Design & Technology – AQA – AS 1551
Design & Technology – AQA – A2 2551
Course Outline
Product Design (3-D Design)
The course is designed to encourage candidates to take a broad view of design and technology, to
develop their capacity to design and make products and to appreciate the complex relations
between design, materials, manufacture and marketing.
Course Details
AS - Design & Technology
Unit 1:
Materials, Components and Application
A written paper of 2 hours:
Section 1: Contains compulsory limited response
questions
Section 2: A choice of 1 question from 2
Section 3: Contains 1 compulsory question
(50% of AS, 25% of A2 level)
A2 - Design & Technology
Unit 3:
Design and Manufacture
A written paper of 2 hours.
(25% of total A level)
Paper consists of 2 sections. Candidates answer
three questions: 1 question from 3 in each
section, plus a final question from either section.
Unit 2:
Learning Through Designing and Making
Coursework – a design and make exercise of
approximately 50 hours.
(50% of AS, 25% of A2 level)
Unit 4:
Design and Making Practice
Coursework – a design and make exercise of
approximately 60 hours.
(25% of total A level)
Assessment Criteria
The specification followed is the one offered by AQA. The course is assessed by coursework and a
final examination. At both AS & A2 Level there is one Practical Coursework component and one
written examination.
Course requirements and progression
To follow the Design & Technology course within the sixth form you would be expected to have
achieved a Grade B in GCSE Design and Technology.
Many students combine their Design & Technology A or AS Level with Mathematics and Physics to
study Engineering at university, whilst others follow a more creative route, combining it with Art &
Design and English to study a range of Arts based degrees.