Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

This creative and thought-provoking qualification gives students the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers. Especially those in the creative industries. They will investigate historical, social, cultural, environmental and economic influences on design and technology, whilst enjoying opportunities to put their learning in to practice by producing products of their choice. Students will gain a real understanding of what it means to be a designer, alongside the knowledge and skills sought by higher education and employers. Paper 1: Core technical principles and core designing and making principles. Paper 2: Specialist knowledge, technical and designing and making principles. Non-exam assessment (NEA): Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles and specialist knowledge. A strong grounding in Design & Technology is seen as highly desirable in addition, this course is heavily oriented towards the controlled assessment and is therefore not recommended to compliment other courses which also have a high percentage of marks awarded for the C.A.