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Why is Design and Technology Important to Schools and Industry?

 

1. Design and Technology encourages pupils to consider design problems (usually the problems other people face).
2. Pupils develop a range of practical skills associated with modern industry.
3. Pupils develop an understanding of drawing as a method of communication.
4. Working as a team to solve design problems and to manufacture is not only key to success in Design and Technology but also in industry, business and commerce.
5. Pupils develop an understanding of aesthetics and its role in the design of everyday items and architecture.
6. Pupils learn about functionality in design.
7. Pupils develop practical skills that aid them in everyday life.
8. Pupils learn to consider people with individual needs.
9. Research introduces pupils to the technology of other cultures from an historical and modern perspective.
10. Ecology and the environment are serious considerations to any design and technology student.
11. Pupils learn the importance of economics when costing projects.
12. Consideration is given to the role of designers in history and the modern world.
13. The design process is central to project work as a method of problem solving.
14. Pupils develop communication skills through designing and group work.
15. Design and Technology provides a constructive channel for a child’s creative needs.
16. Design and Technology directly supports manufacturing industry by providing this sector of the economy with capable technologists.
17. Design and Technology provides a framework for learning and formulating ideas.
 

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