2027 IBDT Curriculum

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IBDT Resources

IBDT Guide

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IA Sample - Prosthetic Hand

IA Sample - Educational Toy

Exam - Paper 2 - HL - Markscheme

EE Guidelines and Rubrics

Design in Theory

• A1.1 - Ergonomics

• A2.1 - User-Centred Research Methods

• A2.2 - Prototyping Techniques

• A3.1 - Material Classification &Properties

• A3.2 - Introduction to Structural Systems (HL)

• A3.3 - Introduction to Mechanical Systems (HL)

• A3.4 - Introduction to Electronic Systems (HL) 

• A4.1 - Manufacturing Techniques (HL)

Design in Practice

• B1.1 -User-Centred Design

• B2.1 - The Design Process

• B2.2 - Modelling & Prototyping

• B3.1 - Material Selection

• B3.2 - Structural Systems Application & Selection 

• B3.3 - Mechanical Systems Application & Selection (HL)

• B3.4 - Electronic Systems Application & Selection (HL)

• B4.1 - Production Systems (HL)

Design in Context

• C1.1 - Responsibility of the Designer

• C1.2 - Inclusive Design

• C1.3 - Beyond Usability (HL)

• C2.1 - Design for Sustainability

• C2.2 - Design for a Circular Economy

• C3.1 - Product Analysis & Evaluation

• C3.2 - Life-Cycle Analysis (HL)

• C4.1 - Design for Manufacture Strategies (HL)

SL

• Ergonomic Investigations (20-25)

• Researching to Understand End-Users (20-25)

• Sustainability & Circular Design (20-25)

• Materializing Ideas: From Theory to Prototype (20-25)

• User Experience Journeys (20-25)

HL

• Beyond Usability (6)

• Building on Sustainability & Circular Design (7)

• Engineering Successful Designs (14)

• Manufacturing Successful Designs (14)

• Designing in Movement (14)

• Designing in Electronics (16)

IA - The Design Project

• Criteria A & B (20-25)

• Criteria C, D & E