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Overview

Current specification for Design and Technology: Product Design.

If you are already teaching Design and Technology: Product Design you can compare current and revised specifications at a glance with our Guide to what has changed pdf document.

These specifications are designed to offer learners opportunities to study, propose and realise prototype solutions closely linked to the real world of product manufacture in a range of material areas. Recognising the routes that are pursued at GCSE this specification provides candidates with opportunities to continue their studies either exclusively or as a combination of focus material areas.

Benefits to you and your learners of teaching this qualification

• This specification offers excellent progression from the OCR GCSE Product Design with an AS Advanced Innovation challenge unit.
• The specification has been reduced from six to four units, thus reducing the assessment burden on learners.
• This specification accommodates exclusive use of materials or a combination of focus material areas.
• Content of the specification has been revised, updated and improved to reflect customer feedback

What units are available?

• Advanced Innovation Challenge
• Product Study
• Design, Make and Evaluate
• Product Design

More detailed information about units can be found on the Units page.

How will this qualification be assessed?

Advanced Innovation Challenge requires candidates to work with materials and be examined in either a supervised examination room or design workshop. Externally marked by OCR.

Product Study is a coursework unit. Internally marked, externally moderated by OCR.

Design, Make and Evaluate is a coursework unit. Internally marked, externally moderated by OCR.

Product Design is an externally marked written examination paper.

First examination dates

Examinations series are available every January and June.

AS

• First examination available from June 2009

A2

• First examination available from January 2010.

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