Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

Product Design is split into core technical, in-depth technical, and core designing and making. A level course is made up of four units: Unit 1 - Written paper Unit 2 - Design and make a task Unit 3 - Written paper Unit 4 - Design and make task – approximately 60 hours Core technical principles The main features of manufacturing industries, including stages of production, quality assurance and quality control, modern manufacturing methods and systems when combining or processing materials, sustainability, and services to the customer including legal requirements. Core design and making principles User-centered design: the investigation and analysis of a problem within a context, and the needs, wants and values of users, to define a design opportunity or problem leading to the production of a design brief and specification to direct, inform, and evaluate their design practice.