VCE Systems Engineering (Year 11)
VCE Systems Engineering (Year 11) on VCE Vault: 8 lessons written for Year 11 (VCE, Victorian Certificate of Education), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$12.99.
Lessons
Unit 1 — Electrotechnological Systems Design
- Systems Thinking — Electrotechnological Systems and Society (free) — Describe systems using input–process–output models, distinguish open-loop and closed-loop control, and discuss the impacts of electrotechnological systems on society.
- Electrical Fundamentals — Voltage, Current, Resistance and Ohm’s Law (free) — Use Ohm’s law, the power equation and series and parallel rules to calculate values in DC circuits.
- Controlled Systems — Sensors and Microcontrollers for a Sustainability Problem (free) — Design a controlled electrotechnological system using sensors, a microcontroller and outputs to respond to a sustainability problem.
Systems Engineering Skills
- Components, Multimeters and Electrical Safety (free) — Identify common electronic components, measure circuits with a multimeter and work safely with extra-low voltage.
- Building, Testing and Evaluating a Controlled Mechanical System — and the Bridge to Units 3–4 — Plan, produce, test and evaluate a controlled mechanical system, and understand how Units 1–2 lead into the Year 12 school-assessed task and examination.
Unit 2 — Mechanical Systems Design
- The Evolution of Mechanical Systems and Inclusive Design — Explain how mechanical systems have evolved and how inclusive design principles improve mechanical systems for diverse users.
- Levers, Moments, Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency — Classify levers and calculate moments, mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency.
- Transmitting Motion — Gears, Pulleys, Cams and Linkages — Calculate gear and pulley ratios and output speeds, and describe how cams and linkages change types of motion.