Design and Technology

Course summary

Technical principles This paper is set out through four sets of questions that predominantly cover technical principles within each endorsed title. Learners will be required to: • analyse existing products •demonstrate applied mathematical skills •demonstrate their technical knowledge of materials, product functionality, manufacturing processes and techniques • demonstrate their understanding of wider social, moral and environmental issues that impact on the design and manufacturing industries. This paper is set out through four sets of questions that predominantly cover technical principles within each endorsed title. Learners will be required to: • analyse existing products •demonstrate applied mathematical skills •demonstrate their technical knowledge of materials, product functionality, manufacturing processes and techniques •demonstrate their understanding of wider social, moral and environmental issues that impact on the design and manufacturing industries. The ‘Iterative Design Project’ requires learners to undertake a substantial design, make and evaluate project centred on the iterative processes of explore, create and evaluate. Learners identify a design opportunity or problem from a context of their own choice, and create a portfolio of evidence in real time through the project to demonstrate their competence.