Product Design
Department:
Design & Technology
Type of Qualification:
A Level
Exam Board:
AQA
Requirements:
Minimum Grade 6 at GCSE recommended
Course Content
A Level Product Design requires students to engage in both practical and theoretical study.
This qualification allows students to follow various specialist pathways: resistant materials and graphics.
The course specification is split into three sections (see Style of Assessment).
Style Of Assessment
Paper 1: Core technical principles (30%)
In this 2 hour paper you will be tested on the core technical principles of Product Design.
Paper 2: Designing and making principles (20%)
Mixture of short answer and extended response questions.
Section A:
- Product Analysis: 30 marks
- Up to 6 short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s).
Section B:
- Commercial manufacture: 50 marks
- Mixture of short and extended response questions
Non-exam assessment (NEA) (50%)
In this unit you will undertake a substantial design and make task in your chosen specialist area. The context of the task will be set by AQA and the actual problem supplied by a client.
Whose kind of course?
Learning about Design & Technology strengthens learner’s critical thinking and problem solving skills within a creative environment, enabling them to develop and make prototypes / products that solve real problems.
Stretch and challenge – Aiming for A*
As a product designer, you will learn the skills to design and make all aspects of products, using the latest smart materials, desktop publishing software and computer aided manufacture.
