GCSE (for first teaching in 2009) Manufacturing: Single/Double Award - J505/J510

Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

Single Award

Unit title and description

Assessment
incl. duration

Weighting
Unit B231: 1A Study of a Manufactured Product
  • Impact of modern technologies
  • Production details and constraints of materials and components; and available technology)
Unit B231: 1B Manufacturing a Product
  • Develop design ideas and present a design solution for manufactured products
  • Make a prototype from a design solution

Controlled assessment

60%
Unit B232: Manufacturing Processes
  • New technology used in and by the manufacturing industries
  • Impact of modern technologies when manufacturing a range of products and stages in manufacturing a product
  • The design of a product: analysing client design briefs for manufactured products
  • The manufacture of a product: making a prototype from a design solution.

Computer-based test or written examination

1 hour

40%

Double Award

Unit title and description

Assessment
incl. duration

Weighting
Unit B231: 1A Study of a Manufactured Product
  • Impact of modern technologies
  • Production details and constraints of: materials and components; and available technology
Unit B231: 1B Manufacturing a Product
  • Develop design ideas and present a design solution for manufactured products
  • Make a prototype from a design solution

Controlled assessment

30%
Unit B232: Manufacturing Processes
  • New technology used in and by the manufacturing business
  • Impact of modern technologies when manufacturing a range of products and stages in manufacturing a product
  • The manufacture of a product: making a prototype from a design solution.

Computer-based test or written examination

1 hour

20%
Unit B233: 3A Real World Manufacturing
  • Stages in manufacturing a product
  • Consider systems and control technology to organise, monitor and control production
  • Impact of modern technologies.
Unit B233: 3B Making a Manufactured Product
  • Select and use a range of appropriate materials, parts and components, processes, tools and equipment
  • Consider health, safety and hygiene, and quality standards
  • Analyse and evaluate the product in terms of the equipment, tools and processes which have been used, and detail how these would be modified in real-world manufacturing.

Controlled assessment

30%
Unit B234: Impact of Modern Technologies on Manufacturing
  • Sustainability: Lean Manufacture – to reduce waste in the manufacturing system
  • New technology used in and by the manufacturing industries
  • Research and analyse existing products, materials and manufacturing processes and market needs.

Computer-based test or written examination

1 hour

20%

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives are designed to reflect the non-statutory guidelines for Manufacturing.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate the following in the context of the content described:

AO1

Recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of a range of contexts.

AO2

Apply skills, knowledge and understanding, including quality standards, in a variety of contexts and to plan and carry out investigations and tasks, involving a range of tools, equipment, materials and components.

AO3

Analyse and evaluate evidence, make reasoned judgements and present conclusions.