Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1: 2 hours 30 minutes 30% of A Level 120 marks, Technical principles: Mixture of short answer and extended response as well as applied problem solving mathematics questions. Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes 20% of A Level 80 Marks, Designing and making principles: Mixture of short answer and extended response and some mathematics questions. Section A, Product Analysis (30 marks): Up to 6 short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s). Section B, Commercial manufacture (50 marks): Mixture of short and extended response questions. NEA: 45 Hours 50% of A Level 100 marks (200 max scaled mark): Substantial design and make task with photographic evidence of final prototype. Self-directed, iterative design process. Approx. 45 electronic portfolio pages.