Upper 6th Form CurriculumSyllabus Followed: OCR 3822/3823 AS Product Design/Systems & Control
OCR 7822/7823 A2 Product Design/Systems & Control
The A2 course is a continuation of the AS course that is offered by Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR). The marks awarded for the AS constitute 50% of the total A Level. It is therefore very important for pupils to attain their highest possible grade at AS, as this has a considerable effect upon success at A2.
The A2 courses allow those pupils that have studied either AS ‘Systems & Control’ or AS ‘Product Design’ 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 AS with a large proportion of time allocated to a double unit project. The units are called Designing (2522) and Making (2523).
Candidates’ research into potential chosen project areas and write a brief scenario that is sent to OCR for approval. Much of the U6th time will be dedicated towards the project modules, with a lesser time each week allocated to the teaching of information and skills that constitute the option areas of Graphics Products or Systems and Control. The department will provide clear guidelines, support and deadlines as the candidate’s progress through the individual components that make up the major project. It is expected that the design component will consist of a minimum of 40 hours class/prep time with the manufacturing and evaluation component being of an equivalent duration. The written examination is taken in June of the U6th year and will be of 2hrs and 30 minutes duration.
The assessment units for the A2 examination are as follows:
TOTAL 50 % of A Level
