AS 91619 · 4 credits · Internal
Technical application
Demonstrate understanding of the application of a technical area to a specific field
Study with Coach
Got a result for this standard?
Sign in to add your result →Save your actual school result to count your credits.
In plain EnglishAI study guide · check the NZQA standard
You need to pick a technical area (like AI, robotics, smart materials, or nanotechnology) and a specific field where it's used (like medicine, sports, entertainment, or gaming), then explain how that technology actually works in that field and what it can and can't do right now. You'll describe what led to the technology being invented and discuss both its current limitations and future possibilities.
What to do, grades and common mistakes
What you actually do
- ·Choose a specific technical area (e.g., artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnologies, smart materials, laser technologies) and a real-world field where it's applied (e.g., medical, sporting, entertainment, food)
- ·Describe the technical area by explaining the core ideas and historical developments that led to it being created
- ·Explain what the technology can currently do and what it's limited by in your chosen field right now
- ·Identify opportunities—what could this technology do in the future in this field
- ·For higher grades, discuss whether a specific future development would actually be feasible to achieve
AAchieved
You explain how a technical area works in a specific field, describe what created it, and identify both current limitations and opportunities for it.
MMerit