Jade

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Jade
Jade is a post-16 learner taking the Advanced
Diploma in manufacturing and product design. She
lives in a large city and noticed on her bus
journeys to school that some of the new high-rise
buildings under construction had a steel
framework while others seemed to have a concrete
frame. Being a curious and practically-minded
person, she wondered why this was. She began to
notice numerous other differences in the way
buildings are made and became increasingly
fascinated. When she came to decide on her
post-16 course, she chose this Diploma because it
gave her the opportunity to find out more about
the intriguing subject of product design and use
of materials in a wide range of fields including
building materials.
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Jade Advanced Diploma in manufacturing and
product design
additional and specialist learning 360 GLH
principal learning 540 GLH
generic learning 180 GLH

• 9 mandatory units
• Manufacturing Business Principles
• Customer Needs and Market Requirements in
  Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing
• Management of Resources and Working Practices in
  Manufacturing
• Research, Development and the Introduction of
  New Products in Manufacturing
• Principles and Applications of Materials Science
  in Manufacturing
• Production and Processing Systems in
  Manufacturing
• Management of Production and Processing
  Operations
• Quality in Manufacturing

EDEXCEL Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Engineering
(Manufacturing) (360 GLH)
3 x functional skills at level 2 (prerequisite)
extended project qualification (120 GLH)
10 days work experience
personal, learning and thinking skills (60 GLH)
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Work experience
Extended Project
Jade had an interest in the environmental
benefits of different types of building products
and their appropriate application in the building
sector. Using windows as an example, she decided
to find out what influences builders in their
choice of product. She first carried out detailed
research on the range of products available,
noting all of their characteristics, including
the environmental impact of the materials used
and of their insulating properties. Using the
contacts she had made in her work experience she
visited different construction sites and
photographed the different types of windows being
installed. She then interviewed the architects,
using a prepared list of questions, to determine
why they had selected their product and discussed
with them the benefits and costs of their chosen
type of window. She presented her findings as a
computer slide show with an accompanying audio
commentary which explained her findings and
included taped extracts from her interviews with
the architects.

Jade spent two weeks working on a large building
site where she helped deal with the
administration involved in the delivery of
materials to the site. She learnt a great deal
about the immense variety of materials used in
constructing buildings. Later on, she spent two
weeks in a large industrial plant which produced
insulation materials for the building industry.
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