Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

A Level Design & Technology: Product Design is delivered at the Robert Carre Trust and St George’s Academy. At the Robert Carre Trust, there will be the opportunity to follow a Resistant Materials focus and at St George’s Academy, the focus will be on Conceptual Design and Graphics. The course principles, structure, and assessment methods are the same. Students will be assessed under exam conditions at the end of the course in the following areas: • Topic 1: Materials • Topic 2: Performance characteristics of materials • Topic 3: Processes and techniques • Topic 4: Digital technologies • Topic 5: Factors influencing the development of products • Topic 6: Effects of technological developments • Topic 7: Potential hazards and risk assessment • Topic 8: Features of manufacturing industries • Topic 9: Designing for maintenance and a cleaner environment • Topic 10: Current legislation • Topic 11: Information handling, Modelling and forward planning • Topic 12: Further processes and techniques