Candidate are able to follow a course specialising in Product Design giving them opportunities to study, propose and realise prototype solutions to designing and making opportunities closely linked to the real world of product/system manufacture.

AS candidates take Units 1, 2, 3.

A2 candidates take Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Coursework requirements :-

AS - 2 pieces of coursework Unit 1 - Case Study

Candidates produce a case study based on the investigation of a system.

Unit 2 - Product Study

Candidates produce a project based on the study of a product.

A2 - As above with one further piece of Unit 4 - Designing coursework.

Development of a design with relevant research and analysis of a product need or problem.

Unit 5 - Making and Evaluatiing

The outcome of Unit 4 is the making, testing and evaluation of the solution; which forms Unit 5.

Written examination :

AS - Unit 3 of 2 hours duration.

A2 - As above with Unit 6 of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration.

The Simple Guides are based on Edexcel AS / A2 specifications.
The course outlines are an implented taught course at Crown Woods School, London Borough of Greenwich.
Author: Malcolm Cadman (c) 2000/01.

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