Topic Times

Standard Level

(17 hours IA / 18%)

Additional Higher Level

(30 hours IA / 18%)

Topic Times

 

 

1

 

12 weeks

(36 IB hours)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus week

Topic Title

Topic Title

 

Design Project 1 : Product Design Enlighten

E10  Design for Purpose – 4hrs

 

Topic 1 Design Process- 10 hrs +  E1 Human Factors design- 3 hrs

Topic 2 Product Innovation- 7 hrs

Topic 7 Evaluation- 6 hrs

Topic 8 Energy – 2 Hrs (part of )

Topic 4 Materials – 8 hours

IA Practical Outcome:  Enlighten

E2 Human Factors Data- 4hrs

E4 Modelling-3 hrs

E6 Design Usability- 2 hrs

 

 

 

Project 1 test

 

 

 

2

 

48 hrs

 

 

Easter

Design Project 2 : Green Design GP or RM

Topic 9   Structures-10hrs

Topic 12 Sustainable Development- 12hrs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test 9&12

Topic 3 Green design-9hrs

Topic 4 Materials #2- 9 hrs

Topic 5 Product Development-11hrs

IA Practical Outcome:   Chairs

E3 Research & Testing - 3 hrs 

E5 Health & Safety Legislation-3hrs

 

 

Project 2 test

 

3

 

22 hrs

 

Design Project 3: Live design contexts

E8 Digital Humans- 3 hrs

E11 Beyond Usability-2hrs

 

Topic 6 Product Design- 5 hrs

IA Practical Outcome:   Films and podcasts for phones, offices, kitchens and cars

 

E7 Contexts- 12hrs

 

 

 

Project test 3

YEAR 12 MOCK EXAMINATIONS

YEAR 12 MOCK EXAMINATIONS

GROUP 4 PROJECT- 10 hrs

GROUP 4 PROJECT- 10 hrs

 

4

 

Major Design Project (28 hours / 18%)

 

 

Test 4

 

Major Project-41 hrs  & Revision

(41 hours / 18%)

 

5

 

REVISION & FINAL EXAMINATIONS (2 ¾  / 4 hours / 64%)