GCE

AS PRODUCT DESIGN

NEW REVISED COURSE OUTLINE FOR THIS LAST YEAR OF

THE 3 UNIT EXAMINATION INDICATED BY YELLOW

BACKGROUND AND IN CAPITALS.

MR.S.BULL AT BHS WILL DELIVER 1 PORTFOLIO PROJECT

AND

MR. GEEKIE 2 PROJECTS – ALL FOR UNIT 2.

BOTH BHS AND BGS WILL DELIVER UNIT 1.

THIS APART THE TIMETABLE IS COMMON FOR BOTH SITES.

PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE ON A 5 PERIOD DAY – LESSONS ARE SHORTER

AND THEREFORE MORE INTENSE.WE WILL NEED TO

COVER THE UNIT 2 PART OF THE SYLLABUS

WITHIN THE TIME ALLOCATED FOR PRACTICAL WORK

Mr. GEEKIE WILL CREATE A TUTORIAL PROGRAMME

WHICH WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE SATISFACTORY

PROGRESS, ASSUMING STUDY PERIODS COINCIDE

THESE PERIODS WILL BE IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.

STUDENTS WILL SIGN A CONTRACT

I hope that this helps students’ and parents’ with this fantastic course.

The planning this year has been very tight and we all need to

work very hard to keep on track.

You must be

self disciplined and

organised

to succeed.

Outline of dates and titles of work needed to complete coursework.

All work should be completed – no excuses please.

Students will need to prepare for some sections – treat as homework.

ICT is available in several areas around the school including my room ( T2 )

The ICT department also provides access to computers Monday to Thursday evenings.

There will be no excuses entertained for not having the ICT components completed.

I will be available certain evenings to assist in

explaining areas of difficulty – see below.

Good luck

Mr.Geekie IEng MIIE

WEEK START	DETAILS OF WORK NEEDED
Sept 3rd	First week back and getting ready for the first year Outline issued. Expectations. CHANGES IN COURSE OUTLINE SEE BELOW THESE CHANGES HAPPENED AFTER OUR OPEN NIGHT AND OUR INDUCTION – I APOLOGISE FOR THIS BUT I AM SURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO OBTAIN HIGH GRADES. THE CHANGES WILL MEAN WE ALL NEED TO BE VERY DILIGENT RIGHT FROM THE START. Equipment needs ( get these if you have not already ) Get watercolour A3 pad ( 200 gsm min please ) A5 PLAIN PAPER NOTEBOOK. Watercolour set – can be quite basic. Brush – large NOT hog hair try squirrel or synthetic ( does’nt hold water well ) No 6 Good pencils HB will do ( try a propelling pencil 0.5mm dia – from Adams in Beverley ) Good rubber. Ruler. A digital camera or a phone camera will be very helpful especially in year 2.
Sept 10th	BEGIN UNIT 1 –RESITS POSSIBLE JUNE Y12 AND JAN Y13 10.1 - MATERIALS CLASSIFICATIONS MANUFACTURED -Timber boards, laminates, BLOCKBOARDS, METAL ALLOYS, EXTRUDED ALUMINIUM ALLOYS, INGOTS ETC. PLASTICS – THERMOSET / THERMO, EPOXY ETC. PAPER – CORRUGATED, BOARD, LAYOUT, FOAMBOARD ETC. COMPOSITES –GRP RC RESINS FIBRES ETC. SMART MATERIALS PREP – COMPLETE SET HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK
Sept 17th	10.2 - WORKING PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS PHYSICAL - DIMENSION SHAPE, DENSITY. MECHANICAL - STRENGHT, STIFFNESS, ELASTICITY, PLASTICITY, TESTING - MALLEABILITY, DUCTILITY, BRITTLENESS, AND HARDNESS. WORKSHOP TESTING OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES PREP – COMPLETE SET HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK
Sept 24th	10.2 - WORKING PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS PHYSICAL - DIMENSION SHAPE, DENSITY. MECHANICAL - STRENGHT, STIFFNESS, ELASTICITY, PLASTICITY, TESTING - MALLEABILITY, DUCTILITY, BRITTLENESS, AND HARDNESS. WORKSHOP TESTING OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES PREP – COMPLETE SET HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK
Oct 1^st	10.3 HAND AND COMMERCIAL PROCESSING COMBINING MATERIALS, COMPOSITES ETC. PREP – COMPLETE SET HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK
Oct 8^th	10.5 - DESIGN IN PRACTICE DESIGN METHODS – INTUITIVE, SYSTEMATIC, INNOVATION, CREATIVE. DESIGN PROCESSES – PROCESSES, ILLUSTRATION, PRODUCTION PLANNING, COMMUNICATION METHODS, MODELLING AND TESTING. SAFETY – RA ALLIED TO PRODUCTION PREP – COMPLETE SET HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK
Oct 15^th	10.5 - DESIGN IN PRACTICE DESIGN METHODS – INTUITIVE, SYSTEMATIC, INNOVATION, CREATIVE. DESIGN PROCESSES – PROCESSES, ILLUSTRATION, PRODUCTION PLANNING, COMMUNICATION METHODS, MODELLING AND TESTING. SAFETY – RA ALLIED TO PRODUCTION 10.7 - DESIGN IN THE HUMAN CONTEXT SAFETY – MAKER / USER. PREP – BUY A 20 PAGE PORTFOLIO A3 DESIGN A PAGE LOGO WHICH INNCLUDES YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE PRINTED ON EACH A3 SHEET.
Oct 22^nd	Half term week ( need to confirm )
Oct 29th	10 .8 - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICE. MANUFACTURED SYSTEMS – VOLUME OF PRODUCTION, ONE-OFF,BATCH, TEAM AND MASS PRODN. TECHNIQUES. SAFETY – HAZARDS IN MANUFACTURING. WKG PRACTISE PREP - BEGIN RESEARCH INTO RINGS – GATHER IMAGES.
Nov 5^th	BEGIN UNIT 2 40% no resit Freehand sketching ( review and reinforcement ) Corel Draw. How this links with the laser cutter .Mathematics and the links with design Watercolour techniques. Washes, mixing, splatter, masking tape, overlay etc. RING PROJECT REFER TO MARKING CRITERIA AS ISSUED Pewter casting demonstration using cuttlefish. Link this with corel draw and laser cutter. INDICATE RING MOULD DESIGN ON P DRIVE. Ring. Go here to see outline of project. SECTION 1 3-4 PAGES Investigation and clarification of the problem 7 MARKS RESEARCH SPECIFICATION MATERIALS SPECIFICATION Produce introduction and brief regarding designing and making a ring. Prep Gather research and analyse the research. Mount pictures onto A3 paper.
Nov 12^th	RING CHECK SECTION 1 AGAINST MARKING CRITERIA LOOK FOR OMISSIONS. Ring finger sizing template. Use corel draw to produce a drawing of your RING MOULD Prep Produce a sheet of illustrations which show designs suitable for an engraving on a finger ring insert, ( initials, celtic cross, simple logo etc ). 3-4 PAGES TO THIS POINT
Nov 19^th	from the previous prep. USE COREL DRAW TO DUPLICATE PREP DESIGN, CREATE COREL DRAW FILE, Save to personal folder on the school intranet. Print off designs.
Nov 26 th	RING BEGIN SECTION 2 10 –11 PAGES DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN PROPOSAL BIG SECTION 23 MARKs Start to produce design sketches, ORTHOGRAPHIC drawing, some sort of 3D drawing ISOMETRIC, again try to make the pages colourful and, of course, BUSY. By this I mean you must not have lots of spaces on the paper. DID you use MOCK-UPS or MODELS ?– this could be important. Get photographic evidence for your folio.HOW would your design be made?  Give some account of how it could be made in industry. Think about Materials – try to give a reason for using a particular material. Laser cutter use this to cut insert Cast ring ( Use JG ring mould ) Prep continue working on folio
Dec 3^rd	RING cont section 2 Make ring box USING BOX MAKING JIG DESIGN A LOGO FOR BOX DESIGN MAKE AND FIX ILLUSTRATIONS TO BOX. Prep continue working on folio PAY ATTENTION TO THE 5 MARKING CRITERIA 13 –15 PAGES SO FAR.
Dec 10^th	RING - BEGIN SECTION 4 10 –11 PAGES MAKING MODEL SECTION 4 – BIG SECTION 23 MARKS This section talks about a VERY DETAILED PLAN for ALL the stages of designing and making. YOU must try to recall ALL the problems you have had with the making of the object.  If you used dowels anywhere record problems you encountered and HOW you SOLVED them.  This indicates your ability to ADAPT, we need evidence.  Which tools were used? Which machines were used?DID YOU INFACT, alter your DESIGN?  Did it need modifying? IF you changed ANYTHING - record it, explain why you changed it.Throughout all this try to USE ILLUSTRATIONS to reinforce your comments.QUALITY CONTROL is a bit of a BUZZWORD. ro-desktop – how we can use this to produce a technical drawing. Hand in FOLIO of the ring design and make project.
Dec 17^th	RING AS ABOVE – CONTINUE WITH SECTION 4 YOUR RING DESIGN NEEDS CASTING AND THE INSERT FITTED. TAKE PHOTOS AT ALL MAKING STAGES. PACKAGE IN YOUR BOX GUIDE FOLIO SHOULD HAVE APPROX. 23 – 26 PAGES SECTION 5 – EVALUATION Possibly 3 pages. Obviously you need to record how you checked and tested your designs as you made them. DID THE DESIGN work? What did others think? Record all the views of the rest of the group. We can all help each other here. Could you IMPROVE your design? If so spend a little time explaining this - HOW- COST implications etc. How would it be made in industry? PREP – COMPLETE EVALUATION AS DETAILED ABOVE ALSO OVER CHRISTMAS COMPLETE RING FOLIO. CAN BE PRODUCED ON DISC AS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Dec 24^th	CHRISTMAS
Dec 31st	CHRISTMAS

Jan 7	COMPLETE THE RING section 5 evaluation TOTAL RING PROJECT FOLIO APPROX PAGES = 26 –29 BUSY PAGES
14	BEGIN THE FURNITURE DESIGN PROJECT SECTION 0NE Investigation and clarification of the problem - 7 MARKS 3-4 PAGES OUTLINE THIS PROJECT RESEARCH SPECIFICATION MATERIALS SPECIFICATION Some 2 x 4 examples PREP RESEARCH AND SPECIFICATION
21	CHECK SECTION 1 PREP - ADDRESS OMISSIONS HAND IN SECTION ONE. BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT SECTION 2
28	Go here to see the outline USE THE OUTLINE GUIDE LINK ABOVE. BEGIN SECTION TWO DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN PROPOSAL BIG SECTION 23 MARKS (10 - 11 PAGES) Start to produce design sketches, ORTHOGRAPHIC drawing, some sort of 3D drawing ISOMETRIC, again try to make the pages colourful and, of course, BUSY. By this I mean you must not have lots of spaces on the paper. DID you use MOCK-UPS or MODELS ?– this could be important. Get photographic evidence for your folio.HOW would your design be made?  Give some account of how it could be made in industry. Think about Materials – try to give a reason for using a particular material. , CONSIDER MONDRIAN, BAUHAUS, CONTEMPARY. PREP – RESEARCH LOTS OF PICTURES, IMAGES OF FURNITURE – CHECK CRITERIA
Feb 4^th	COMPLETE SECTION 2 DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN PROPOSAL BIG SECTION 23 MARKS SECTION 3 COMMUNICATION AND MODELLING This will be marked by examining your work in other sections. PREP – MAKE A MODEL OVER HALF TERM TAKE PHOTOS. COULD TRY PRODESKTOP DRAWING, CUT AND PASTE IMAGES TO POWERPOINT OR A SLIDESHOW / ANIMATION
11th	HALF TERM
18^th	SECTION 3 COMMUNICATION AND MODELLING This will be marked by examining your work in other sections. BEGIN SECTION 4 MAKING / MODEL SECTION 4 – BIG SECTION 23 MARKS (10 - 11 PAGES) This section talks about a VERY DETAILED PLAN for ALL the stages of designing and making. YOU must try to recall ALL the problems you have had with the making of the object.  If you used dowels anywhere record problems you encountered and HOW you SOLVED them.  This indicates your ability to ADAPT, we need evidence.  Which tools were used? Which machines were used? DID YOU INFACT, alter your DESIGN?  Did it need modifying? IF you changed ANYTHING - record it, explain why you changed it. Throughout all this try to USE ILLUSTRATIONS to reinforce your comments. QUALITY CONTROL is a bit of a BUZZWORD. BEGIN MAKING Prep WORK ON SECTION 4. INCLUDE A MAKING PLAN, PERHAPS CONSIDER A COMIC STRIP TYPE OF PRESENTATION.
25th	CONTINUE MAKING FURNITURE OUTCOME Prep WORK ON SECTION 4. INCLUDE A MAKING PLAN, PERHAPS CONSIDER A COMIC STRIP TYPE OF PRESENTATION.
March 3^rd	CONTINUE MAKING FURNITURE OUTCOME FOLIO COMPETION SECTIONS 4 + 5 TO COMPLETE UNIT 3 OUTLINE ISSUED FROM EXAM BOARD EXPLAINING CONTEXT OF EXAM IN JUNE PREP WORK ON SECTION 4. INCLUDE A MAKING PLAN, PERHAPS CONSIDER A COMIC STRIP TYPE OF PRESENTATION UNIT 3 FROM NOW TO 21^ST APRIL TO BE RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC
10^th	FINISH FURNITURE DESIGN FOLIO AND MAKING. UNIT 3 PREP COMPLETE EVALUATION 3- 4 PAGES UNIT 3 FROM NOW TO 21^ST APRIL TO BE RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC
17^th	EASTER
24^th	EASTER
31st	FOLIO CHECKING – ADDRESSING WEAKER AREAS CHECK BOTH RING AND FURNITURE DESIGN ARE COMPLETE PREP UNIT 3 FROM NOW TO 21^ST APRIL TO BE RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC
April 7th	FOLIO CHECKING – ADDRESSING WEAKER AREAS CHECK BOTH RING AND FURNITURE DESIGN ARE COMPLETE PREP UNIT 3 FROM NOW TO 21^ST APRIL TO BE RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC
14^th	WOW WELL DONE IF YOU SURVIVED TO HERE FINAL FOLIO ASSEMBLY 1 RING FOLIO 26 – 29 PAGES 2 FURNITURE FOLIO 26 – 29 PAGES PLUS FOLIO PRODUCED AT BHS FOLIOS BOUND TOGETHER AT BHS PRIOR TO SENDING OFF TO MODERATOR PREP UNIT 3 FROM NOW TO 21^ST APRIL TO BE RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC
21^st	FOLIO MARKING COORDINATING MOCK EXAMS SESSIONS PREP TO FINISH HWK QUESTION BASED ON MOCK EXAM WORK.
28th	FOLIO MARKING COORDINATING MOCK EXAMS SESSIONS PREP TO FINISH HWK QUESTION BASED ON MOCK EXAM WORK..
May 5^th	MARK SHEETS COMPLETED, FORMS FILLED IN DOUBLE CHECK AND ALL FOLIOS SENT OFF. MOCK EXAMS SESSIONS PREP TO FINISH HWK QUESTION BASED ON MOCK EXAM WORK.
12^th	MOCK EXAMS SESSIONS PREP TO FINISH HWK QUESTION BASED ON MOCK EXAM WORK.
19^th	STUDY LEAVE GOOD LUCK CHECK PAST PAPERS TRY TO RELAX BE IMAGINATIVE AND REMEMBER “BECAUSE “ Prepare for exams
26^th	Prepare for exams
June 2^nd	Exams
9^th	Exams
16th	Exams
23rd	Exams
30th	Begin working on A2 PRODUCT STUDY AND PRACTICAL PROJECT
July 7th	Begin working on A2 PRODUCT STUDY AND PRACTICAL PROJECT
14^th	Begin working on A2 PRODUCT STUDY AND PRACTICAL PROJECT
21^st	RELAX