1. PORTMARNOCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
(POBAL SCOIL PHORTMEARNOG)
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
A. Conroy
D. Murphy
M. Sweeney

2. Technical Subjects – Junior Cert
• Materials Technology (Wood)
• Technology
• Technical Graphics

3. Materials Technology (Wood)
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Hardwoods & Softwoods
Forestry
Timber Industry
Tools & Processes
Joint Making
Design
Structures,Mechanisms

4. 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

5. Technology
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Electronics
Mechanisms
Structures
Graphic Communication
Materials and Processes
Design
ICT

6. 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.

7. Technical Graphics
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Plane Figures
Conic Sections
Transformation Geometry
Projection Systems
Pictorial Drawing
Developments
Free Hand Sketching
Computer Aided Design

8. Leaving Certificate Options
• Construction Studies (Architectural
Technology)
• Engineering (Engineering Technology)
• Design and Communication Graphics

9. Careers
Construction Studies/Architectural Technology
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Architecture, Building Services, Quantity Surveyor
Engineering/Engineering Technology
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Mechanical/Production Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science,
Engineering Technician, Mechanical & Electrical Apprenticeships
Design and Communications Graphics
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Engineering, Architecture, Product Design,
Graphic Design, Draughtsperson

10. Careers
Construction Studies/Architectural Technology
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Architecture, Building Services, Quantity Surveyor
Engineering/Engineering Technology
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Mechanical/Production Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science,
Engineering Technician, Mechanical & Electrical Apprenticeships
Design and Communications Graphics
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Engineering, Architecture, Product Design,
Graphic Design, Draughtsperson