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We have divided this course into three units:

Unit 1: Engineering Design and Graphical Communication;
Unit 2: Engineering Production; and
Unit 3: Engineering Technology.

Each unit is described in more detail in the table below.

Unit Content
Unit 1: Engineering Design and Graphical Communication This unit is about the process of designing. Students analyse a client brief, detail production constraints, develop a range of design specifications and choose a final design solution. They produce engineering drawings of their final design to test it against the original brief and to present information to the client.Students learn how to:
  • analyse client design briefs;
  • develop design specifications and solutions;
  • read and produce engineering drawings;
  • choose engineering drawing techniques; and
  • present their design solution.
Unit 2: Engineering Production Students make an engineered product made up of two different materials. Students learn how to:
  • use product specifications;
  • read and interpret engineering drawing and diagrams;
  • produce a production plan;
  • choose suitable materials, parts and components for a product;
  • use production processes and begin to understand their importance for functional and aesthetic reasons;
  • use quality control techniques to check the quality of their work conforms to the standards required;
  • use processes, tools and equipment, including computer-aided manufacture (CAM), required to make an engineered product; and
  • apply health and safety procedures.
Unit 3: Engineering Technology There may be some links between this unit and the other two. In it, students learn about:
  • engineering materials and their properties/functions;
  • quality control techniques;
  • new technology used in and by the engineering industries;
  • impact of modern technologies; and
  • engineered products.

For more information, see the specification.