1. AQA: AS Product Design Coursework Design Portfolio
Mr Guinness
Coursework Help Sheets
AQA Product Design PROD2

2. Section A: Investigation of Task
Front Cover
Situation and Brief
Brainstorm
Mood-board
Client/Target Market Research (+ other sources of inspiration)
Product Analysis Table
Product Analysis Disassembly
Summary of Research
Specification
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3. Section B: Development of Design
Range of Design Sketches.
Developed Ideas (x3) Sketch, Model, CAD.
Specification Matrix.
Client Interview and Feedback.
Further Development of Materials.
Further Development of Construction.
Final Deign Proposals, CAD and Component List.
Planning.
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4. Section C: Making Record/Diary of Manufacture
This should include photos, detailed description, problems encountered, solutions found and quality control issues.
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5. Section D: Testing and Evaluation
Product Testing
Specification Check
Client Evaluation, Feedback and analysis
Modifications/ Improvements
Personal Evaluation and Photos
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6. Section E: Communication and Presentation
There are 12 marks available for this section.
Is your project presented in a logical order, have you introduced each page, have you used technical vocabulary, have you made spelling mistakes.
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7. Handy Hints to success...
Introduce and summarise and justify every page.
Presentation is important
(look at white space and font size)
Slides must tell a story in a clear and logical order.
Think about the detail in your work, all photos, sketches, and CAD must be annotated.
Explain, Describe, Analyse, Clarify, Evaluate...
Use Subject specific language and terminology.
Commit time to your work at home, you can’t rely on doing everything in school.
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8. Coursework Feedback... Feedback notes Section A Section B Section C
Section and Marks available...
Feedback notes
Section A
Research (8)
Section B
Development (24)
Section C
Making (24)
Section D
Evaluation (12)
Section E
Communication (12)
Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design PROD2