The course has two main component areas.
Design and Manufacture: Design.
In this component you will:
- cover the product design process from brief to resolved design proposals, including specification
- learn how to initiate, develop, articulate and communicate design proposals
- learn about the design/make/test process
- appreciate the importance of evaluating and resolving work on an ongoing basis
- understand design concepts and the various factors that influence the design of products.
Design and Manufacture: Materials and Manufacturing.
In this component you will:
- cover the product design process from design proposals to prototype or product
- learn to ‘close the design loop’ by manufacturing your design ideas
- develop the practical skills you need for the design/make/test process
- appreciate the properties and uses of materials, as well as simple manufacturing techniques
- refine and resolve design and manufacturing solutions.
Assessment:
Course Assessment.
Your work will be assessed on an ongoing basis throughout the course to support learning and evaluate progress.
Items of work might include:
- practical work – such as creating ideas using computer software or by hand, keeping a portfolio of work
- written or spoken work – such as giving verbal presentations, producing short reports or taking part in group discussions
- projects or assignments – such as designing ideas for products in response to a brief.
The course assessment for this course consists of two components:
- assignment 1 – Design (55 marks)
- assignment 2 – Manufacture (45 marks)
- question paper (80 marks).
For the assignment 1 component, you will be asked to produce a design portfolio based on your solution to a design brief. This assignment component will be set by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and marked externally by the SQA.
For the assignment 2 component, you will be asked to produce a prototype in order to evaluate your design solution in response to a design brief. The assignment component will be set by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and marked by a visiting SQA assessor.
The question paper will be set and marked externally by the SQA.
The course assessment is graded A-D.
