Specification points
WJEC A Level Design and Technology: Product Design 1603QS
43 points in 5 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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2.1 Core technical principles (AS and A level)
2.2 Core technical principles (A level)
- 2.2(a) Features of manufacturing industries
- 2.2(b) Health and safety legislation in designing and making
- 2.2(c) Feasibility studies
- 2.2(d) Design for manufacture, repair and product life
- 2.2(e) Optimum use of materials and components
- 2.2(f) Intellectual property, trademarks, copyright and patents
- 2.2(g) Marketing, enterprise, innovation and collaboration
2.3 In-depth technical principles
- 2.3.5 Product design (AS and A level)
- 2.3.5(a) Product design materials and their properties
- 2.3.5(b) The use of adhesives, permanent, and semi-permanent fixings
- 2.3.5(c) Surface finishes, coatings and preventing corrosion
- 2.3.5(d) Performance characteristics of woods, metals and polymers
- 2.3.5(e) The application of smart and modern materials
- 2.3.5(f) Production processes for product design
- 2.3.6 Product design (A level)
- 2.3.6(a) Industrial and commercial practice in product design
- 2.3.6(b) Modular production, just-in-time and standardised parts
- 2.3.6(c) Rapid prototyping
2.4 Core design and making principles (AS and A level)
- 2.4(a) User-centred design
- 2.4(b) Design theory and key historic movements
- 2.4(c) Product development: design, make and evaluate
- 2.4(d) Appraising technological developments
- 2.4(e) Critical analysis and iterative design
- 2.4(f) Specialist tools, techniques, processes and machinery
- 2.4(g) Accuracy and precision in making
- 2.4(h) Evaluating prototypes with users and clients