PORTMARNOCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL(POBAL SCOIL PHORTMEARNOG)

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

A. ConroyD. Murphy

M. Sweeney

Technical Subjects – Junior Cert

• Materials Technology (Wood)

• Technology

• Technical Graphics

Materials Technology (Wood)

• Hardwoods & Softwoods• Forestry• Timber Industry• Tools & Processes• Joint Making• Design• Structures,Mechanisms

MT Wood - Sample Projects

Ordinary Level• Design and make a lightweight container for carrying

a computer-games console and its accessories

Higher Level• Design and make a toy that would be attractive to a

child. It should incorporate a mechanism that will enable a component of the toy to move

Technology

• Electronics• Mechanisms• Structures• Graphic Communication• Materials and Processes• Design• ICT

Sample Projects - Technology

• Design and make a full size electronically controlled locking mechanism for a door

• Design and make a working model of a flagstaff. The flag is automatically raised at dawn and automatically lowered at dusk.

Technical Graphics

• Plane Figures• Conic Sections• Transformation Geometry• Projection Systems• Pictorial Drawing• Developments• Free Hand Sketching• Computer Aided Design

Leaving Certificate Options

• Construction Studies (Architectural Technology)

• Engineering (Engineering Technology)

• Design and Communication Graphics

Careers

Construction Studies/Architectural Technology• Architecture, Building Services, Quantity Surveyor

Engineering/Engineering Technology• Mechanical/Production Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science,

Engineering Technician, Mechanical & Electrical Apprenticeships

Design and Communications Graphics• Engineering, Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design, Draughtsperson