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The document is a checklist for the GCSE Design and Technology NEA Project, outlining the necessary components and requirements for successful completion. It includes sections on investigation, design brief, design ideas, development, materials, and final design proposal, each with specific guidelines and marks allocation. The checklist serves as a comprehensive guide for students to ensure they cover all aspects of their project effectively.

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Coursework List

The document is a checklist for the GCSE Design and Technology NEA Project, outlining the necessary components and requirements for successful completion. It includes sections on investigation, design brief, design ideas, development, materials, and final design proposal, each with specific guidelines and marks allocation. The checklist serves as a comprehensive guide for students to ensure they cover all aspects of their project effectively.

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GCSE Design and technology NEA Project


Investigation Checklist
of needs and research– 8 Marks Name:
Front Cover The coursework coversheet with your name, your teachers name and
1 Page GCSE Design and Technology written clearly. You can also include a
picture of your finished product
Contextual Which Theme and Contextual challenge have you chosen? Explain
challenge and which and why. Investigating the context and task. Establishing areas
task analysis that you may need to research. You could use ACCESS FM . Brainstorm
1 Page diagrams.
Identify a Client A profile of the intended user/client for your product. Who is the
1 Page client? Interview the client. What are their needs and wants? What is
(see p315) the specific problem or need you could solve?
Work of others Investigate the work of others (past or present) to help form ideas.
1 Page (see p64 if relevant)
Mood Board A selection of images and notes that represent the context and task
1 Page you have chosen. This will be a source of inspiration and ideas. The
images could be linked to your theme.
Product Analysis Product Analysis is where you investigate relevant existing products.
2 Pages You can use ACCESS FM as a method of analysing products. (see p317)
Research linked You will need to carry out research that is linked to your chosen
to the task project. This will vary depending on the project that you have chosen.
2 Pages Form and function. Product disassembly
Producing a design brief and specification- 8 Marks
Design brief The Design Brief is a short statement describing what you intend to
Part of page design and make. Justify link to client’s needs (see p 318)
Design The Design Specification is a list of requirements that your product
specification must meet. You can use ACCESS FM to help complete the
1 Page specification. Justify the links to the client’s needs and wants. In the
(see p318/9) last Section you will need to evaluate your finished project against
these specification points.
Generating Design ideas – 8 Marks
Initial Design More than one drawing (ideally a wide range!) or sketches that
Ideas explore ideas for your project. Each idea should have a short
2 Pages explanation and some notes/labels added to explain the idea. Think
(see p322) about possible materials, processes and techniques
Review of initial Ideas 8 Marks
Evaluating Evaluation of your initial design ideas against the original Design
Design Ideas specification. Do the design ideas meet the needs of the client, the
1 Page design brief and the design criteria?
Developing design ideas into chosen design– 12 Marks
Design The best idea(s) from the evaluation task above will be developed into
Development a final design. Development work must show how you have developed
2-3 Pages the product from an initial idea into a viable final design.
Materials, Now that you are beginning to develop your idea you can begin to
Components & research materials, components and possible manufacturing methods
Manufacture that could be used. Provide key information on these aspects and
Methods. 1 Page explain how they could be used in your project. (See p 57)
Research Provide a summary of the research that you have carried out
Summary throughout the Investigation and Development stages. What have you
1 Page found out? How will this help in developing a suitable product that
meets the Design Brief?
Modelling As part of your development work you will need to create a small-
1 Page scale model from card (or similar) showing how the final product will
look. CAD/CAM can be used in addition to card modelling.
Final Design A final design drawing showing what the finished product will look like
Proposal with sizes, details of materials and notes added. This could be done
1-2 Pages using CAD
Manufacturing Detailed planning explaining how the product will be manufactured.
Specification You will also need to explain quality control checks and tolerances etc.
1-2 Pages (see p 302)
Communication of design ideas 8 Marks
GCSE Design and technology NEA Project Checklist Name:

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