Do you enjoy working in a dynamic design studio environment, exploring innovative concepts and managing real-life projects? Resistant Materials will provide you with opportunities to blend creativity and technological application - the only limitation will be your imagination!
WHAT WILL I BE STUDYING ON THE COURSE?
For AS you will study:
WHAT WILL I BE STUDYING ON THE COURSE?
For AS you will study:
· Portfolio of creative skills – this is a coursework unit and split into three sections:
Product Analysis: where you analyse a product for form, function, materials, construction and quality.
Design: where you design a product to your own brief and develop the design for manufacture.
Manufacturing: where you manufacture a product using a range of processes and skills in the workshops.
· Design and Technology in practice – this is the theory unit and covers areas such as materials, manufacturing processes, quality assurance and control, mechanisms and Health and Safety, CADCAM.
For A2 you will study:
· Designing for the future – in this A2 theory unit you will study information and communication technology in product design, operations management in manufacturing and design, manufacturing systems, smart materials and biotechnology, sustainable design and the environment and design movements.
· Commercial design – in this coursework unit you design and make a project of your own choice.
WHAT WILL I BE DOING IN LESSONS?
You will also have the opportunity to take a short course in Computer Aided Design (CAD) using the industry standard software package, Solidworks.
The combined units provide sound technological understanding and a framework to undertake challenging design project work. Much of your time will be spent designing and analysing the form and function of products, testing materials, modelling prototypes, designing, drawing and manufacturing.
HOW WILL THE COURSE BE ASSESSED?
Through a combination of examination (40%) and coursework (60%).
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED TO TAKE THE COURSE?
You should have at least a grade C in GCSE Design and Technology (Resistant Materials). Experience shows that your chances of success in this subject if you have not studied Design and Technology are greater if you have a grade B in one of GCSE Physics, Electronics, Mathematics or Art. You need to be able to sketch clearly, have creative ideas and be able to problem solve in order to do well in the coursework.
WHAT OTHER SUBJECTS COULD I DO WITH RESISTANT MATERIALS?
Any subject but it combines particularly well with Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Art and Design. It is not possible to study Design and Technology (Resistant Materials) at the same time as Design and Technology (Graphic Products).
The combined units provide sound technological understanding and a framework to undertake challenging design project work. Much of your time will be spent designing and analysing the form and function of products, testing materials, modelling prototypes, designing, drawing and manufacturing.
HOW WILL THE COURSE BE ASSESSED?
Through a combination of examination (40%) and coursework (60%).
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED TO TAKE THE COURSE?
You should have at least a grade C in GCSE Design and Technology (Resistant Materials). Experience shows that your chances of success in this subject if you have not studied Design and Technology are greater if you have a grade B in one of GCSE Physics, Electronics, Mathematics or Art. You need to be able to sketch clearly, have creative ideas and be able to problem solve in order to do well in the coursework.
WHAT OTHER SUBJECTS COULD I DO WITH RESISTANT MATERIALS?
Any subject but it combines particularly well with Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Art and Design. It is not possible to study Design and Technology (Resistant Materials) at the same time as Design and Technology (Graphic Products).
AND AFTER THE COURSE?
The course is highly valued by universities and colleges; it is an accepted qualification for engineering courses (civil, mechanical, aeronautical, electronics, manufacturing systems), industrial and product design courses, architecture, management, computer-aided engineering and sciences.
The course is highly valued by universities and colleges; it is an accepted qualification for engineering courses (civil, mechanical, aeronautical, electronics, manufacturing systems), industrial and product design courses, architecture, management, computer-aided engineering and sciences.
ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
The College is a designated centre for the Arkwright Scholarship, a prestigious, national award available to A level students taking Design and Technology. Each year there are about 200 scholarships which take the form of financial support for project work and for the purchase of equipment. The competition for scholarships takes place in Year 11 and there is a design examination which must be taken in your school. A residential weekend of interviews is then held in the spring. The awards are open to any Year 11 student intending to take an A level in Design and Technology in a designated centre. The closing date for entries is normally in January.
Further details are available from: The Arkwright Scholarship Trust, Holly House, 74 Upper Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4JL. Tel: 01926 333210.
The College is a designated centre for the Arkwright Scholarship, a prestigious, national award available to A level students taking Design and Technology. Each year there are about 200 scholarships which take the form of financial support for project work and for the purchase of equipment. The competition for scholarships takes place in Year 11 and there is a design examination which must be taken in your school. A residential weekend of interviews is then held in the spring. The awards are open to any Year 11 student intending to take an A level in Design and Technology in a designated centre. The closing date for entries is normally in January.
Further details are available from: The Arkwright Scholarship Trust, Holly House, 74 Upper Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4JL. Tel: 01926 333210.
View the Design and Technology (Resistant Materials) page on the Edexcel Website.
