in the dimensions of the syllabus
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− shows alignment between core subject matter, learning experiences and assessment.
Overview
Unit overview
Title of unit: Furniture for the outdoors
Unit description (focus):
The purpose of this unit is for students to review and build on prior knowledge of the manufacture of
handcrafted outdoor furniture and the required furniture making and furniture finishing production skills
and procedures. Students use their understanding of industry practices and production processes to
analyse manufacturing tasks to:
• organise materials and resources
• select and apply production skills and procedures
• plan and adapt production processes to produce an outdoor garden chair from working drawings.
Time allocation:
Unit 4, Semester 3, 55 hours
Identified curriculum from the syllabus
Dimensions and objectives
Knowing and understanding
• describe industry practices in manufacturing tasks
• demonstrate fundamental production skills
• interpret drawings and technical information
Analysing and applying
• analyse manufacturing tasks to organise materials and resources
• select and apply production skills and procedures in manufacturing
tasks
• use visual representations and language conventions and features to
communicate particular purposes
Producing and evaluating
• plan and adapt production processes
• create products from specifications
• evaluate industry practices, production processes and products, and
make recommendations
Electives
• Furniture making
• Furniture finishing
Core
Core topic 1: Industry practices
Concepts and ideas
Knowledge, understanding and skills
Manufacturing enterprises
Manufacturing enterprises are
important to the economy of
Australia and employ a broad
range of people in many
different occupations (C1.1).
• overview of furnishing enterprises and their contribution to the
Workplace health and safety
• employer and employee responsibilities, rights and obligations
economy
• organisational structure of furnishing workplaces
• career options and pathways
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Workplace health and safety
legislation, rules and procedures
must be followed in
manufacturing industry
workplaces (C1.2).
under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• industry-specific requirements
• risk assessments to identify hazards
• safe working practices and procedures
Personal and interpersonal
skills
Personal and interpersonal
skills, including teamwork and
communication skills,
are essential for effective
participation in manufacturing
workplaces (C1.3).
• work-readiness skills
• teamwork in the workplace
• workplace communication using industry-specific terminology
Product quality
The quality of products depends
on customer expectation of
value, which affects industry
production processes (C1.4).
• quality standards of products are derived from customer
including written, graphical, verbal and non-verbal
expectations of value based on factors such as needs, trends,
budget, product life and competition
• products are manufactured to predefined specifications that detail
the expected quality standards of the final product
• manufacturing enterprises make decisions about production
processes that affect product quality based on a range of factors
Core topic 2: Production processes
Concepts and ideas
Knowledge, understanding and skills
Specifications
Specifications are
communicated through
industry-specific drawings and
technical information (C2.1).
• interpretation of sketches and technical drawings
• technical information accessed from charts, manuals, templates,
Tools
Tools have specific functions
and are selected and safely
operated for particular
procedures (C2.2).
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Materials
Materials are selected and safely
manipulated based on
industry-specific applications
(C2.3).
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tables and books
identification, safety and maintenance of tools and machinery
marking-out procedures and skills using relevant tools
cutting procedures and skills using relevant tools
machining procedures and skills using relevant machinery
assembling procedures and skills using relevant tools and
machinery
• finishing procedures and skills using relevant tools and machinery
types of materials
properties of materials
sections, shapes and sizes of products
logistics
industry applications and manipulation procedures
consumables
safety data sheets
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Assessment
Assessment 1: Templates for an outdoor chair (practical demonstration)
Assessment technique
Practical demonstration
Description
Students interpret working drawings and produce templates that could be
used when manufacturing an outdoor garden chair.
Dimensions assessed
Knowing and understanding
• demonstrate fundamental production skills
• interpret drawings and technical information
Analysing and applying
• select and apply production skills and procedures in manufacturing
tasks
Producing and evaluating
• create products from specifications
Assessment conditions
A set period of in-class time (approx. 5 hours)
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Assessment 2: Outdoor garden chair (project)
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Assessment technique
Project
Description
Students work individually to manufacture an outdoor garden chair from a
working drawing.
There are two assessable components:
• a product component — outdoor garden chair
• a multimodal component — individual digital portfolio.
Dimensions assessed
Knowing and understanding
• describe industry practices in manufacturing tasks
• demonstrate fundamental production skills
• interpret drawings and technical information
Analysing and applying
• analyse manufacturing tasks to organise materials and resources
• select and apply production skills and procedures in manufacturing
tasks
• use visual representations and language conventions and features to
communicate particular purposes
Producing and evaluating
• plan and adapt production processes
• create products from specifications
• evaluate industry practices, production processes and products, and
make recommendations.
See https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/36664-assessment.html for assessment resources.
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Product component
An outdoor garden chair
Multimodal component
Individual digital portfolio
Assessment conditions
Product component
Schools provide students with a set period of in-class time
(approx. 35 hours) to develop the product component/s of their project.
Multimodal component — non presentation
A maximum of 8 A4 pages
Teaching and learning sequence
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Teaching strategies and learning experiences (manufacturing tasks)
Unit orientation
Teacher:
• introduces the unit, outlines learning goals and success criteria and links the unit to prior learning
• organises an excursion/guest speaker to present information about the handcrafted furniture industry,
production processes and practices used by industry including current workplace, health and safety
procedures, cost structures and quality expectations of customers
• demonstrates the difference between handcrafted and mass-produced furniture.
Students:
• use appropriate industry terminology when completing manufacturing tasks (C1.3)
• discuss class protocols and relate industry workplace health and safety procedures, maintenance of
tools and storage of stock and product (C1.2)
• identify and describe machinery used in furniture production in terms of function, reasons for use,
required safety and maintenance (C2.2)
• identify and describe the roles and responsibilities when in the work environment, including safety and
shared workspace and effective communication in the workplace (C1.2)
• compare product quality of handcrafted and mass-produced furniture and discuss the needs of
customers (C1.4, C2.2, C2.3)
• describe materials used in outdoor furniture in terms of suitability, availability and cost (C2.3)
• analyse and evaluate outdoor furniture made from materials other than timber, and consider the
advantages and disadvantages of these materials in relation to the manufacturer and the consumer
(C1.1, C1.4, C2.3).
Skill development
Teacher:
• revises relevant furniture-making skills and procedures.
Students:
• identify and apply tools and procedures appropriate for marking, cutting and finishing to manufacture
outdoor garden furniture (C2.2)
• apply and demonstrate safe operating procedures (SOP) for each machine, analysing a range of risks
associated with each machine, considering the hierarchy of hazard control and the safety of working
with the machines (C1.2, C2.2)
• demonstrate and practise refining production skills and procedures by completing a series of skill
exercises (C2.2)
• analyse efficient cutting layout (numeracy exercise), i.e. the efficiency of breaking down materials,
possible waste associated with materials and explain the economic benefits of waste minimisation
(C2.1, C2.3).
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Highlighted key verbs relate to the dimensions.
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Revision of technical drawing
Teacher:
• explains and demonstrates:
- analysis of the elements of technical drawings, e.g. dimensions, labels, symbols, views and text, and
creating a cutting list and production template
- converting imperial measurements to metric measurements.
• provides feedback to students about the quality of the interpretation of drawings and prepared cutting
list and templates.
Students:
• analyse provided sample technical drawings to establish the cutting list and production template, and
demonstrate conversion of imperial measurements to metric measurements (C2.1)
• complete a group evaluation with recommendations to improve cutting list and production template.
(C2.1).
Scale drawing
Teacher:
• models scale concepts in order to achieve curves, e.g. the curve of a chair back and to resize from A3
to a full size template, using grids and intersect
• facilitates class discussion to understand the importance of quality such as symmetry, consistency and
meeting specifications that are not detailed on a working drawing
• provides feedback to students about the quality of the free hand drawings of curves using grids and
intersects.
Students:
• create their own free hand drawings of a curved chair back using grids and intersects (C2.1)
• evaluate each other’s work and provide recommendations to suggest improvements and/or alternatives
(C2.1)
• analyse scale concepts and curves to determine what needs to be done when making the outdoor
garden chair (C2.1).
Assessment 1: Templates for an outdoor chair (practical demonstration)
Students:
• interpret drawings to determine template requirements
• demonstrate conversion of imperial measurements to metric measurements
• scale from drawings to create full size templates
• use freehand-drawing skills to draw curves
• cut out templates to produce a set for the manufacture an outdoor garden chair.
Analysing the assembly of a piece of furniture
Teacher:
• demonstrates how furniture is assembled and provides feedback to students about their suggested
sequence of component assembly with regard to the project assessment.
Students:
• select a piece of outdoor furniture to identify the different parts that have been assembled to make the
item of furniture (C2.2)
• analyse and describe the sequence of the component assembly required to manufacture the piece of
outdoor furniture (C2.1)
• discuss aspects such as the fixings and joints required in the assembly, e.g. strength of fixings and
appropriate use, giving reasons for choices (C2.2, C2.3)
• prepare a draft assembly procedure for the project outdoor chair (C2.3, C2.2).
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Finishing
Teacher:
• revises the techniques for preparing surfaces and applying finishes.
Students:
• demonstrate applying finishes to a timber strip (C2.2)
• evaluate the desired finish considering the properties of the materials and purpose (C2.4)
• discuss how sanding and application of abrasive materials can influence the quality of the finish to meet
customer expectations (C2.2, C2.3).
Using ICTs to prepare a digital folio for the project
Teacher:
• leads class discussion about what should be included in a production plan
• provides feedback to students about the quality of their proposed production plan. E.g. pictures taken
and annotations made when describing production processes.
Students:
• identify and describe key stages of the production process and plan out the sequence of manufacture
(C2.1)
• practise taking photographs of key stages of the production process using supplied devices (C1.3)
• practice annotating selected photographs of key stages to provide required detail to describe production
processes (C1.3, C2.2)
• evaluate photographs and annotations(C1.3).
Assessment 2: Outdoor garden chair (project)
Teacher:
• introduces the assessment task and clarifies the two components
• provides a completed working drawing of the outdoor chair
• leads discussion of the standards and where evidence of individual student achievement will be found
in the product and multimedia components
• provides class time for the creation of the product and the multimedia component
• describes, explains and demonstrates safe operating procedures for tools and machinery
• monitors student use of tools and machinery
• gives feedback to students on drafts, including proposed use of tools, machinery, materials and
production procedures.
Students will:
• compile an individual digital portfolio that includes:
- a risk assessment for one of the tools or machines used to manufacture the chair
- a description of industry-related practices used
- a material list and calculation of cost for the manufacture of the chair including materials and labour
- a step by step plan of proposed production processes
- photographs and sketches with annotations of the production sequence. Clearly show the production
procedures selected and used to create the chair
- evaluation of industry practices and production processes and a finished chair in relation to the
working drawings
- recommendations for improvements to the chair
• create an outdoor chair from working drawings. This involves
- demonstrating fundamental skills
- interpreting a working drawing
- using templates to assist in the accurate marking and cutting out of components required in the
manufacture of the outdoor garden chair
- organising materials and resources
- selecting and applying production skills and procedures
- planning and adapting production processes to ensure a quality product is manufactured and
delivered to the client on time and to a quality standard.
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Resources
• Access to a range of relevant tools and equipment.
• Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website — www.aapathways.com.au
• Manufacturing Skills Australia — www.mskills.com.au/
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