Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

Year 12: Design assignment is undertaken. 1. Architecture eg street furniture. 2. Lighting Design. Theory to include: Principles of DT: Materials Processing and Design CAD/CAM. Year 13: ● Principles of Design and Technology. Advanced study of materials, processes, and components related to the design and manufacture of products. Design History. ● Independent design and make tasks. The study of design technology seeks to prepare students to participate confidently and successfully in an increasingly technological world. The subject encourages students to be creative, innovative, critical, and resilient designers. It also helps students to be aware of, and learn from, wider influences on design and technology, including historical, social/cultural, environmental, and economic factors. An A Level in Design and Technology enables students to understand and apply iterative design processes through which they explore, create, and evaluate a range of outcomes. The qualification enables students to use creativity and imagination to design and make prototypes (together with evidence of modeling to develop and prove product concepts and function) that solve real and relevant problems, considering their own and others’ needs, wants, and values. It gives students opportunities to apply knowledge from other disciplines, including mathematics, science, art and design, computing, and the humanities.