A2
AUGMENTS WORK ON SECOND YEAR DONE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER TERM. PAGE NUMBERS RELATE TO TEXTBOOK COVERING PAGES 135 TO 220 = 85 PAGES IN 30 WEEKS = 3 PAGES A WEEK NOTIONALLY HOWEVER SOME WEEKS WILL BE PRACTICALLY BASED WHICH WILL REFLECT THE NEED TO INCREASE PAGES COVERED. ( A2 MARK SCHEME EXEMPLAR FROM AQA COVERS ONLY 24 WEEKS - THOUGH IT IS BASED ON 6 LESSONS A WEEK – WE HAVE A TOTAL AT BOTH SITES OF 4 A WEEK)
WEEK NO DATE WORK OUTLINE PAGE HWK
1 SEPT 7TH REVIEW
2 SEPT 14TH PROGRESS AND ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEST YEAR
3 SEPT 21ST
4 SEPT 28 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES – UNIT 4 ( BHS ) RECAP AND REVIEW CHOICES BULLET POINT 2 PAGES
5 OCT 5TH DRAWING METHODS, MOCK UPS, MODELS, RENDERING CREATING ABSTRACT SHAPES USING VIEWING GRID – LINE THEORY 158 - 159 EXAM QUESTION
6 OCT 12TH Safety
Safety
- Risk assessments
- Safety legislation & manufacturing
- Risk assessments - Rendering
- Orthographic projection
- Modelling
- Mock-ups
- Prototypes
- Presentation boards
158-159
HALF TERM
7 OCT 26TH PLUS DRAWING EXERCISE
Case study 1: Safety in JCB manufacture
- Safety legislation and the user
Case study 2: Safety features in a domestic, 3-pin electrical plug
169-173
8 N0V 2ND REVIEW WITH ALL STUDENTS
9 NOV 9TH Human needs and human factors
- Ergonomics and anthropometrics
Product analysis exercise 3: Computer workstation
Product analysis exercise 4: Car interior
- Design for disabled people
Product analysis exercise 5: Design for disabled
people
173-177
10 NOV 16TH Major developments in technology
- Introduction
- Technological developments and the radio
- 1930s
- 1940s and 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1970s to recent years
- The development of MP3
11 NOV23RD - Technological developments and the battery
- Technological developments and the TV
- Technological development in the telephone
- The impact of information and communication technology (ICT)
- Intelligent systems and interlinked products
- ICT and the internet
- Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID)
- Fluidic self assembly (FSA)
- Nanotechnology
- Products using nanotechnology
12 DEC 7TH 11 REVIEW ALL STUDENTS STUDENTS TO WORK ON DESIGN FOLIO WHEN NOT BEING SEEN BY TUTOR
13 DEC 14TH Product analysis exercise 6: Major developments in technology
- Mobile phones
- Technology push and market pull
178-193
14 DEC 21ST Case Study: The Mini
Product and life cycles and historical influences
- Introduction and launch
- Growth
- Maturity
- Decline
- Planned obsolescence
193-195
CHRISTMAS
15 JAN 4TH The work of past and present designers
- The machine age
- The product age
- Design movements
16 JAN 11TH REVIEW OF ALL STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS TO WORK ON DESIGN FOLIO WHEN NOT BEING SEEN BY TUTOR
17 JAN 18TH Case study 3:
Clarice Cliffe (1899-1972)
- The work of past designers inspired by nature
Product analysis exercise 7: Historical influences - Bauhaus chair
Product analysis exercise 8: Historical influences - Super Lamp
18 JAN 25TH REVIEW ALL STUDENTS PROGRESS
19 FEB 1ST Case Study: Mies van der Rohe
Case Study: Maclaren buggy
In class and a visit to Lairgate interiors
Case Study: Alessi
Case Study: Tizio lamp
Chapter 6 Processes and manufacture
Revision quiz: Quality in product design
Revision quiz: Robotics in the car industry
Revision quiz: ICT in modern manufacturing systems
Answers: Examination-style questions
206-207
20 FEB 8TH REVIEW ALL STUDENTS WORK STUDENTS STUDENTS TO WORK ON DESIGN FOLIO WHEN NOT BEING SEEN BY TUTOR
HALF TERM
21 22ND FEB Modern manufacturing
systems
Modern manufacturing systems
- Introduction
- Quick response manufacturing (QRM)
- Electronic point of sale (EPOS)
- Just in time (JIT)
- Kanbans
- Sequencing
- Master production schedule (MPS)
- Telematics
- Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
207-211
22 MARCH 1ST Product analysis exercise: One-off/batch production –
Investment casting
ICT in manufacturing
ICT in manufacturing
- Introduction
- Scales of production
- One-offs
- Batch production
- Mass production (high-volume production)
- Continuous production
211-213
23 MARCH 8TH Product analysis exercise:
Scales of production – Jigs and fixtures
Product analysis exercise:
Scales of production – High volume products
ICT applications in product design and manufacture
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
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24 MARCH 15TH REVIEW ALL STUDENTS WORK STUDENTS STUDENTS TO WORK ON DESIGN FOLIO WHEN NOT BEING SEEN BY TUTOR
25 MARCH 22ND Case study: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Virtual reality modelling (VR)
- Computer-integrated manufacture (CIM)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE )
EASTER
EASTER
26 Product analysis exercise 1:ICT applications in product design and manufacture
- CAD
- Computer-aided manufacturing
- Robotics
- Robot configurations
- Programming methods
- The benefits of using robots
- The drawbacks of using robots
27 Product analysis exercise 2:
Computer-aided manufacturing
213-220
Product analysis exercise:
CAD/CAM product – JCB
28 REVIEW ALL STUDENTS WORK STUDENTS STUDENTS TO WORK ON DESIGN FOLIO WHEN NOT BEING SEEN BY TUTOR
WEEKS FROM THIS POINT SPENT ON PAST PAPER
29 Exam revision
30 Exam Revision
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