Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

- This course has been designed to develop the student’s capability to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture, and marketing. It focuses on: - Materials and components, their selection, and uses in products/systems. - Industrial and commercial practices. - Wider issues affecting design decisions. This is a two-year course with three main study units: Paper 1: Technical principles. You will need to be able to demonstrate technical knowledge and an understanding of the wider issues that impact design. Paper 2: Designing and making principles. You will apply your technical knowledge to specific products and need to describe manufacturing processes. Unit 3: A design and make project.