Design Technology (Product Design)
AS / A2 Design Tech (Product Design)
Design Technology (Product Design) is a subject that helps to prepare you for living and working in a world constantly changing with the introduction of new technology. You will be encouraged to identify design opportunities and recognise the need for new and improved products.
The nature of Product Design makes it a subject that can be studied successfully alongside Art and Design and yet will fit equally as well with Science and Maths courses. Design and Technology brings theory and practice together.
Assessment
In the first year of this course you are required to design, make and evaluate 2 design projects (approx. 50 hours) and also study a range of Product Design issues.
In the following year a larger Design Project, (approx. 50 hours), of personal choice, is tackled. This allows you the flexibility to identify projects in an area of Design and Technology that is of interest to you. It may also support future progression plans such as Industrial Product Design, Graphic Design, Transport Design, Computer Aided Design, Architecture and Engineering etc.
Opportunities are available for students to take part in initiatives such as Young Designer of the Year.
The Design and Technology department offers a range of well equipped rooms with excellent facilities for Graphics and Computer Aided Design. A range of interactive computer programmes compliments our library resourses and allows students flexibility in their studies. The project room is resourced with traditional and CNC equipment to allow accurate and efficient modelling during the prototype stages of designing.
