1. Product Design Why study Product Design?
A creative subject: designing, sketching, making
Learn by doing: modelling, testing, analysing
Learn new skills: marker rendering, CAD/CAM, machine tools
Transferable skills: organising, planning, evaluating
Access to a wide range of degree courses: Product design will allow you to access courses in design, engineering, business, marketing to name but a few.

2. Edexcel Product Design : 9DT0
2 Year Linear Course
Examination taken at the end of Year 13
Major project submitted at the end of Year 13.
This course is still waiting to be approved by QCA.
15% Science and Mathematics content.
Component 1: Principles of Design and Technology
50% of the qualification
2.5 hour examination
120 marks
Component 2: Independent design and make project
Non-examined assessment
A portfolio and working prototype to be submitted.

3. Year 12 Collapsible Seating
Students will be set a design brief by their teacher and complete a design and make project as a pre-cursor to their major project in Year 13.
The design and make project will be assessed internally by SHS staff using the Edexcel criteria. This will give staff and students a good representation as to their likely achievement at A Level.
Students will also undertake a range of small focussed practical tasks to ensure that they have the breadth of practical skills required for Year 13.
Collapsible Seating
Topics Covered in Year 12
Materials and properties of materials – woods, metals, plastics, composites, boards, papers.
Major processes – CADCAM, lathes, milling machines, formers, printing processes, fabrication processes
Scales of production
Drawing and graphics techniques
Nets and developments
Ergonomics and anthropometrics

4. Year 13 Independent Design and Make Project
Year 13 will be focussed around your project. This will start in the summer term of Year 12 and be finished in May of Year 13. You will spend approximately 50% of your contact time on this project as well as independent work.
Client centred design
Submit an A3 portfolio (approx pages)
Submit a working prototype
Physio’s lumbar exercise unit
Hall Stand
Topics Covered in Year 13
Design movements and commercial designers
Health and Safety
Total Quality Management – QA, QC
Quality standards
Manufacturing Methodologies – JIT, Kanban, concurrent engineering
Product Life cycles
Sustainable design
User centred design
Electric motor teaching aid
Garden hammock

5. Product Design Science and Mathematics
15% of the examination assessment will be awarded for mathematical questions with a DT focus.
Don’t Panic!!
The questions asked will be equivalent to higher tier GCSE questions – Not A Level Mathematics.

6. Product Design Where can Product Design take you? Compatible Subjects
Product Design Engineering
Aeronautical / Automotive / Mechanical Engineering
Business Studies
Compatible Subjects
Art & Design
Mathematics
Physics
Computing
ICT
Business Studies
Economics

7. Product Design One last thing…….
If you are considering taking A Level Product Design & Mathematics, you can apply for an Arkwright Scholarship. Applicants must be actively considering a university degree or higher-level apprenticeship in Engineering or Technical Design and a career in the same subjects.
Applications are between October and January, before the year of entry.
A design centred examination – February
Interview
If successful, you will receive;
£600 over the 2 years
Reimbursement of one "Headstart" university experience course for first-year Scholars
Support from your Sponsor may include:
a day visit
work experience
personal mentor
support for your curriculum project

8. Product Design
Any Questions?