Food Technology - Year 13 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

A2 Design and Technology: Food Technology (AQA 2541) - Year 13

There are two units at A2 level (Design and Manufacture examined by a 3hr. written paper taken in June and Design and Making Practice a 60hr coursework unit to be completed by Easter). Each unit represents 50% of the total marks at A2 level (25% of the full A Level).

Food 3 - Design and Manufacture	Food 4 - Design and Making Practice
Half Term 1 (June - July)
Application of food science Carbohydrates	Selection of starting point for coursework Write brief Carry out research Analyse research
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (September - October)
Proteins Fats and oils Interaction of food materials	Specification Design ideas Recipe testing Evaluation
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project write up Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (November - December)
Food additives Micro organisms Food spoilage Food poisoning	Continue testing and evaluating ideas
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project write up Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (January - February)
Preservation Extending shelf life Quality assurance and control Legislation	Product specification Development
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project write up Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (March - April)
Stages in product development ICT in the Food industry HACCP Social moral and environmental issues	Industrial practice
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: N/A Internal Common Assessment: N/A Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: N/A

Half Term 6 (May - June)
Revision and Examination practice
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: N/A Internal Common Assessment: N/A Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: N/A

Suggested Course reading list
The Science of Food by Gaman and Sherrington. Publisher Butterworth/Heineman. ISBN: 0-7506-2373-x
Manual of Nutrition. HMSO

NB. As there is no definitive text for this subject a range of books are used throughout the course copies of which are available in the department