Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

Unit 1 Technical Principles • Materials and Components • Design and market influences. • Processes and Manufacture. Unit 2 Specialised Knowledge, Technical Designing and Making Principles • Product Analysis • Commercial Manufacture Unit 3 Learning Through Designing and Making • Knowledge from units 1 & 2 content to produce their own coursework project with a specific client in mind. Why choose this course? Anyone who enjoys Design and problem solving: Design and Technology is an interdisciplinary subject which is designed to be student focussed. It firstly leads to the study of Design and Technology at university, but has been designed to be a complimentary subject to Maths, Physics Art and design; or as a contrasting subject with English, History, Geography and Modern Languages.