Curriculum

The Cambridge National in Engineering Design will encourage students to:

• Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of Engineering Design, including the design process, types of drawings, influences on design, and the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Develop learning and practical skills that can be applied to real-life contexts and work situations
• Think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically
• Develop independence and confidence in using skills that would be relevant to the engineering design and development sector and more widely
• Aanalyse problems in design terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including designing, and modelling designs to meet a design brief
• Understand the different stages of the iterative design process, recognising the cyclical nature of this approach
• Evaluate designs through product disassembly and the process of using product analysis