Unit 3 | Engineering Product Design & Manufacture

Unit 3 Lessons

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Explore why new engineering products are developed and identify the challenges that initiate the design process.

Explore the constraints, limitations and opportunities that influence engineering design.

Consider engineering materials and the factors affecting appropriate material selection.

Examine mechanisms, transmission systems and manufacturing processes used in engineering products.

Translate customer needs into engineering design briefs and product design specifications.

Explore legal, safety, environmental and commercial influences on engineering products.

Analyse existing products, their performance and the manufacturing decisions behind them.

Generate and communicate a range of engineering design ideas in response to a specification.

Evaluate, refine and develop concepts using an iterative engineering design process.

Produce a developed engineering proposal supported by appropriate technical information.

Validate engineering design decisions against requirements, evidence and performance criteria.

Evaluate the developed design and recommend justified engineering improvements.

Consolidate key knowledge from the design, materials and product analysis content.

Apply Unit 3 knowledge and design skills through a full synoptic assessment preparation activity.