DT Product Design
A Level Design and Technology
Product Design is an exciting opportunity to continue your studies in Design and Technology. In addition to further improving your skills in designing and making, this A-level will extend students knowledge of materials and the design process and give them a greater understanding of the role and responsibility of the designer in the real world. This creative and thought-provoking qualification gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Especially those in the creative industries. Students will gain a real understanding of what it means to be a designer, alongside the knowledge and skills sought by higher education and employers. In Year 12 will involve a number of mini projects to build on pervious skills and knowledge learnt at GCSE alongside the theoretical knowledge needed for both exams at the end of Year 13. After February half term of Year 12 students will start their NEA project which is worth 50% of their overall grade. They will research into a context of their choosing and design, develop and make a prototype linked to a problem they have identified.
Over the 2 year course students will cover topics which include; materials and their applications, modern and industrial scales of practice, digital design and manufacture, health and safety, protecting designs and intellectual property, design for manufacturing, enterprise and marketing in the development of products, design communication, methods and processes, technology and cultural changes, critical analysis and evaluation, equipment and processes, design for manufacture and project management and national and international standards in product design.
A Level Design and Technology Specification:
AQA | Design and Technology | A-level | Design and Technology: Product Design
Enrichment
In Year 12 students carry out vital primary research for their NEA with a visit to IKEA. They also have the opportunity to attend the Great Yorkshire Show visit where students will experience demonstrations of different crafts and emerging technologies.
Useful Links:
AQA | Design and Technology | A-level | Design and Technology: Product Design
Videos
Meet Miss Weatherburn, Head of DT, where she talks about Design & Technology and talks to our current Year 13 about the course.
