How an industry is structured, regulated and changing, and where a maker fits in it.
These are the statements the Industrial Technology syllabus makes about Industry Study. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.
Industry sectors and their interrelationships - Industry Study, Year 11.
Structural and technical change in an industry - Industry Study, Year 11.
Regulation, standards and codes - Industry Study, Year 11.
Quality systems and continuous improvement - Industry Study, Year 11.
Supply chains and logistics - Industry Study, Year 11.
Employment patterns and skills - Industry Study, Year 11.
Environmental and social responsibility - Industry Study, Year 11.
Emerging technologies in the industry - Industry Study, Year 11.
Industry associations and industrial awards - Industry Study, Year 11.
Innovation and product development - Industry Study, Year 11.
Year 11 Course Examination Shape is 100 marks in 150 minutes. Questions on Industry Study are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Industrial Technology uses.
Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.
Industry Study opens the Industrial Technology course. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.
Dux diagnoses Industrial Technology dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.