A-LEVEL
DESIGN AND
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT
DESIGN
(7552)
Specification
For teaching from September 2017
onwards For exams in 2018 onwards
Version 1.3 21 January 2019
,
, AQA A-level Design and Technology: Product Design 7552. A-level exams June 2019 onwards. Version 1.3 21 January 2019
Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1Why choose AQA for A-level Design and
Technology: Product Design
5
1.2Support and resources to help you teach 5
2 Specification at a glance 7
2.1Subject content 7
2.2Assessments 7
3 Subject content 9
3.1Technical principles 10
3.2Designing and making principles 38
4 Scheme of assessment 47
4.1Aims 47
4.2Assessment objectives 48
4.3Assessment weightings 48
4.4Non-exam assessment criteria 49
4.5Assessment criteria 51
5 Non-exam assessment administration 65
5.1Supervising and authenticating 65
5.2Avoiding malpractice 65
5.3Teacher standardisation 66
5.4Internal standardisation 66
5.5Commenting 66
5.6Submitting marks 67
5.7Factors affecting individual students 67
5.8Keeping students' work 67
5.9Moderation 67
5.10After moderation 68
6 General administration 69
6.1Entries and codes 69
6.2Overlaps with other qualifications 69
6.3Awarding grades and reporting results 69
6.4Resits and shelf life 69
6.5Previous learning and prerequisites 70
6.6Access to assessment: diversity and inclusion 70
6.7Working with AQA for the first time 70
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3
, 6.8Private candidates 71
6.9Use of calculators 71
7 Appendix 1: Links to maths and
science 73
7.1Maths 73
7.2Science 74
Are you using the latest version of this specification?
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DESIGN AND
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT
DESIGN
(7552)
Specification
For teaching from September 2017
onwards For exams in 2018 onwards
Version 1.3 21 January 2019
,
, AQA A-level Design and Technology: Product Design 7552. A-level exams June 2019 onwards. Version 1.3 21 January 2019
Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1Why choose AQA for A-level Design and
Technology: Product Design
5
1.2Support and resources to help you teach 5
2 Specification at a glance 7
2.1Subject content 7
2.2Assessments 7
3 Subject content 9
3.1Technical principles 10
3.2Designing and making principles 38
4 Scheme of assessment 47
4.1Aims 47
4.2Assessment objectives 48
4.3Assessment weightings 48
4.4Non-exam assessment criteria 49
4.5Assessment criteria 51
5 Non-exam assessment administration 65
5.1Supervising and authenticating 65
5.2Avoiding malpractice 65
5.3Teacher standardisation 66
5.4Internal standardisation 66
5.5Commenting 66
5.6Submitting marks 67
5.7Factors affecting individual students 67
5.8Keeping students' work 67
5.9Moderation 67
5.10After moderation 68
6 General administration 69
6.1Entries and codes 69
6.2Overlaps with other qualifications 69
6.3Awarding grades and reporting results 69
6.4Resits and shelf life 69
6.5Previous learning and prerequisites 70
6.6Access to assessment: diversity and inclusion 70
6.7Working with AQA for the first time 70
Visit aqa.org.uk/7552 for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and administration
3
, 6.8Private candidates 71
6.9Use of calculators 71
7 Appendix 1: Links to maths and
science 73
7.1Maths 73
7.2Science 74
Are you using the latest version of this specification?
• You will always find the most up-to-date version of this specification on
our website at aqa.org.uk/7552
• We will write to you if there are significant changes to the specification.
4 Visit aqa.org.uk/7552 for the most up-to-date specification, resources, support and
administration
