Brief description of Unit 1:  Students will explore drawing techniques using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales.  This is done through appreciation of solid, void, form, shape, texture, colour, decoration, surface treatment, scale, proportion, rhythm and movement in their chosen media.  All students will be expected to keep sketchbooks / journals to show the transition from two dimensional to three dimensional design.  Students will use a variety of appropriate tools and equipment for construction and assembling purposes.  Students will also respond to images and artefacts that relate to the social, environmental, cultural and / or ethical contexts, and to the time and place in which they were created.

Brief description of Unit 2: Five separate questions will be set for three dimensional design and one of these is to be chosen by the students as a starting point for their externally set assignment. The question papers will be distributed at the beginning of February.  This unit is about developing your ideas and the application of the skills you have acquired in the coursework portfolio unit.  Your externally set assignment will be presented on mounted sheets as well as work in your sketchbook.  During the examination period you will undertake 5 hours of unaided supervised time, which is devoted to the development of ideas.  Maquettes and models can be produced as support work in this unit.