Name: AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles
Price: 67.19 USD
ISBN: 9781510413672

Hodder Education

Pauline Treuherz, Amanda Dick, Denise Davies

AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles

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Exam board: AQA
Level: A-level
Subject: Design and Technology
First teaching: September 2017
First exams: Summer 2018 (AS) Summer 2019 (A-Level)

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 fashion and textile products.

Our experienced 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 Fashion and Textiles specification.

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

Language

English

ISBN

9781510413672

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Title Page

Contents

1 Core technical principles

1.1 Materials and their applications

1.2 Performance characteristics of materials

1.3 Methods of joining and using components

1.4 The use of finishes

1.5 Enhancement of materials

1.6 Modern industrial and commercial practice

1.7 Digital design and manufacture

1.8 The requirements for textile, and fashion 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 Core designing and making principles

2.1 Design methods and processes

2.2 Design theory

2.3 How technology and cultural changes can impact the work of designers

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 (A-level)

3 Non-exam assessment (NEA)

3.1 Non-exam assessment

4 Written exams

4.1 General exam advice

4.2 The AS written exam

4.3 A-level Paper 1: Technical principles

4.4 A-level paper 2: Design and making principles

4.5 Mathematical skills for the written exams