Use complex techniques to develop an electronics outcome
This is a Year 13 internal assessment worth 6 credits where students design and build a working electronics project using advanced techniques. You will plan, build, test, and document an electronics outcome — something like a sensor system, wireless device, or feedback controller — and explain how and why it works, including how it communicates data and what real-world implications it has.
Your electronics project works and meets your specifications. You have used at least one complex technique, tested and debugged your circuits, explained how the electronics behaves, described the communication protocols used, and considered relevant implications.
Everything from Achieved, plus you have used your testing and analysis data to make sure the circuit works reliably — not just once, but consistently. Your decisions are backed up by evidence from your testing.
Everything from Merit, plus you have made ongoing improvements throughout the whole project (not just at the end), and you have clearly justified — with solid reasoning and evidence — why you chose your communication protocols, components, and subsystems over other options.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.