1: Identifying requirements 1.1: What can be learnt by exploring contexts that design solutions are intended for? 1.2: What can be learnt by undertaking stakeholder analysis? 1.3: How can usability be considered when designing prototypes? 2: Learning from existing products 2.1: Why is it important to analyse and evaluate products as part of the design and manufacturing process? 2.2: Why is it important to understand technological developments? 2.3: Why is it important to understand both past and present developments? 2.4: What can be learnt by examining the lifecycles of products? 3: Implications of wider issues 3.

1: What factors need to be considered whilst investigation design possibilities? 3.2: What factors need to be considered when developing design solutions? 3.3: What factors need to be considered when manufacturing products? 3.4: What factors need to be considered when distributing products to markets? 3.5: How can skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, inform decisions? 4: Design thinking and communication 4.1: How do designers use annotated 2D and 3D sketching and digital tools to graphically communicate ideas? 4.2: How do industry professionals use digital design tools to support and communicate the exploration, innovation and development of design ideas? 5: Material and component considerations 5.1: What factors influence the selection of materials that are used in products? 5.

2: What materials and components should be selected when designing and manufacturing products and prototypes? 5.3: Why is it important to consider the properties/characteristics of materials when designing and manufacturing products? 6: Technical understanding 6.1: What considerations need to be made about the structural integrity of a design solution? 6.2: How can products be designed to function effectively within their surroundings? 6.2: (Design Engineering) How do mechanisms provide functionality to products and systems? 6.3: What opportunities are there through using smart and modern technologies within products? 6.3: (Design Engineering) What forces need consideration to ensure structural and mechanical efficiency? 6.4: (Design Engineering) How can electronic systems offer functionality to design solutions? 6.

5: (Design Engineering) How can programmable devices and smart technologies provide functionality in system design? 7: Manufacturing processes and techniques 7.1: How can materials and processes be used to make iterative models? 7.2: How can materials and processes be used to make final prototypes? 7.3: How can materials and processes be used to make commercial products? 7.4: How is manufacturing organised and managed for different scales of production? 7.5: How is the quality of products controlled through manufacture? 8: Viability of design solutions 8.1: How can designers assess whether a design solution meets its stakeholder requirements? 8.2: How do designers and manufacturers determine whether design solutions are commercially viable? 9: Health and safety 9.

1: How can safety be ensured when working with materials in a workshop environment? 9.2: What are the implications of health and safety legislation on product manufacture? 10: Preparing for non-exam assessment 10.1: Product development (AS) 10.2: Iterative design project (A Level) 11: Preparing for the written exam papers 11.1: Written Paper 01: Principles of Design Engineering, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design (AS) 11.2: Written Paper 01: Principles of Design Engineering, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design (A Level) 11.3: Written Paper 02: Unseen Challenge (A Level).