Course Title | Product Design | Awarding Body | Edexcel | Course Level | AS & A2 | Course Description | Students are encouraged to take a broad view of DT and develop their capacity to design and make products. Particular emphasis is on their appreciation of the complex relations between design, material, manufacture and marketing. | Course Content - AS | Candidates develop an understanding of the physical and mechanical properties and a broad range of materials and components.
During the AS students may submit a single design and make the project, or two smaller projects and/or a portfolio of work. | Course Content - A2 | Students classifying material and identifying testing and comparing their application to product manufacture. Examinations of alternative designs and redesigning existing products make this an interesting unit which brings together many of the skills learnt in the AS.
Candidates continue to develop a body of coursework alongside an understanding of the processes and procedures of commercial production and manufacture. | Assessment | AS - 50% exam, 50% coursework
A2 - 50% exam, 50% coursework | Career Opportunities | Automotive, furniture, 3D and jewellery, product, industrial & graphic design, architecture, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, environmental design, materials technology, teaching. | Entry Requirements | GCSE Design and Technology Grade B from any of the GCSE Design Technology subjects preferred; GCSE Grade C considered. | Further Information | Mrs Lorna Poutney Head of Design & Technology
Mr Tim Second in Design & Technology
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