Introduction

About your Cambridge National course and qualification

Today’s society benefits from many incredible products, from the latest smartphone to NASA Rovers and renewable technologies. All of these products have been carefully designed by engineers using the same knowledge and skills you will learn as you take this course. You may want to specialise in one of the many sectors that use the skills of engineering, such as working for a technology company or advertising, but you will benefit from having experience of the same design skills and knowledge that these engineers use. During your Engineering Design course, you will learn about the tools and techniques that are needed to follow a career in engineering and product design. You’ll have a chance to develop skills relevant for a range of roles while developing product design strategies, planning and creating detailed engineering drawings and planning, creating and reviewing original products. How you will be assessed You have to complete three mandatory units. Mandatory units • R038: Principles of engineering design – You will take a written exam for this unit. The exam lasts for 1 hour 15 minutes, and is worth 70 marks. The exam is set and marked by OCR. • R039: Communicating designs – You will be given an assignment to complete for this unit, which is worth 60 marks. • R040: Design, evaluation and modelling – You will be given an DRAFT assignment to complete for this unit, which is worth 60 marks.