{"id":81,"date":"2017-05-26T08:58:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T08:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/AuchinleckAcademyTechnical\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2019-12-20T11:31:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T11:31:19","slug":"design-and-manufacture-higher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/AuchinleckAcademyTechnical\/technical-subjects\/design-and-manufacture\/design-and-manufacture-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and Manufacture – Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Purpose and aims of the Course <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Course provides a broad and practical experience in product design and manufacture. It provides opportunities for learners to gain skills in designing and communicating design proposals and opportunities for learners to refine and resolve their design ideas effectively. The Course stresses the integration of designing and making. It confirms that design is an iterative process. The Course highlights the close relationship between designing, making, testing, and refining design ideas. The Course provides opportunities for learners to apply practical skills and an understanding of the properties and uses of materials and manufacturing processes. It does so in a way that allows learners to inform and refine their own design proposals. It offers them opportunities to explore design alternatives and to consider the manufacturing practicalities that these design alternatives bring to light. The Course combines elements of creativity and designing for aesthetic or visual impact with elements of designing for the practicalities of manufacturing. It helps the learner appreciate the importance to a product of form, function, and performance. It helps them develop strategies for the evaluation of these attributes and to refine and resolve their designs accordingly. The Course allows learners to consider the various factors that impact on a product\u2019s design.<\/p>\n

The Course provides learners with opportunities to develop:<\/p>\n