Brief description of the principles/rationale of homework for S2 Technical Studies

Within the S2 Design Technology course the homework issued to pupils is designed to further enhance their knowledge and understanding of the three core elements within the department: Practical Craft Skills, Product Design and Graphic Communication.

Homework activities for each of these subjects differ greatly and the homework that is issued corresponds to the concepts and techniques that have been covered within the class time.  The homework that is issued is therefore designed to further consolidate the information taught throughout the subject lesson. 

Type of homework

Graphic Communication

Consolidation of: Measurement, basic rendering techniques, isometric drawing, orthographic drawing, one point perspective and two-point perspective.

All homework for graphic communication in S2 will be designed to develop and improve on techniques and concepts learned within the classroom.

Product Design

Homework issued within the Product Design course will look to improve pupils’ knowledge of the design process and each step within it.

Homework may include finishing off class work, undertaking further practice of work covered in class as well as formal homework exercises that are aimed at consolidating information they have learned previously.

Practical Craft Skills

Homework issued within the Practical Craft Skills section of S2 Design Technology will look to consolidate the tools and processes that have been used within the workshop environment.  It should however, be noted, that as this section of the course is predominantly practical and pupils are not required to consolidate with homework to the same degree as with Product Design and Graphic Communication. The main concentration of homework will be the reviewing of classroom worksheets prior to small class tests, which the pupils will receive at the end of each practical project.

Frequency and expected duration

In S2 pupils are expected to undertake an average of around 20-30 minutes homework per week, which is split between the three Design Technology subjects.

Homework frequency may also depend on the amount of work pupils have completed during class time however pupils should expect to receive at least one piece of homework each week.

In addition to this, pupils are encouraged to look over the work they have completed each day in class in order to consolidate the information and increase familiarity with that particular topic.