OCR Design and Technology for AS/A Level

1: Identifying requirements


1.1: What can be learnt by exploring contexts that design solutions are intended for?
1.2: What can be learnt by undertaking stakeholder analysis?
1.3: How can usability be considered when designing prototypes?


2: Learning from existing products


2.1: Why is it important to analyse and evaluate products as part of the design and manufacturing process?
2.2: Why is it important to understand technological developments?
2.3: Why is it important to understand both past and present developments?
2.4: What can be learnt by examining the lifecycles of products?


3: Implications of wider issues


3.1: What factors need to be considered whilst investigation design possibilities?
3.2: What factors need to be considered when developing design solutions?
3.3: What factors need to be considered when manufacturing products?
3.4: What factors need to be considered when distributing products to markets?
3.5: How can skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, inform decisions?


4: Design thinking and communication


4.1: How do designers use annotated 2D and 3D sketching and digital tools to graphically communicate ideas?
4.2: How do industry professionals use digital design tools to support and communicate the exploration, innovation and development of design ideas?


5: Material and component considerations


5.1: What factors influence the selection of materials that are used in products?
5.2: What materials and components should be selected when designing and manufacturing products and prototypes?
5.3: Why is it important to consider the properties/characteristics of materials when designing and manufacturing products?


6: Technical understanding


6.1: What considerations need to be made about the structural integrity of a design solution?
6.2: How can products be designed to function effectively within their surroundings?
6.2: (Design Engineering) How do mechanisms provide functionality to products and systems?
6.3: What opportunities are there through using smart and modern technologies within products?
6.3: (Design Engineering) What forces need consideration to ensure structural and mechanical efficiency?
6.4: (Design Engineering) How can electronic systems offer functionality to design solutions?
6.5: (Design Engineering) How can programmable devices and smart technologies provide functionality in system design?


7: Manufacturing processes and techniques


7.1: How can materials and processes be used to make iterative models?
7.2: How can materials and processes be used to make final prototypes?
7.3: How can materials and processes be used to make commercial products?
7.4: How is manufacturing organised and managed for different scales of production? 7.5: How is the quality of products controlled through manufacture?


8: Viability of design solutions


8.1: How can designers assess whether a design solution meets its stakeholder requirements?
8.2: How do designers and manufacturers determine whether design solutions are commercially viable?


9: Health and safety


9.1: How can safety be ensured when working with materials in a workshop environment?
9.2: What are the implications of health and safety legislation on product manufacture?


10: Preparing for non-exam assessment


10.1: Product development (AS)
10.2: Iterative design project (A Level)


11: Preparing for the written exam papers


11.1: Written Paper 01: Principles of Design Engineering, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design (AS)
11.2: Written Paper 01: Principles of Design Engineering, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design (A Level)
11.3: Written Paper 02: Unseen Challenge (A Level)