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Unit 13: Design methods

7552 Product Design

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Areas Covered

This unit consists of seven topics, each more substantial than a single lesson and intended to be covered over the course of a week.

  • Topic 1: Design methods and processes
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  • Topic 2: Design influences styles and movements
  • Topic 3: Designers and their work 
  • Topic 4: Socio-economic influences
  • Topic 5: Developments in technology
  • Topic 6: Social, moral and ethical considerations
  • Topic 7: Product life cycle
  • End of unit assessment

There are worksheets, homework tasks, and an assessment test, each with answers included in this unit.

Summary

The use of alternative design strategies and the understanding of how to gather and use research data begins this informative and inspirational unit. Design history and theory is delivered through case study investigation of design movements, influential design houses and world class designers. The unit leads students to draw conclusions about how design has shaped our modern world and how designers need to work responsibly to reduce negative global impact. The methodology for tackling this reduction concludes the lessons by unpicking a product’s lifecycle and the choices that this analysis presents a designer.

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Teachers' Toolkit

The A Level units have been written to satisfy the specification for the AQA 7552 Product Design qualification. Each unit contains:

PowerPoint slides for each topic
Detailed lesson plans
Learning objectives and outcomes
Worksheets and homework activities with answers
End-of-unit, exam-style assessment test with answers
Other material and links to online resources

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We really are indebted to you and your contributors for all the hard work you have put into preparing all these resources, both printed and electronic. They are invaluable as teaching aids. Thank you so much.

Simon Rossiter. Head of Design Technology, Warminster School

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These materials are excellent for teaching the AQA course.

Lyndsay Cooper. Teacher of Design and Technology, Newton Abbot College

Inside the Unit...

  • Download Free Sample 6.1mb

    Areas Covered

    This unit consists of seven topics, each more substantial than a single lesson and intended to be covered over the course of a week.

    • Topic 1: Design methods and processes
    • Download sample lesson above
    • Topic 2: Design influences styles and movements
    • Topic 3: Designers and their work 
    • Topic 4: Socio-economic influences
    • Topic 5: Developments in technology
    • Topic 6: Social, moral and ethical considerations
    • Topic 7: Product life cycle
    • End of unit assessment

    There are worksheets, homework tasks, and an assessment test, each with answers included in this unit.

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