CURRICULAR A REA: TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE
National 4 (SCQF Level 4)
National 5 (SCQF Level 5)
Course Content
Course Content
2022-23
MYWORLDOFWORK
COURSECHOIC ES
Higher (SCQF Level 6) Course Content
Design and Manufacture: Design Design and Manufacture: Materials and Manufacturing Evaluating, with guidance, existing products Using, with guidance, a selected range of research techniques Applying, with guidance, a range of basic idea generation techniques Writing a simple specification Selecting and using, with guidance, a range of tools, equipment, software and materials in designing, making and testing models, prototypes and products Applying, with guidance, creative design skills, when refining and resolving simple product design tasks Using graphic techniques to visually represent design solutions in simple and straightforward contexts Using simple modelling and manufacturing techniques to represent design ideas in three dimensions planning, with guidance, a simple manufacturing process Contributing to the evaluation of their own design proposals and associated manufacturing practicalities, and make suggestions for improvement Basic knowledge of the impact of design and manufacturing technologies on our environment and society Basic knowledge of the factors that influence the design and manufacture of artefacts and products Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and the properties and uses of materials Added Value Unit : Design and Manufacture Assignment
Design and Manufacture: Design Design and Manufacture: Materials and Manufacturing Researching and evaluating existing product types Selecting and using a range of research techniques and evaluating their usefulness Selecting and applying a range of idea generation techniques Writing a detailed specification based on function and performance Applying a range of creative design skills when refining and resolving product design tasks which encompass a range of key design factors Selecting and using graphic techniques to visually represent design solutions, justifying the chosen selection of techniques Selecting, using and evaluating a range of simple modelling and manufacturing techniques to represent design ideas in three dimensions Planning a manufacturing process and analysing its effectiveness Selecting and using a range of tools, equipment, software and materials in designing, making and testing models and prototypes Evaluating their own design proposals and associated manufacturing practicalities, and applying suggestions for improvement A broad understanding of the impact of a range of design and manufacturing technologies on our environment and society Critically evaluating a range of factors that influence the design and manufacture of products Understanding of a broad range of industrial and commercial manufacturing processes and the properties and uses of materials Added Value Unit : Design and Manufacture Assignment
Course Assessment An exam component (question paper) and a An exam component (question paper) and a practical assessment (folio) both of which count towards your Design assessment (folio) and Practical final award. Both components are externally marked. assessment (prototype model) all of which count towards your final award. All components are externally marked. Possible career path Click here for more information on the career options below Construction Manager or Site Manager Gas Service Engineer Musical Instrument Technologist Sheet Metal Worker Control and Instrument Engineer Heat Treatment Operative Naval Architect Special Effects Technician Dental Technician Interior Designer Nuclear Engineer Stagehand Drilling Engineer Landscape Architect Pattern Cutter or Grader Structural Engineer Electrical or Electronic Engineering Lightning Conductor Engineer Petroleum or Reservoir Engineer Structural Engineering Technician Technician Manufacturing Systems Engineer Product Designer Subsea Engineer Electrician Marine Engineer Refrigeration Engineer Telecommunications Engineer Electricity Distribution Worker Medical Field Service Engineer Rehabilitation Engineer Toolmaker
Two unit assessments and an added value assessment all of which count towards your final award.
Aerospace Engineer Air Conditioning Engineer Architect Architectural Technologist BIM Technician Building Technician Cabinet Maker Chemical Engineer
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