Product Design - National Qualifications
Contact Details
St. Andrew's & St. Bride's High School
Platthorn Drive
East Kilbride,
G74 1NL
N4/N5
The Technology department is committed to delivering 3 subjects at these levels:
Design and Manufacture
The design and manufacture courses introduce learners to the multi-faceted world of Product Design and Manufacturing. The course provides a broad practical introduction to design, materials and manufacturing processes. The course also provides opportunities for learners to gain skills in designing and communicating design proposals, allows them to explore the properties and uses of materials and gives opportunities to make models and prototypes of products in the workshop.
The course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It combines elements of creativity and designing for visual or aesthetic impact with a requirement to consider a products function and performance.
The course is structured by individual units, and all must be passed by the student prior to being presented at either N4 or N5 level. To be awarded an N4, the student must complete all coursework successfully and have an additional Added Value Unit.
For an N5 award, the students final grade of either A, B,C or D is determined by combining the
Design Assignment worth 90 marks and the SQA Exam worth 60 marks.
Graphic Communication
This course is a broad-based qualification, suitable for learners with an interest in graphic communication - both digital and paper based. It is suitable for those wanting to progress onto higher levels of study in the subject. Throughout the course, learners will develop an understanding of how graphic communication technologies impact on our environment and society.
On completing the course, learners will have developed skills in 2D and 3D graphics, as well as pictorial graphics. They will be able to apply these skills in order to produce graphics that require relevant visual impact and graphics that transmit
The course is structured by individual units, and all must be passed by the student prior to being presented at either N4 or N5 level. To be awarded an N4, the student must complete all coursework successfully and have an additional Added Value Unit.
For an N5 award, the students final grade of either A, B,C or D is determined by combining the
Design Assignment worth 60 marks and the SQA Exam worth 60 marks.
Practical Woodworking
The Course is largely workshop-based, providing a broad introduction to practical woodworking.
It helps learners to develop safe working practices and to become proactive in matters of health and safety. It allows them to learn how to use a range of tools, equipment and materials safely and correctly.
The Course is of broad educational benefit. It allows learners to develop skills in reading drawings and diagrams, measuring and marking out, as well as cutting, shaping and finishing materials. It allows them to learn how to work effectively alongside others in a shared workshop environment. The skills that learners acquire by successfully completing this Course will be valuable for learning, for life and for the world of work.
To achieve the N5 Practical Woodworking qualification, the student must pass 3 units and an Added Value unit.
Although the subject has no formal examination, students will be expected to complete a detailed log book of all work undertaken throughout the course.
The Technology department is committed to delivering 3 subjects at these levels:
Design and Manufacture
The design and manufacture courses introduce learners to the multi-faceted world of Product Design and Manufacturing. The course provides a broad practical introduction to design, materials and manufacturing processes. The course also provides opportunities for learners to gain skills in designing and communicating design proposals, allows them to explore the properties and uses of materials and gives opportunities to make models and prototypes of products in the workshop.
The course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It combines elements of creativity and designing for visual or aesthetic impact with a requirement to consider a products function and performance.
The course is structured by individual units, and all must be passed by the student prior to being presented at either N4 or N5 level. To be awarded an N4, the student must complete all coursework successfully and have an additional Added Value Unit.
For an N5 award, the students final grade of either A, B,C or D is determined by combining the
Design Assignment worth 90 marks and the SQA Exam worth 60 marks.
Graphic Communication
This course is a broad-based qualification, suitable for learners with an interest in graphic communication - both digital and paper based. It is suitable for those wanting to progress onto higher levels of study in the subject. Throughout the course, learners will develop an understanding of how graphic communication technologies impact on our environment and society.
On completing the course, learners will have developed skills in 2D and 3D graphics, as well as pictorial graphics. They will be able to apply these skills in order to produce graphics that require relevant visual impact and graphics that transmit
The course is structured by individual units, and all must be passed by the student prior to being presented at either N4 or N5 level. To be awarded an N4, the student must complete all coursework successfully and have an additional Added Value Unit.
For an N5 award, the students final grade of either A, B,C or D is determined by combining the
Design Assignment worth 60 marks and the SQA Exam worth 60 marks.
Practical Woodworking
The Course is largely workshop-based, providing a broad introduction to practical woodworking.
It helps learners to develop safe working practices and to become proactive in matters of health and safety. It allows them to learn how to use a range of tools, equipment and materials safely and correctly.
The Course is of broad educational benefit. It allows learners to develop skills in reading drawings and diagrams, measuring and marking out, as well as cutting, shaping and finishing materials. It allows them to learn how to work effectively alongside others in a shared workshop environment. The skills that learners acquire by successfully completing this Course will be valuable for learning, for life and for the world of work.
To achieve the N5 Practical Woodworking qualification, the student must pass 3 units and an Added Value unit.
Although the subject has no formal examination, students will be expected to complete a detailed log book of all work undertaken throughout the course.
