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AS/A Level GCE Design and Technology: Product Design - H053, H453

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The final assessment opportunity these qualifications (H053, H453) will be summer 2018. Resits will be available in summer 2019.

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Qualification update

Our AS/A Level Design and Technology suite is being redeveloped for first teaching in September 2017. To find out more visit our new qualification page below.

  • AS/A Level GCE - Design and Technology - H004-H006, H404-H406 (from 2017)

These specifications are designed to offer learners opportunities to study, propose and realise prototype solutions closely linked to the real world of product manufacture in a range of material areas. Recognising the routes that are pursued at GCSE this specification provides candidates with opportunities to continue their studies either exclusively or as a combination of focus material areas.

Benefits

  • Excellent progression from GCSE Product Design with an AS Advanced Innovation challenge unit.
  • Has been reduced from six to four units, thus reducing the assessment burden on learners.
  • Accommodates exclusive use of materials or a combination of focus material areas.
  • Content has been revised, updated and improved to reflect customer feedback.

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  • (1) Specifications
    • Specification from 2013 (PDF, 374KB)
  • (1) Courses and training
    • View and book training courses for this qualification
  • (3) Subject information updates
    • Notice to centres - Advanced innovation challenge guidelines (PDF, 26KB)
    • Notice to centres - Amended GCE Product Design Specification (H053 and H453) (PDF, 14KB)
    • Notice to centres - Unit F521/01 - Using the advanced innovation challenge answer book (PDF, 15KB)
  • (5) Forms
    • Centre authentication form (DOC, 67KB)
    • Unit F522 - Coursework summary form (GCW152) (PDF, 860KB)
    • Unit F522 - Coursework summary form (interactive - GCW152i) (PDF, 834KB)
    • Unit F523 - Coursework summary form (GCW940) (PDF, 329KB)
    • Unit F523 - Coursework summary form (interactive - GCW940i) (PDF, 348KB) Updated 18/04/2018
  • (151) Past papers, mark schemes and reports
    • (9) 2009 - June series
      • Mark scheme - June (PDF, 52KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 127KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 160KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Modified language (PDF, 156KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impaired (PDF, 78KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 156KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Modified language (PDF, 106KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impaired (PDF, 60KB)
      • Report on the units - June (PDF, 153KB)
    • (6) 2010 - January series
      • Examiner's report - January (PDF, 166KB)
      • Mark scheme - January (PDF, 187KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 47KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 110KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - Visually impaired (PDF, 51KB)
      • Unit F521 - Theme sheet - January 2010 (PDF, 44KB)
    • (11) 2010 - June series
      • Examiner's report - June (PDF, 365KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 276KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 579KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 462KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 154KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 128KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 102KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 (PDF, 164KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 (PDF, 37KB)
      • Unit F521 - Information for teachers - January and June 2010 (PDF, 26KB)
      • Unit F521 - Theme sheet - June 2010 (PDF, 45KB)
    • (10) 2011 - January series
      • Examiners' reports - January (PDF, 362KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - January (PDF, 88KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - January (PDF, 593KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - January (PDF, 88KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 508KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 102KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 103KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 184KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 - A3 sheet (PDF, 37KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 (PDF, 100KB)
    • (15) 2011 - June series
      • Examiners' reports - June (PDF, 259KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 95KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 698KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - June (PDF, 125KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 471KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 94KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Part 1 (PDF, 101KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Part 2 (PDF, 39KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 128KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 94KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 103KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 187KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 100KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 37KB)
      • Unit F521 - Instructions for teachers - January and June 2011 (PDF, 130KB)
    • (11) 2012 - January series
      • Examiners' reports - January (PDF, 242KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - January (PDF, 135KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - January (PDF, 192KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - January (PDF, 82KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 195KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 137KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 120KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 154KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 120KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 129KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 202KB)
    • (11) 2012 - June series
      • Examiners' reports - June (PDF, 456KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 232KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 137KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 137KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 120KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 154KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 120KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 214KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 204KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 212KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 38KB)
    • (12) 2013 - January series
      • Examiners' reports - January (PDF, 219KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - January (PDF, 89KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - January (PDF, 123KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 462KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 144KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 121KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 186KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 121KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 133KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 247KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 149KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 55KB)
    • (14) 2013 - June series
      • Examiners' reports - June (PDF, 246KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 189KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 156KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 939KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 452KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 144KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 121KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 186KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 121KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 133KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product Design component 1 (PDF, 341KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 150KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product Design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 55KB)
      • Unit F521 - Theme sheet - January and June 2013 (PDF, 122KB)
    • (13) 2014 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 559KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 226KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 557KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - June (PDF, 169KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 149KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 125KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 191KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 126KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 138KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product design component 1 (PDF, 254KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 433KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 55KB)
    • (15) 2015 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 566KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 125KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 609KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - June (PDF, 261KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 3MB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 438KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 424KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 484KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 424KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 427KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product design component 1 (PDF, 492KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 424KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 398KB)
      • Unit F521 - Instructions for teachers - June 2015 (PDF, 443KB)
      • Unit F521 - Theme Sheet - June 2015 (PDF, 436KB)
    • (18) 2016 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 450KB)
      • Log in to Interchange to download the most recent past papers materials (schools only)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F521/01/02 - Advanced innovation challenge - June (PDF, 415KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/01 - Product design - Component 1 - June (PDF, 574KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit F524/02 - Product design - Component 2 - June (PDF, 121KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 5MB)
      • Past paper materials' availability dates for all series
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 438KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers (PDF, 411KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes (PDF, 463KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/01 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet (PDF, 411KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F521/02 - Advanced innovation challenge (PDF, 427KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/01 - Product design component 1 (PDF, 499KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 1 (PDF, 425KB)
      • Question paper - Unit F524/02 - Product design component 2 - Part 2 (PDF, 399KB)
      • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers - June 2016 (PDF, 435KB)
      • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes - June 2016 (PDF, 603KB)
      • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet - June 2016 (PDF, 438KB)
    • (1) 2017 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 546KB)
    • (4) Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
      • Past paper materials - 2009 January - Legacy (ZIP, 1MB)
      • Past paper materials - 2009 June - Legacy (ZIP, 1MB)
      • Past paper materials - 2010 January - Legacy (ZIP, 681KB)
      • Past paper materials - 2010 June - Legacy (ZIP, 1MB)
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  • (6) Pre-release materials
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers - June 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Instructions for teachers - June 2018 (PDF, 752KB)
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes - June 2017 (PDF, 7MB)
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Teachers' notes - June 2018 (PDF, 2MB)
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet - June 2017 (PDF, 907KB)
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Theme sheet - June 2018 (PDF, 722KB)
  • (2) Sample assessment materials
    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Specimen (PDF, 76KB)
    • Unit F524 - Product design - Component 1 - Specimen (PDF, 306KB)

Teaching and learning resources

  • (1) Skills guides
    • Download skills guides
  • (10) Support materials
    • Advanced innovation challenge rules and tips (PDF, 180KB)
    • Guide to what has changed (PDF, 407KB)
    • Topic exploration pack - Testing and evaluating - Teacher's pack (PDF, 1MB)

      This pack provides teachers with additional background information and support for the delivery and understanding of the topic of testing and independent evaluation of the final product.

      Download

    • Topic exploration pack - Testing and evaluating - Teacher's slides (PPT, 2MB)
    • Topic exploration pack - The Advanced Innovation Challenge (PDF, 14MB)

      Topic exploration pack - The Advanced Innovation Challenge

      This pack provides teachers with additional background information and support for the delivery and understanding of the Advanced Innovation Challenge.

      Download

    • Unit F521 - Advanced innovation challenge - Scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 223KB)
    • Unit F521 - Teacher guidance (PDF, 50KB)
    • Unit F521 - Teachers notes - June 2015 (PDF, 497KB)
    • Unit F522 - Product study - Scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 337KB)
    • Unit F523 - Design, make and evaluate - Scheme of work and lesson plan booklet (DOC, 340KB)
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