AQA: GCSE PRODUCT DESIGNCONTROLLED ASSESSMENT TASK

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets AQA Product Design CAT

Section A: Investigating the design context (8 marks)

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Front Cover Context and Design Intentions Product Analysis Product Disassembly User Profile/ Retail potential Design Inspiration/Mood board Research Summary Design Criteria/Specification

Section B: Development of Design Ideas (32marks)

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Initial Ideas Group ideas(class exercise) SCAMPER Modelling Comparison Materials and construction alternatives Further research/development Environmental Issues Commercial Viability Final Proposal and Manufacturing Specification

Section C: Making(32 Marks)

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Plan of Manufacture Photo diary of Practical work

Section D: Testing and Evaluation(12 Marks)

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Testing and Evaluation Summary of Modifications Specification Checklist Photo Presentation

Section E: Communication(6 Marks)

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Is your design folder focused, concise, relevant?

Are all decisions communicated in a clear way with appropriate use of technical language.

Have you checked spelling, punctuation and grammar?

Top Ten Tips...

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

Put in the time at home...don’t try and do it all within lessons. Presentation is really important; slide layout (even font size) needs to be regular

throughout your presentation. Slide Order...all slides must be in the correct order, with the correct headings

(See feedback sheet) Every slide needs a sentence of introduction (stating the purpose of the slide) and a

summary stating what you have learned and how it will help you to develop your design. Specification points must be justified (explanation given as to why the point has been

made) Every picture, photo and scan needs detailed description,

(Explain, analyse, inform). Manufacturing Specification must include a cutting list of all the parts needed to make

your product with details of size and materials to be used. Photo Diary...as well as annotating your photos, explain problems you have encountered

and solutions you have found, prove to the moderator that you are a good problem solver. Ask for help, e-mail your Teacher if you get stuck, don’t wait until the lesson. Get someone (a parent or friend) to read your work and see if it is logical and makes

sense.

S.C.A.M.P.E.R.

Mr Guinness Coursework Help Sheets : AQA Product Design CAT

SCAMPER is a checklist that helps you to think of changes you can make to an existing product to create a new one. You can use these changes either as direct suggestions or as starting points for lateral thinking.The changes SCAMPER stands for are:

S – Substitute – components, materials, people. C – Combine – mix, combine with other assemblies or services,

integrate. A – Adapt – alter, change function, use part of another element. M – Modify – increase or reduce in scale, change shape, modify

attributes (e.g. colour). P – Put to another use. E – Eliminate – remove elements, simplify, reduce to core

functionality. R – Reverse – turn inside out or upside down, or use Reversal.