Design Technology: Product Design

Design and technology prepares students to participate in tomorrow's rapidly changing technologies. The subject calls for students to become creative problem solvers who must look for needs, wants, and opportunities, and respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products.

At Hungerhill School, we believe that Design and Technology enables students to:

understand how design and technology affects our lives in the 21^st century
relate their personal experience to the work of commerce and industry
enable students to develop higher thinking skills

Mr C Gibbons
Joint Curriculum Leader

Design Technology: Product Design KS3

Main skills developed in Year 7:	Main skills developed in Year 8:
Design Skills: analytical skills research skills communication skills – using a variety of techniques to present ideas and findings. Using Computer Aided Design software planning evaluating Making Skills: marking out using templates using a range of workshop tools and materials using CAD software using the laser cutter, Computer Aided Manufacturing assembling and soldering an electronic circuit cutting, shaping, joining and finishing thermo-plastic materials cutting and joining card, craft straws and softwood	Design Skills: analytical skills research skills communication skills – using a variety of techniques to present ideas and findings. Using Computer Aided Design software planning evaluating Making Skills: marking out using templates using a range of workshop tools and materials using CAD software using the laser cutter, computer aided manufacturing, sublimation printing and vacuum forming. assembling and soldering an electronic circuit cutting, shaping, joining and finishing thermo-plastic materials making out, cutting, shaping and finishing mild steel
How parents can help to support their son's/daughter's learning in Year 7:	How parents can help to support their son's/daughter's learning in Year 8:
Students are to bring stationery equipment to each lesson (colouring pencils). Students are to have an A4 plastic page pocket folder in which to store their design work. Students should take care to organise and present their work to the best of their ability.	Students are to bring stationery equipment to each lesson (colouring pencils). Students are to have an A4 plastic page pocket folder in which to store their design work. Students should take care to organise and present their work to the best of their ability.

Design Technology: Product Design KS4

Exam Board:

AQA

Qualification:

GCSE

Assessment:

Unit 1 - written paper

A two-hour exam - 50% of the total marks

Unit 2 - non-examined assessment (NEA)

Practical outcome and design portfolio - 50% of the total marks

Outline of course content:

The new Product Design qualification is a single qualification and will not have any endorsed exam routes like previous years (product design, textiles etc.) Product Design provides you with the opportunity to design and make product(s) using a wide range of materials. You will study the categorisation of the types and properties of the following materials: paper, wood, metals, plastics, textiles, electronics, and systems.

Outline of course structure:

The specification has been designed to encourage you to be able to design and make products with creativity and originality, using a range of materials and techniques.

Careers using DT Product Design

Those with a passion for DT could enjoy any one of a wide number of careers. How about the following:

In manufacturing: working in industry developing, producing, and testing goods made out of plastics, metal, ceramics, glass, clay, wood, oil, or chemicals.

In engineering: as an electrician or as a technician/engineer in the mechanical, civil, electronic, or chemical engineering industries.

In textiles: designing and manufacturing clothing, upholstery, and fabrics needed for particular uses, such as sails, parachutes, or canopies. You could work with natural or man-made fabrics.

In the food industry: cooking, working for food producers, researching and developing new products, or in advisory work as a nutritionist or home economist.

In traditional craftwork: ironwork, saddlery, glassblowing, woodwork, pottery, or hat or shoe making.

In the Armed forces: Lots of opportunities occur in, such as avionics work, technicians, maintenance, and repair

In education: if you've enjoyed studying the subject, why not try teaching it to the next generation or work as a technician helping the teacher to deliver the lesson?

Progression:

Lots of sixth forms offer A-Level Design Technology which can be combined with other subjects. Also available are the Level 3 Diplomas in Engineering, Textiles, or Manufacturing.

Universities offer many ‘design’ and ‘technology’ degrees. Some are very specialist, for example Leeds University offer courses to prepare you for working in the petro-chemical industry or aviation design. Many others are much more general and cover a wide range of skills needed for civil, mechanical, building, electrical, and product design work.