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Aims of the Course
Aims of the Course
The National 5 Design and Manufacture course allows candidates to develop knowledge and skills enabling them to appreciate, contribute and adapt to the diverse opportunities offered in manufacturing industries. Candidates develop creative and practical skills by designing and making solutions to real problems. In addition, they gain an understanding of the impact of design and manufacture on everyday life. The course encourages candidates to take a broad view of design and manufacture, through making decisions and taking responsibility for their own actions, generating and developing ideas, applying knowledge, and justifying decisions. These transferable skills place candidates in a strong position regardless of the career path they choose.
The aims of the Course are to enable learners to develop:
skills in the design and manufacturing of models, prototypes and products.
knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and materials.
an understanding of the impact of design and manufacturing technologies on our environment and society.
Topics
Topics
Trinket Box (Practical)
Research Techniques
Design factors
Idea generation
Exploration and Refinement
Desk Architecture (Practical)
Materials & Manufacture
Plan for Manufacture
Assessment
Assessment
The Course consists of three main aspects; Design, Practical and an Exam. Pupils will create a design portfolio based around a given design brief, they will then Manufacture a one off model of their design for the practical element. These two sections are worth roughly 55% of their overall mark so success in this is extremely important.
Finally they have the exam, this will test their knowledge and understanding of basic workshop processes, testing knowledge of tools and correct working practice. It will also test knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, environmental impact and commercial manufacture.
Nation 5 DM Course Outline.xlsxPractical Projects
Practical Projects
Trinket Box
Trinket Box
This project introduces students to basic workshop practices, such as safe hand and machine tool use along with basic workshop procedures. Students will learn a series of woodworking joints that will help them throughout the year including, an end lap joint, dowel joints and through/stopped housing joints.
Desk Architecture
Desk Architecture
Students primary focus during this project is the knowledge and understanding of the center lathe. The use of acrylic plastic in this project also introduces plastic finishing techniques that students will need to know for their exam. They also encounter the use of templates for the first time as they pick a landscape or famous building to base their design on.
Folio Coursework
Folio Coursework
S4 DM Design Tasks.pdfProject Briefs.docxzp folio.pdfKW Folio.pdfHomework
Homework
Pupils will be given homework at regular intervals. This homework will be related to the topic of work that they are undertaking at the time and will also act as useful revision for the final exam.
Revision Textbook
Revision Textbook
Leckie & Leckie - National 4/5 Design and Manufacture Course Notes
Highland SLWG – N5 Design & Manufacture Theory Booklet
Useful Web Links
Useful Web Links
TechnologyStudent.com - www.technologystudent.com
Leads On To
Leads On To
This course will prepare pupils to undertake the following courses
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