Product Design

Students will be given the opportunity to develop their practical skills by responding creatively to design and make challenge. Students will investigate the design context, develop research skills, develop design ideas and create a final practical piece.

Unit 2 – Controlled Assessment Task

45 hours in total to complete the task.

30 hours to produce a design folder with about 20 pages, which will include specific and relevant research, several design ideas, a developed final idea, planning and evidence of making, and a rigorous evaluation.

15 hours to make your chosen product.

Students will be given the opportunity to continue and improve their controlled assessment task to ensure they achieve the highest grade possible.

Unit 1 – Written Exam

·         Exam Preparation

·         Exam Revision

·         Mock Exam

Students will also learn:

·         Consumer choice

·         Materials and Components

·         Processes and Manufacture

·         Industrial Practices

Design Task 1 - Miss Mohammad

Products such as MP3 docking stations and radios allow endless styling possibilities as the electronic components are very small in comparison with the outer cases. As a result of

detailed product analysis of a small range of similar products identify a specific target market and design and make a working prototype which is suitable for high volume manufacture. Battery access and the fastening of the circuit/components/casing will be key requirements You are also asked to show how the product can be disassembled and what can be done with the product at the end of its life.

Students will also learn about:

·         Designing Skills

·         Making Skills

·         Materials and Components

·         Sustainability

·         Social & Moral Issues