Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

The subject content of this title is focused towards consumer products and applications; their analysis in respect of materials, components, and marketability to understand their selection and uses in industrial and commercial practices of product development. Studying Product Design A-Level oers you the opportunity to build and develop a set of skills and way of thinking that transcends our subject. The problem-solving and lateral-thinking techniques developed through the subject empower you to make decisions and well-conceived solutions in your wider lives, within both education and your later careers. The design process involves channelling creativity, ingenuity and originality into a multi-staged system of development, which culminates in an elegant and sophisticated solution to a problem or need.