Engineering Studies syllabus, dot point by dot point

Engineering mechanics: How are the four forces of flight (lift, weight, thrust, drag) balanced in steady level flight, climb and descent?

Engineering mechanics: How is lift generated by an aerofoil, and how do Bernoulli's principle and the lift equation predict the magnitude of the lift force?

Historical and societal influences: How has Australian aeronautical engineering shaped the national aviation industry, from the Government Aircraft Factories to the current Boeing-Qantas partnership and the F-35 sustainment programme?

Engineering electricity: How are aircraft electrical and avionics systems engineered to power flight controls, lighting, communications and navigation?

Engineering materials: Why are aluminium alloys the traditional structural material for airframes, and how are alloys selected for different parts of the aircraft?

Engineering systems: How does a turbofan jet engine generate thrust, and what are the main components and processes of the Brayton cycle?

Engineering materials: How are composite materials used in modern aircraft like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, and what advantages do they provide over aluminium?

Historical and societal influences: How have Australian civil engineering projects shaped national infrastructure and engineering practice?

Engineering materials: How are stress, strain and Young's modulus used to characterise structural materials and predict their behaviour under load?

Engineering practice: How do civil engineers act as managers across project planning, design, procurement, safety and ethical practice?

Engineering materials: How are structural steel grades, sections and connections selected to carry loads in buildings and bridges?

Engineering materials: Why is concrete reinforced and pre-stressed, and how do these techniques exploit the strengths of concrete and steel?

Engineering communication: How are civil structures specified for fabrication using third-angle orthogonal projection and Australian Standard AS1100?

Engineering mechanics: How are forces and reactions distributed through beams, trusses and frames in civil structures?

Engineering mechanics: How do pulley systems achieve mechanical advantage to lift large loads with smaller applied forces?

Engineering practice: How are tower cranes, mobile cranes and ship-to-shore cranes engineered to safely lift large loads at scale across Australian construction and logistics?

Engineering materials: How are wire ropes constructed and selected for lifting applications, and how is the factor of safety determined under Australian standards?

Engineering electricity: How do DC and AC electric motors produce the rotational torque needed for hoists, cranes and lifts, and how is motor speed controlled?

Engineering mechanics: How are gear trains used to multiply torque in cranes and hoists, and how is the resulting load capacity calculated?

Engineering communication: How are mechanical assemblies for lifting devices represented in engineering drawings, including assembly views, sectional views and standard symbols?

Engineering systems: How is Pascal's principle used to lift heavy loads with hydraulic cylinders in jacks, excavators and forklifts?

Engineering systems: How do electric and hybrid drivetrains convert stored chemical energy into traction force, and how do they compare to internal combustion engines?

Engineering systems: How do hydraulic disc and drum brake systems convert pedal force into wheel deceleration, and how is brake force distributed across the vehicle?

Engineering systems: How are public transport systems engineered for high capacity, energy efficiency and low operating cost?

Engineering materials: How are composite materials used in vehicle bodies and structures to balance strength, mass and energy absorption?

Engineering systems: How does an internal combustion engine convert fuel chemical energy into useful mechanical work?

Engineering mechanics: How do gear ratios in a vehicle transmission convert engine torque and speed to wheel torque and speed?

Engineering mechanics: How are Newton's laws used to analyse acceleration, braking and crash performance of vehicles?

How do copper, optical fibre and free-space radio compare as transmission media, and what engineering criteria select between them?

How do engineers convert continuous analogue signals into digital data, and what trade-offs govern sample rate, bit depth and coding?

How do modulation techniques (AM, FM, PM, digital) shape what a signal can carry and how robustly?

How are telecommunications networks structured, and how do cellular networks scale to billions of users?

What safety hazards and regulatory frameworks apply to telecommunications engineering practice, and how do engineers reconcile security, privacy, performance and cost?

How do communication systems convert, transmit and receive information, and how do engineering principles inform their design?

What does NESA expect in an engineering report, and how do drawing and diagram conventions support engineering communication?

Which engineering materials enable modern telecommunications, and what properties are decisive in each context?