AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Product Design

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Students demonstrate their ability to critically analyse a current product in relation to a given context and propose realistic improvements or adaptations in response to the needs of stakeholders. They design and develop further iterations of it, enabling them to fully appreciate how the life-cycle of a product is reviewed, developed and extended for the relevant marketplace to their endorsed title. Students will explore the real world of design in its widest sense, through a range of tasks including design projects, theory lessons, Maths questions, some short practical tasks and 4 ½ hours home learning per week. and section ‘Digital design and manufacture’); Business Studies (section ‘Enterprise and marketing in

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development and are communicated through a variety of methods and techniques which are mostly appropriate. We provide detailed guidance for teaching resources, to support teachers in the delivery of our GCE Design and Technology specifications. Central to this non-examined assessment is the requirement for students to understand and apply processes of iterative designing in their design and technology practice: exploring needs, creating solutions and evaluating how well the needs have been met.

There is distinct content for each of endorsed titles, covering underlying core principles of design and technology. The examined content is assessed in components 01. The content for the product development, component 02/03, is more generic but specific application will be determined by the focus of the endorsed title selected: Significant complexity or challenge is involved throughout the production of prototype(s). The student Demonstrate their higher thinking skills to solve problems and evaluate situations and suitability of design solutions. Published 22 September 2016 | PDF | 1.1 MB 3.2 Designing and making principles Design methods and processes Iterative design process Content How technology and cultural changes can impact on the work of designers Socio economic influences Contentspecification content and other subject areas such as Computer Science (section ‘The use of computer systems’ We provide a range of digital resources for both learners and educators, including A Level Design and Technology past papers, digital teaching resources and training events. You can access these, along with the A Level Design and Technology specification, using the menu above.