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Electronic Products - Year 11

GCSE Electronic Products – Year 11

In Year 11 students learn how to apply their understanding to a controlled assessment project. They work on this project throughout the year in addition to subject revision and exam practice.

Half Term 1 (June - July)
  • Introduction to the Year 11 GCSE Project (Controlled Assessment)
  • Choosing / writing the Design Brief
  • Analyzing the brief
  • Research (Existing products, case materials, relevant circuit components)
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Stage 1 - ‘Investigate’ end of half term
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 2 (September - October)
  • Revision Theory – Components (Inputs, outputs & power supplies)
  • Initial ideas (Design skills)
  • Review (against the specification)
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Stage 2 – ‘Design’ end of half term
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 3 (November - December)
  • Revision Theory – Process components - (including logic & PIC)
  • Circuit modelling
  • PCB modelling / development
  • Case development
  • Final design
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Stage 3 ‘Develop’ end of term
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 4 (January - February)
  • Revision theory - Construction methods, case materials, levels of production
  • Production plan
  • PCB construction
  • PIC programming (if necessary)
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Stage 4 ‘Production Plan’ end of half term
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 5 (March - April)
  • Revision theory – Testing method, Ohms law
  • PCB testing and modification
  • Case construction
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Final submission of GCSE practical work and design folder
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Final submission of work - end of term
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 6 (April - May)
  • Revision (Including EPOS, CAD/CAM, sustainability, sources of energy)
  • Exam practice
External Assessment/Contriolled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Reading list
Design & Make it Electronic Products by Dave Mawson, Paul Bell, Philip Poole, Tristram Shepard (Nelson Thornes)
Electronic Products by David McHugh (Lonsdale) by www.technologystudent .com