CCEA (CEA)

Design and Technology

Product Design -

Graphics or Resistant Materials 

Course work 60% of exam grade

40 hours on task

Design folder

(20 Pages in A3 format)

Practical project that has been designed by you.

Theory exam 40%

Theory lessons every week leading towards both evidence in design folders and the final theory examination.

Foundation ‘C-G’ 1 ½ hoursHigher A*-D 2 hours

A Materials & Components

Working with materials/components

Working with tools and equipment

Overcoming Problems

B Designing and Making

Investigation

ResearchCommunicationAdaptation and ImprovementsEvaluationQuality Control and Manufacturing

C Environmental and Social Issues

Health and Safety

Evaluating Processes and Products

30 marks

60 marks

30 marks

Coursework Percentages25%

50%

25%

Making

Designing

Evalution

60 marks

BDM/I 1 Candidate should be able to research context from a given starting point such as a design brief. His/her research should include the use of new technology, ie CD-ROM, the Internet.

0-2 marks

BDM/I 2 Candidate will evaluate existing products by product disassembly (either physical disassembly, or study of the constituent parts/ingredients and reasons for inclusion).

0-2 marks

BDM/I 3 Candidate should demonstrate ability to finalise design proposals and present findings to someone else.

0-2 marks

BDM/I 4 Candidate should be able to confirm a design brief and develop a relevant product specification, including data such as number of items to be produced, quality requirements, tolerance and finishes, time and cost constraints and any health and safety requi

0-2 marks

Investigation

B Designing and Making

Material Elements to be Studied and used in some form

Graphics

Paper/Card

Timber-based materials

Resistant Materials

Timber-based materials

Metals – ferrous and non-ferrous

Collecting Information and Displaying it

Producing Ideas and Communicating them Clearly

CAD – Using Pro-DeskTop to Model Ideas or Produce Final

Solutions