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below you will find information about the 5 strands you need to explore during your nea. under Each strand there is information about what work is to be completed for each one.
Before you start your nea, there are some things you need to know:
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It will take time
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it will be demanding
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it will be interesting
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it will be rewarding
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it is worth 50%
NEA SUBMISSION
2023/24
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strand 1
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1.1 Investigations of the context and feasibility study of potential products / approaches
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1.2 Design brief
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1.3 Investigations of user and stakeholder needs and wants and the outlining of stakeholder requirements (non-technical specification)
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1.4 Investigations of existing products and design practices
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1.5 Exploration of materials and possible technical requirements
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1.6 Technical specification
NEA guidance page 10-30
STRAND 2
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2.1 Generation of initial ideas
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2.2 Design developments
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2.3 Development of final design solution(s)
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2.4 Critical thinking
NEA guidance page 31-45
STRAND 3
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3.1 Quality of chronological progression
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3.2 Quality of initial ideas
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3.3 Quality of design developments
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3.4 Quality of final design solution(s)
NEA guidance page 46-59
STRAND 4
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4.1 Quality of planning for making the final prototype(s )
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4.2 Quality of final prototype(s)
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4.3 Use of specialist techniques and processes
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4.4 Use of specialist tools and equipment
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4.5 Viability of the final prototype(s)
NEA guidance page 60-73
STRAND 5
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5.1 Analysis and evaluation of primary and/or secondary sources
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5.2 Ongoing evaluation to manage design progression
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5.3 Risk assessments
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5.4 Feasibility of the design solution
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5.5 Evaluation of the final prototype(s)
NEA guidance page 74-93
Click the relevant sections below for more information.
Orange areas are criteria which are assessed across a number of sections/ pages - they are not pages to complete
Design Technology @ NCB
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