St Peter’s School (Cambridge)
Year 10 - Product Design
Course Description
This is an exciting and stimulating course involving designing, planning, testing and making some rewarding projects. The students gain knowledge and skills to help prepare them for future technology courses such as product design and resistant materials. Problem solving and solutions focused thinking is needed to address the design brief provided.
This course covers a range of skills and materials that form the solid foundation for technology. Each project is design based and may have some related studies to help understand the fundamentals. Students will have access to an array of workshop machines and tools including the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software that can lead towards using our laser cutter.
This is an introduction to senior levels of product design. It begins to look at a range of workshop manufacturing techniques and a mix of materials; exotic timbers and polymers including Perspex, HDPE, and resin.
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Notice of risk - students of technology courses should be compliant with all health and safety guidelines to protect themselves and others. Students failing to do so could be removed from the course.
Course Specific Costs
$150 - $300 (approximately) - This is for the cost of materials/resources/consumables used in the workshop, charge out individually as used. This cost is dependent on student-driven outcomes. For products over $100 parental approval will be sought before the manufacturing begins. Students can take their products home at the end of the course.
Pathway
This subject leads well into other areas of technology: Product Design, Resistant Materials, Design Visual Communication and Fashion Design. This course equips learners with the ability to problem solve, address a brief, investigate a context and develop solutions in the form of testing and trialling. These are all transferrable skills that relate to many areas of learning in life. Skills learned equip learners for a range of different pathways including Trade and University.
Assessment Information
Based on projects completed throughout the year, with the emphasis on design, modelling, technology practice, craftsmanship and evaluating.Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.
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