D&T Product Design

Course summary

Component 1: Principles of Design and Technology 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 the cleaner environment Topic 10: Current legislation Topic 11: Information handling, Modelling and forward planning Topic 12: Further processes and techniques Component 2: Independent Design and Make Project Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for Design Identification of a design problem, investigation of needs and research and specification Part 2: Designing a Prototype Design ideas, development of design idea, final design solution, review of the development and final design, and communication of design ideas Part 3: Making a Prototype Design, manufacture, and realisation of a final prototype, including tools and equipment and quality and accuracy Part 4: Evaluating own Design and Prototype Testing and evaluation