Specification points
OCR A-level Design and Technology H404
43 points in 9 topics, with OCR's codes and titles.
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1 Identifying requirements
2 Learning from existing products and practice
3 Implications of wider issues
- 3.1 Balancing moral and commercial factors
- 3.2 What factors need to be considered when developing design solutions for manufacture?
- 3.3 What factors need to be considered when manufacturing products?
- 3.4 What factors need to be considered when distributing products to markets?
- 3.5 What energy factors need to be considered when developing design solutions?
- 3.6 Maths and science in design engineering
4 Design thinking and communication
5 Material and component considerations
6 Technical understanding
- 6.1 Structural integrity of designs
- 6.2 How do mechanisms provide functionality to products and systems?
- 6.3 What forces need consideration to ensure structural and mechanical efficiency?
- 6.4 How can electronic systems offer functionality to design solutions?
- 6.5 How can programmable devices and smart technologies provide functionality in system design?
7 Manufacturing processes and techniques
- 7.1 How can materials and processes be used to make iterative models?
- 7.2 How can materials and processes be used to make final prototypes?
- 7.3 How can materials and processes be used to make commercial products?
- 7.4 How is manufacturing organised and managed for different scales of production?
- 7.5 How is the quality of products controlled through manufacture?