OPTION: Design and Technology
OPTION: Design and Technology
GCSE - Edexcel
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A qualification in Design and Technology will prepare you to become creative and critical thinkers, developing skills to design and make prototypes that solve real and relevant problems.
You will learn about important issues that affect design in the wider world such as sustainability, global issues and the impact of new technologies. You will learn about a range of materials and components that can be used to create products including computer aided design and manufacture, utilising the laser cutter in the DT department.
Using creativity and imagination, you will design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering users’ needs, wants and values. You will acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw on disciplines such as mathematics, science, computing and art. Through the evaluation of past and present designers and technology, you will develop an understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.
Design and Technology can lead to a wide range of careers, including: engineer, product designer, architect, fashion designer, carpenter, software engineer and graphic designer.
Examples of GCSE DT Coursework :
Examples of GCSE DT Coursework :
Content and skills taught in this subject
Content and skills taught in this subject
The aims and objectives of this qualification are to enable students to:
● demonstrate their understanding that all design and technological activity takes place in contexts that influence the outcomes of design practice
● develop realistic design proposals as a result of the exploration of design opportunities and users’ needs, wants and values
● use imagination, experimentation and combine ideas when designing
● develop the skills to critique and refine their own ideas while designing and making
● communicate their design ideas and decisions using different media and techniques, as appropriate for different audiences at key points in their designing
● develop decision-making skills, including the planning and organisation of time and resources when managing their own project work
● develop a broad knowledge of materials, components and technologies and practical skills to develop high-quality, imaginative and functional prototypes
● be ambitious and open to explore and take design risks in order to stretch the development of design proposals, avoiding clichéd or stereotypical responses
● consider the costs, commercial viability and marketing of products ● demonstrate safe working practices in design and technology
● use key design and technology terminology, including those related to: designing, innovation and communication; materials and technologies; making, manufacture and production; critiquing, values and ethics.
Delivery structure - how is the subject assessed?
Delivery structure - how is the subject assessed?
Written exam
1hour 45 minutes
50% of total GCSE
Non-exam assessment (Coursework)
Approx. 40 hours
50% of total GCSE
Link to exam board website page
qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/design-and-technology-9-1-from-2017.html
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