Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

UNIT 1 Properties of materials. Industrial and commercial practice and systems, CAD/Cam and marketing. Year 12 & 13. UNIT 2 Design and make project, Year 12. UNIT 3 Design and make project, Year 13. YEAR 1: UNIT 1 Students will learn about the properties of materials, processes through theory, product analysis and visits to local industries. UNIT 2 Students will design and make a small project in order to learn the skills necessary to undertake a larger scale project in Year 13. This work will also reinforce the work undertaken in the theory part of the course. YEAR 2: UNIT 3 • Students will continue to develop their knowledge of materials and process through product analysis. • Students start their design and make project.