Revision checklist Topic Area
What you should know
Topic Area 1:
1.1 The stages involved in design strategies
Designing process
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Design strategies: Linear design
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Design strategies: Iterative design
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Design strategies: Inclusive design
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Design strategies: User-centred design
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Design strategies: Sustainable design
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Design strategies: Ergonomic design
1.2 Stages of the iterative design process, and the activities carried out within each stage of this cyclic approach Iterative design: Analysis of the design brief
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Iterative design: Methods of researching the product requirements
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Iterative design: Producing an engineering design specification
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Iterative design: Generating design ideas by sketching and modelling
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Iterative design: Reasons for using modelling
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Iterative design: Virtual modelling of design ideas
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Iterative design: Physical modelling
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Iterative design: Manufacturing or modifying a prototype
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2.1 Types of criteria included in an engineering design specification
Design requirements
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Design criteria: Needs and wants
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Design criteria: Quantitative and qualitative
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Design criteria: ACCESS FM
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2.2 How manufacturing considerations affect design •
Manufacturing considerations: Scale
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Manufacturing considerations: Availability and form
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Manufacturing considerations: Processes
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Manufacturing considerations: Production costs
2.3 Influences on engineering product design
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Influences on product design: Pull and push
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Influences on product design: Standards
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Influences on product design: Legislation
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Influences on product design: Planned obsolescence
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Influences on product design: Sustainable design and the circular economy
Preparing for the exam
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