DT Subject specific vocabulary (AQA)

Question 1

Design methodology based on a process of analysing, prototyping and testing to refine a product

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Iterative design

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Manufacturing method used to produce products in quantity.

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Commercial process

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Moral decisions when designing and manufacturing.

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Ethics

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Products developed to meet the needs of society or a specific section of the market.

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Market pull

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The identification of improvements and subsequent evolution of products.

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Continuous improvement

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Define the term aesthetics

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The physical appearance of a product such as the colour, pattern and form

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Use of models, sketches and CAD to show the design of a product as it develops

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Conceptual stages (of design)

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The use of control systems for operating equipment such as machinery; this reduces human input.

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Automation

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The minimum and maximum measurements that can be accepted when manufacturing.

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Tolerance

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An early model or sample of a product used to test a concept.

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Prototype

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The standard shape and size of materials as they are bought

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Stock form

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How well a product carries out its purpose.

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Functionality

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Graphic symbols or simplistic diagrams used to convey a system (eg an underground map).

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Schematic diagram

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Mechanism which produces and/or changes movement.

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Mechanical device

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The impact a product or individual has on society.

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Social footprint

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Research collected first-hand by a designer to develop a product or idea.

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Primary source

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A material or source which will one day run out.

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Finite

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Properties that refer to the actual matter that forms the material eg insulation, conductivity

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Physical properties

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How a material reacts to external forces.

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Working properties

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Using processes such as cutting, bending, joining and assembly to produce products.

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Fabricate

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Define the term ergonomics

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How a user interacts with a product

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The person/people who make use of the product that has been developed by a designer.

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User

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Deliberately shortening the life of a product, forcing the user to update their products

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Planned obsolescence

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The consideration of the environment and the impact that design can have on it.

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Ecological

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The idea that a designer needs to evaluate the impact their product could have on society

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Social responsibility

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A product intended to make money.

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Commercial product

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A technique used to assess the environmental impact of a product at all stages of its life

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Life cycle assessment

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Item or artefact developed for an intended audience to solve a problem or meet a need.

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Product

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Design development focusing on the usability and inclusivity of the design

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User centered design

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people united to meet common social, economic or cultural need through a jointly-owned business

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Co-operative

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How well a material is converted by heat into a molten state dependent on its melting point.

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Fusibility

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Define the term anthropometrics

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The average measurements of the human body, categorised data for designers

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Define the term function

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How a product works/operates in a particular way

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Where materials originate and the raw material that needs to be converted into a workable form.

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Primary source (of materials)

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Reducing and eliminating waste in a manufacturing process.

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Lean manufacturing

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The person/people/audience being designed for and whose needs are being met.

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Client

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A large number of people who raise money for a project or venture.

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Crowd funding

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Tessellation of shapes or nets on a material to reduce the amount of waste during manufacture.

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Nesting

DT Subject specific vocabulary (AQA)

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DT Subject specific vocabulary (AQA)

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