Design Tech Product Design

Course summary

The 2 year A Level Product Design course helps students take a broad view of Design and Technology, develop their capacity to design and make products and appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture and marketing. The new specification retains much of the content of the previous A Level Specification and continues to provide students with the opportunity to produce portfolios of design work as well as design and make a product. The course has 50% coursework in order to recognise the importance of practical work within the subject. 15% of the course will assess maths skills, highlighting the importance of this skill within the area of technology. A level Design and Technology Product Design requires students to engage in both practical and theoretical study. The specification requires students to cover Design and Technology skills and knowledge. These skills have been separated into: Core technical principles Core designing and making principles. Additional specialist knowledge.