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Example Google Slides NEA Template
Example Google Slides NEA Template
In your NEA you will be expected to produce:
A sketch book full of informal design thinking
An A4 project booklet documenting your design journey
A set of formal A3 drawings and presentations.
Below is an example template for Google Docs which you can use as a guide on how to lay-out your NEA informal evidence. This document will be used to capture any research you undertake, any planning you do and any informal design work you do outside of your sketch book and A3 formal presentation drawings.
Here is a template by Mr Morrish
Example GCSE Product Design Template.pptxHere is a template by Mr David
GCSE Product Design Coursework Content Template.pdfUse the mark scheme to find out what you need to do to achieve your target grade.
Use the mark scheme to find out what you need to do to achieve your target grade.
Section A Help
Section A Help
Identifying Design Possibilities, 10 Marks
Identifying Design Possibilities, 10 Marks
Section A is actually quite a lot of work and needs to be done well as without the evidence from the 'groundwork' done in this section, it is impossible to get a strong mark in later sections. Take your time to carry out meaningful and wide-ranging research, it will help you define exactly what your project is all about.
Help! Guide me how to research.
Project Booklet Work
Project Booklet Work
Sketchbook Work
Sketchbook Work
Section B Help
Section B Help
Developing a Design Brief and Specification, 10 marks
Developing a Design Brief and Specification, 10 marks
This section is all about 'nailing down' exactly what problem you are going to solve, what it is you are going to make and who your target user(s) are. Once you have developed several possible briefs, you will choose one and develop an initial design specification for your product. This will be used throughout the project to reflect upon your ideas and your modelling so that you can evaluate their fitness for purpose.
Help! Guide me through a product specification?
Project Booklet Work
Project Booklet Work
Click this link to go to a help page which will give you advice about writing a specification.
Section C Help
Section C Help
Generating & Developing Design Ideas, 30 marks
Generating & Developing Design Ideas, 30 marks
This section is where you really get to show off your imagination and move your project forwards. You have to show an iterative approach to design, that is that you have to imagine an idea, communicate it effectively, model it, evaluate it and learn from it and then move on to the next iteration of your idea. The more you gain feedback from actual users here the better as you will be able to improve upon it. To get strong marks in this section you will need to have clear and extensive evidence of iteration. The more ideas, the better the communication, the more models, the better.
If you are stuck for inspiration, visit this page for some help.
Help me with my design inspiration.
Help! Guide me through developing my design ideas.
Create a Fusion 360 CAD Drawing using the web app
Design Inspiration - Using your sketchbook effectively
Design Inspiration - Using your sketchbook effectively
Sketchbook Work
Sketchbook Work
Project Booklet Work
Project Booklet Work
Section D Help
Section D Help
Making a Prototype, 30 marks
Making a Prototype, 30 marks
This section is all about evidencing the journey you have been on to manufacture your final, functional prototype. You are expected to fully plan out all of the details of the making phase and consider aspects of materials, processes, health and safety requirements and tools and equipment needed.
You will also have to produce formal drawings for your product which show the major and minor dimensions (sizes) as well as all of the finer details you would communicate to a third party to enable someone else to make it.
This requirement is still in place for 2021 learners despite the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Even though you will not be able to completely finish your manufacture, you will be able to plan for making, product formal drawings. Much of the evidence from your modelling will help contribute towards this mark.
Link to planning templates and advice
Link to storyboard templates for demonstrating development
Section E Help
Section E Help
Evaluating a Prototypes Fitness For Purpose, 20 marks
Evaluating a Prototypes Fitness For Purpose, 20 marks
Whilst you are expected to evaluate extensively THROUGHOUT your project (not just at the end, otherwise their can be no iteration), you are also expected to evaluate your final product to see how effectively it meets the requirements of the brief. To do this you use your design specification, which you developed and improved upon in section B.
Additionally, you will seek the feedback of the actual users of your product. You could do this using questionnaires, evaluating the data in graph form and proposing subsequent improvements as if you were able to continue the project and take it further.
This requirement has been removed for 2021 due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a result 2021 students will be evaluated out of a total of 80 marks for the entire project.
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