Name: AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Product Design
Price: 67.19 USD
ISBN: 9781510413641

Hodder Education

Will Potts, Julia Morrison, Ian Granger, Dave Sumpner

AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Product Design

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Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Design & Technology
First Teaching: September 2017
First Exam: June 2018

Encourage your students to be creative, innovative and critical designers with a textbook that builds in-depth knowledge and understanding of the materials, components and processes associated with the creation of products.

Our expert author team will help guide you through the requirements of the specification, covering the core technical and designing and making principles needed for the 2017 AQA AS and A-level Design and Technology Product Design specification.

- Explores real-world contexts for product design
- Develops practical skills and theoretical knowledge and builds student confidence
- Supports students with the application of maths skills to design and technology
- Helps guide students through the requirements of the Non-Exam Assessments and the written exams at both AS and A Level.

Language

English

ISBN

9781510413641

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Contents

Introduction to AQA AS/A-level Design and Technology: Product Design

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1 Technical principles

1.1 Materials and their applications

1.2 Performance characteristics of materials

1.3 Enhancement of materials

1.4 Forming, redistribution and addition processes

1.5 The use of finishes

1.6 Modern and industrial scales of practice

1.7 Digital design and manufacture

1.8 The requirements for product design and development

1.9 Health and safety

1.10 Protecting designs and intellectual property

1.11 Design for manufacturing, maintenance, repair and disposal

1.12 Feasibility studies

1.13 Enterprise and marketing in the development of products

1.14 Design communication

2 Designing and making principles

2.1 Design methods and processes

2.2 Design theory

2.3 Technology and cultural changes

2.4 Design processes

2.5 Critical analysis and evaluation

2.6 Selecting appropriate tools, equipment and processes

2.7 Accuracy in design and manufacture

2.8 Responsible design

2.9 Design for manufacture and project management

2.10 National and international standards in product design

3 Non-exam assessment (NEA)

3.1 AS non-exam assessment: design and make task

3.2 A-level non-exam assessment: substantial design and make task

3.3 The design and make task: a closer look

4 Written exams

4.1 The AS written exam

4.2 A-level paper 1

4.3 A-level paper 2

4.4 Mathematical skills for the written exams

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