Advanced Higher Product Design

RATIONALE

 The Advanced Higher Product Design Course has been designed to be taught as a two-year Course incorporating Higher Product Design. To reinforce continuity and progression, Units are considered sequential through Higher to Advanced Higher.

In both industry and society, the pace of change is increasing, and will continue to do so. New materials, processes and practices, as well as techniques and technology have had, and will continue to have a major impact on society, economics and the environment.

The Course is experiential in nature. It is firmly focused on the process of design, development and manufacture, offering pupils opportunities to develop confidence, skills and abilities which will serve them well in later life. The Course also develops appreciation of the consequences of technological development, manufacturing processes and the complexity of making design decisions.

Course Units

Unit Product Design Analysis (Advanced Higher)

• Analyse the performance of a commercial product.

• Analyse the production of a commercial product.

Unit Product Development (Advanced Higher)

• Identify a development need within an existing commercial product.

• Produce a design solution to meet the specification and satisfy the brief.

• Produce outline proposals for the commercial manufacture of the design solution.

Unit Design Case Study (Advanced Higher)

• Investigate the development of design in a commercial product.

• Evaluate the factors which may influence the future development of the product.

ASSESSMENT

To gain a Course award, candidates must pass all the Unit assessments as well as the external assessment. External assessment will provide the basis for grading attainment in the Course award.

External assessment consists of:

1 a written examination paper, externally set and marked  (100 marks)

2 an Extended Case Study, externally marked (150 Marks)