International study at the University of Brighton

Using and Applying Design and Technology

Level: 5
Credit rating: 20
Module type: Taught
Semester offered: 1 through 2
Pre-requisites: None
Aims:

The aims for this module are set into the context of the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and they relate to the SEEC level descriptors for level 5 study.

The context of this module is to explore design in relation to the made world in which we live and the technology on which we rely.
Learning outcomes:

In relation to the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications; the SEEC level descriptors for level 5 study; and the Training and Development Agency’s Professional Standards for Classroom Teachers (TDA, 2007), by the end of the module students should be able to:

  1. identify the impact of past, present and potential future developments in design and technology;
  2. analyse the contribution made by other cultures to the development of design and technology;
  3. use design and technology to identify and solve problems set in a ‘real world’ context;
  4. recognise the interwoven nature of the curriculum.
Content:

Past, present and future developments of technology and its impact on society.
Learning and teaching strategies:

Contact time will be a mixture of presentations, seminars, critiques and student presentations

Non-contact time will be used to consolidate techniques, in further research, in preparation for sessions and in work on students' projects

During this module students will work in small groups which will provide a mutually helpful and supportive community.
Learning support:

This will depend upon the identified strengths and areas for development. However, the following electronic sources will certainly be used.

Books:

Barlex, D. (2007) Design and Technology for the Next Generation, Shrewsbury: Livesey Limited

Britton, E., De Long-Cotty, B. and Levenson, T. (2005) Bringing Technology Education into K-8 Classrooms  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

BS 4163:2007, Health and Safety for Design and Technology in Schools and similar establishments – Code of practice, London: BSi

Crawford, M.  (2009)  The Case for Working with your Hands Or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good, London: Penguin Group

Eggleston, J. (2001), 3rd Edition, Teaching Design and Technology, Buckingham: Open University Press

HMSO  (1999)  Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 437: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999, London: HMSO

McCain, T. and Jukes, I. (2001) Windows on the Future, London: Sage

Penfold, J. (1988), Craft, Design and Technology: Past, Present and Future, Trentham Books

William, N. B. and Waller, L. (2011) The Teaching Revolution, London: Sage

Electronic Sources: (all accessed June 2011)

D&T Online - Interactive Design: www.dtonline.org

Design and Technology Association (DATA):www.data.org.uk

Perception of D&T: www.core-ed.org.uk/tools/questions.html

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