Design Engineering
Introduction
- The pages below provide brief commentaries on the different aspects of the theory material.
 - They are very 'light touch and are not designed to be a substitute for your own notes, but are here to provide prompts that you may find useful.
 
Past Papers
Theory Topics
- 1.1 - 1.3b: Identifying Requirements
 - 2.1 - 2.4iii: Learning from existing products and practice
 - 3.1 - 3.6b: Implications of wider issues
 - 4.1 - 4.3b: Design thinking and communication
 - 5.1 - 5.3b: Materials and component considerations
 - 6.1 - 6.3a(v): Technical understanding part 1
 - 6.4a - 6.4b(viii): Technical understanding part 2
 - 6.4c - 6.5b(v): Technical understanding part 3
 - 7.1 - 7.4b(iv): Manufacturing processes and techniques
 - 8.1: Viability of Design solution
 - 8.2 Assessing whether a design solution meets the criteria of technical specifications
 - 8.3 Determining the viability of Design Solutions
 - 9.1 - 9.2b: Health and Safety
 - Mathematics requirements
 - Science requirements