Unit 1: Sustainable product redevelopment (TS1W)
This unit focuses on the analysis, modification and improvement of a product design with consideration of sustainability.
Area of Study 1: Sustainable redevelopment of a product.
This area of study introduces students to the product design process, lifecycle analysis and the product design factors, with an emphasis on sustainability. Students investigate and consider how a product could be sustainably redeveloped
Outcome 1: On completion of this unit the student should be able to design and plan the redevelopment of a product with the intention of developing a different product with consideration of sustainability issues.
Area of Study 2: Producing and evaluating a redeveloped product.
This area of study focuses on the implementation of the design and planning completed in Area of Study 1. Students refer to their working drawings and scheduled production plan, and apply a range of techniques and processes safely to make a redeveloped product.
Outcome 2: On completion of this unit the student should be able to select and apply materials, tools, equipment and processes to make a redeveloped product, and compare this with the original product
Assessment
Completion of a design folio that follows the product design process along with the competed product. Additional formative assessments will be complete throughout Unit 1.