Craft Design Technology S3/S4 Course

Design and Manufacture: Design

This Unit covers the product design process from brief to resolved design proposals, including specification. It helps learners develop skills in initiating, developing, articulating and communicating design proposals. It allows them to develop an appreciation of the design/make/test process and the importance of evaluating and resolving design proposals on an ongoing basis. It allows them to develop an appreciation of design concepts and the various factors that influence the design of products.

Design and Manufacture: Materials and Manufacturing

This Unit covers the product design process from design proposals to prototype or product. It helps learners to ‘close the design loop’ by manufacturing their design ideas. It allows learners to develop practical skills that are invaluable in the design/make/test process. It helps them gain an appreciation of the properties and uses of materials as well as a range of manufacturing processes and techniques. It allows them to evaluate, refine and resolve design and manufacturing solutions.

Design and Manufacture: (Added Value Unit)

Within this unit learners will undertake a design and make assignment which will be underpinned by the learners’ basic knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the other two units.

Course units:

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment:

Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework based design and manufacture project on a topic set and marked by the school.

Course units:

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment:

• Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework based design and manufacture project on a topic set by the SQA worth 90 marks.
• Component 2 - Question paper: An external exam set by the SQA worth 60 marks

Engineering: Contexts and Challenges

This Unit provides a broad context for the Course. Its purposes are to develop an understanding of engineering, and its role and impact in changing and influencing our environment and society. It develops an understanding of engineering concepts by exploring a range of engineered objects, engineering problems and solutions.

Electrical and Electronic Systems

This Unit explores an appropriate range of key concepts and devices used in electrical and electronic systems, including analogue, digital and programmable systems. Skills in problem solving and evaluating are developed through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks in a range of contexts. This provides learners with a growing understanding of electrical and electronic engineering.

Mechanical Systems

This Unit explores an appropriate range of key concepts involving mechanical systems, such as gears, pneumatics, structures, forces, energy and efficiency. Skills in problem solving and evaluating are developed through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks in a range of contexts. This provides learners with a growing understanding of mechanical engineering.

Engineering Project (Added Value Unit):

Within this unit learners will undertake a design and make assignment which will be underpinned by the learners’ basic knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the other three units.

Course units:

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment:

Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework based design and manufacture project to solve a technological problem on a topic set and marked by the school.

Course units:

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment:

• Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework based design and manufacture project to solve a technological problem, on a topic set by the SQA. worth 90 marks.
• Component 2 — Question paper: An external exam set by the SQA worth 60 marks.

2D Graphic Communication

This Unit helps learners develop their creativity and skills within a 2D graphic communication context. It will allow learners to initiate, develop and communicate ideas using graphic techniques in straightforward and familiar contexts. In addition, the Unit allows learners to develop their skills in some less familiar or new contexts. Learners will develop 2D spatial awareness.

3D and Pictorial Graphic Communication

This Unit helps learners develop their creativity and skills within a 3D and pictorial graphic communication context. Again, it will allow learners to initiate, develop and communicate ideas using graphic techniques in straightforward and familiar contexts. In addition, the Unit allows learners to develop their skills in some less familiar or new contexts. Learners will develop 3D spatial awareness.

Graphic Communication (Added Value Unit)

Within this unit learners will undertake a coursework portfolio to showcase 2D and 3D skills which will be underpinned by the learners’ basic knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the other two units.

Course units

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment

Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework portfolio to showcase 2D and 3D skills, set and marked by the school.

Course units

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment:

• Component 1 — Assignment: A coursework portfolio to showcase 2D and 3D skills, set by the SQA worth 50 marks.
• Component 2 — Question paper: An external exam set by the SQA worth 50 marks.

Practical Woodworking: Flat-frame Construction

This Unit helps learners develop skills in setting out and making basic woodworking joints commonly used in flat-frame joinery. Tasks will involve some complex features. Learners will use simple woodworking drawings or diagrams but will also be able to comprehend and use drawings and diagrams depicting some unfamiliar situations.

Practical Woodworking: Carcase Construction

This Unit helps learners develop skills in setting out and making basic woodworking joints commonly used in carcase joinery. Tasks will involve some complex features. This may include working with manufactured board or with frame and panels. The Unit includes the use of working drawings or diagrams, including unfamiliar situations that require some interpretation on the part of the learner.

Practical Woodworking: Machining and Finishing

This Unit helps learners develop skills in setting up and using common machines and power tools. It also helps learners develop skills in a variety of simple woodworking surface preparations and finishing techniques.

Making a finished product: (Added Value Unit)

The learners will use skills from the previous 3 units to produce a fully finished product from wood.

Course units

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment

Component 1 — Practical Assignment: Learners will produce a finished product in wood. This will be internally assessed.

Course units

All units are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis. These assessments may be on a unit-by-unit approach or by using a combined assessment.

Course assessment

Component 1 — Practical Assignment: An external activity set by the SQA worth 100 marks.