KS4 OVERVIEW - PRODUCT DESIGN

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT : MR UMPLEBY

TEACHER IN CHARGE: MR MATHEWSON & MRS D SMITH

A.Q.A. Design and Technology : Product Design Syllabus

This is a two-year course leading to the award of a GCSE. The course fulfils the Design and Technology National Curriculum requirements.

Subject Content

This is a new and exciting course aimed at developing skills and expertise in the design and making of products from client needs to packaging and promotion. You will be taught many new graphical presentation skills as well as developing existing designing and making skills. The course includes the full range of manufacturing skills in a wide variety of materials, including the investigation of industrial manufacturing techniques. There is a widespread use of ICT and CAD/CAM as important elements of the course.

Scheme of Assessment

The course is designed to develop students’ skills in designing, manufacturing and packaging of high quality finished artefacts. The students will also investigate materials and manufacturing processes used in school and industry. Students will have the opportunity to undertake a number of Design and Manufacturing tasks in Year 10 and an extended task in Year 11.

The course is designed to enable all students, both boys and girls, to reach high levels of success. It is an excellent preparation for the AS/A2 course in Product Design, a new and exciting course offered in the Sixth Form.