Design & Manufacture

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National 4 (SCQF Level 4)

National 5 (SCQF Level 5)

Higher (SCQF Level 6)

Course Content 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 Course Content

 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

Two unit assessments and an added value assessment all of which count towards your final award. An exam component (question paper) and a Design assessment (folio) and Practical assessment (prototype model) all of which count towards your final award. All components are externally marked. An exam component (question paper) and a practical assessment (folio) both of which count towards your final award. Both components are externally marked.

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