MDP

toc =Major Design Project=

Assessment

 * Each student must complete a Major Design Project worth 60 marks together with an examination worth 40 marks.

Folio parameters

 * The folio will be limited to 80 written A4 pages OR 40 written A3 pages printed on ONE side only.
 * Note that the page limit includes the title page, index, bibliography, design ideas, concept sketches and detailed drawings, as well as information presented on displays or noticeboards.

Folio Format

 * The folio should be presented in an A4 or A3 folder.
 * A clear and easily read font equivalent in size to 12-point Times New Roman should be used for text.
 * Folio pages should be numbered.

Past Projects
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Criteria
|| || || || || Industrial Practice ||
 * **Section 1** || **Project Proposal and Project Management** ||
 * || Identification and exploration of the need
 * || Design Brief ||
 * || Areas of investigation
 * || Criteria to evaluate success
 * || Action, time and finance plans and their application
 * **Section 2** || **Project Development & Realisation** ||
 * || Evidence of Creativity & Innovation ||
 * || Consideration of Design Factors ||
 * || Documentation of Research
 * || Evidence of Experimentation & Testing Design Solutions ||
 * || Identification& Justification of Ideas & Resources ||
 * || Communication & Presentation Techniques ||
 * || Evidence of Practical Skills
 * **Section 3** || **Evaluation** ||