Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Non Examined Assessment (50%) You will undertake a substantial design and make task of around 40 hours and produce a final prototype. The context of the task will be determined by you, and this will be evidenced through the production of an e-portfolio. You will be assessed in the practical applications of: Technical principles; Designing and making principles; Specialist knowledge. Examination: Paper 1 (25%) 100 mark, 2 hour examination focussing on the technical principles or products, manufacturing, and materials. You will also be assessed on designing and making principles, and specialist knowledge. This exam will be a mixture of short answer, multiple choice, and extended response questions testing theoretical knowledge. Examination: Paper 2 (25%) 100 mark, 2 hour examination focussing on the technical principles or products, manufacturing, and materials. You will also be assessed on designing and making principles, and specialist knowledge. Although the focus areas are the same, this exam it will be contextually driven in two sections. Section A will be based on product analysis (short response answers), and section B on commercial manufacture (extended response answers).