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• 1: Identifying requirements1.1: 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 products2.1: 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 issues3.1: 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 communication4.1: 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 considerations5.1: 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 understanding6.1: 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 techniques7.1: 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 solutions8.1: 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 safety9.1: 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 assessment10.1: Product development (AS)10.2: Iterative design project (A Level)11: Preparing for the written exam papers11.1: 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)

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• 1: Identifying requirements1.1: 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 products2.1: 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 issues3.1: 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 communication4.1: 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 considerations5.1: 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 understanding6.1: 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 techniques7.1: 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 solutions8.1: 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 safety9.1: 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 assessment10.1: Product development (AS)10.2: Iterative design project (A Level)11: Preparing for the written exam papers11.1: 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)

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• 1: Identifying requirements1.1: 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 products2.1: 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 issues3.1: 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 communication4.1: 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 considerations5.1: 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 understanding6.1: 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 techniques7.1: 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 solutions8.1: 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 safety9.1: 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 assessment10.1: Product development (AS)10.2: Iterative design project (A Level)11: Preparing for the written exam papers11.1: 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)