Lower 6th Form Curriculum

Design Technology

Syllabus Followed: OCR 3822/3823
AS Product Design/ Systems & Control OCR 7822/7823
A2 Product Design/Systems & Control
Entry Requirements: Grade B in a GCSE Technology discipline. Candidates not taking GCSE Technology will be considered on an individual basis, but are unlikely to be adequately prepared for the AS/A Level course.

This course is a continued development of GCSE courses that are offered with OCR. The new AS/A2 courses allow those pupils that have studied either ‘Systems & Control’ or ‘Graphics Products’ endorsed courses to pursue their preferred option to a full A Level standard. The course is flexible enough to allow elements of team teaching such that both elements may be studied. The style of teaching is essentially the same as the GCSE’s, with small guided projects interspaced with topics based upon design, systems, and product design. The use of computers is essential to the course in terms of preparation of coursework and the use of our CAD/CAM facilities.

Course Structure

AS Level

The syllabus consists of 3 modules, each of which are assessed either as coursework or terminal examination. The modules are titled: Case study (on a context supplied by OCR), Product Analysis and Development (Coursework) and an examination in either Systems and Control or Product Design.

A2 Level

The syllabus consists of three modules. Modules 1 & 2 are the assessed major project, the topics of which are chosen by the candidate with approval of the teaching staff. Module three is a terminal paper in either Systems and Control or Product Design.

The assessment units for the AS are as follows:

• Unit 1: Case Study (30% of AS, 15% of A Level)
• Unit 2: Product Analysis and Development (40% of AS, 20% of A Level)
• Unit 3: (Product Design)
  or
• Unit 4: (Systems & Control) 2 hour paper (30% of AS, 15% of A Level)

The assessment units for the A2 are as follows:

• Unit 5: Designing for the major coursework project (15% of A Level)
• Unit 6: Making and evaluating of the major coursework project (15% of A Level)
• Unit 7: (Product Design)
  or
• Unit 8: (Systems & Control) 2.5 hr paper (20% of A Level)

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