Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course. The course will be assessed in the following way: 1. NEA or Non Exam Assessment (formerly referred to as a coursework portfolio) – this counts for 50% of the marks. Students select their own brief and complete a substantial design and make project based on it. 2. Technical Principles exam – 2.5 hour written exam, worth 30%. The exam looks at the student’s ability to apply mathematic principles to design situations. 3. Designing and Making Principles written exam – 1.5 hour exam that makes up the remaining 20% of the A Level. This exam consists of questions relating to product analysis and commercial manufacture.