The course will be challenging and creative and will encourage students to develop higher order Design skills. Students will be working primarily in designing, making and modifying products and they will be expected to present work to the group as part of their project. Great importance will be placed on the theoretical understanding of the development and design of products. The capacity to analyse a problem and synthesise to form a solution will also form an important element in the course. In addition, students will learn from demonstrations, their own practical work, experiments and visits to places of interest as well as discussions with industrialists. Information and control technology will be used extensively within project work. Lessons will involve the analysis of existing products from conception to manufacture, for example low voltage lighting, domestic devices and furniture. During the first term students will make a product using the milling machine and/or casting bay. From the outset students ought to enjoy combining practical and intellectual skills. Students will be expected to demonstrate initiative, imagination and ingenuity and to be prepared to work on projects in the Technology Rooms outside the School day. Students ought to have a natural interest in Design and Technology and have an aptitude for practical work and project management. Independent study will form a large part of the course especially the Design and Make Tasks.
Name: Product Design A Level Qualification title: GCE A Level Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Unit 1 - Core Technical Principles and Core Designing and Making Principles - 2 hour examination - worth 25% Unit 2 - Specialist Knowledge, Technical and Designing and Making Principles - 2 hour examination - worth 25% Unit 3 - Practical Application of Technical Principles, Designing and Making Principles and Specialist Knowledge - Non-exam assessment - worth 40% Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance (AQA) Created 20150928 09:10:27 Updated 20161012 12:23:41
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