Course Description:

This is a course of study for students who are interested in designing and creating a product, or spatial design. The students are expected to produce a creative design project engaging with a design need or opportunity, using effective visual communication techniques and drawing skills. The students will learn how to create a design brief, research and analyse existing designs, investigate manufacture methods and construction. The students will then generate innovative and imaginative design concepts to fulfil the design need. Developing and prototyping a final concept the student will enhance, test and evaluate their design into a refined and viable outcome. The final design will then be modelled digitally and with a physical model to present their end design outcome. The students design projects need to be well presented visually and supported by in-depth analysis and justifications. The course promotes use of the new techniques and technologies to give students a platform to build meaningful skills and thorough design thinking. The goal of the course is to equip students with a range of skills that will prepare them for study at AS Level. Assessment is based on the student's design folio as well as an end of year examination.