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Course Summary
Subject: Product Design
Course Title: D&T: Product Design (3D Design) AS/A Level (AQA)
Course Types: Skills / Professional Development
Course Level: A-Level
Course Description
In terms 1 and 2 of Year 12: Students develop their designing and making skills through an assignment to make a prototype MP3 amplifier with lights - combining electronics, resistant materials and graphics. They use this project to compile a portfolio for the design and manufacture assignment - following the AQA assessment criteria. Further practical activities cover a wide range of materials and processes available in school along with many topics highlighted in the specification for Unit 1. Students carry out Product Analysis exercises to further extend their understanding of how and why products are designed to take into account material properties, function, aesthetics, manufacturing processes, new technology, environmental and social issues. Students regularly use the AQA textbook to study the other topics in preparation for sitting the Unit 1 exam in May/June. In term 3 of Year 12 and all Year 13: Students work on Unit 4 which is a Major Design and Manufacture Project of their own choice. Students also study more about industrial practices and develop their skills at writing essay answers in preparation for the Unit 3 exam in May/June of Year 13.
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Course Provider
Abbey Grange Church Of England Academy
Address: Butcher Hill, LS16 5EA
