Design and Technology study guides

SG-O-LEVEL · GCE O-Level (Singapore) · aligned to SEAB.

Design Communication and Sketching: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology designers use freehand sketching, pictorial and orthographic drawing, rendering and annotation to develop and communicate ideas
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of design communication. Freehand sketching with construction lines and crating, isometric and oblique pictorial drawing, first-angle orthographic projection, and rendering and annotation, with links to every dot point.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059
Idea Generation and Development: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology designers generate a wide range of ideas, select the best objectively, and develop and refine it through modelling and testing
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of idea generation and development. Brainstorming, mind mapping, morphological analysis and SCAMPER, selecting with a weighted matrix, modelling and prototyping, and refining a chosen idea against the specification, with links to every dot point.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059
Materials and Their Properties: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology students classify woods, metals and plastics, understand mechanical and physical properties, and select the right material for a product
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of materials. Mechanical and physical properties, woods and manufactured boards, ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys, thermoplastics and thermosets, and balancing properties, cost and impact to select a material, with links to every dot point.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059
Mechanisms and Structures: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology students use levers, linkages, gears, pulleys and structural members to transmit force and motion and carry loads, with the key calculations
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of mechanisms and structures. Levers and the principle of moments, linkages, gears and gear ratios, pulleys and belt drives, and structures with struts, ties and stability, including the core force and ratio calculations, with links to every dot point.
📖 8 min readSEAB-7059
Product Evaluation: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology students judge a product against its specification, balance objective and subjective evidence, test with users, and assess sustainability across the life cycle
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of product evaluation. Evaluating point by point against the specification, objective versus subjective evaluation, testing methods and user feedback, and sustainability across the product life cycle with the 6Rs, with links to every dot point.
📖 6 min readSEAB-7059
Research and Investigation: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology designers gather primary and secondary evidence, apply anthropometrics and ergonomics, analyse products and write a justified specification
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of research and investigation. Primary versus secondary research, anthropometrics and ergonomics with percentiles, product analysis, and turning findings into a justified, measurable design specification, with links to every dot point.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059
The Design Process: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology designers move from a situation and need to a tested, evaluated solution through an iterative cycle
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of the design process. How a designer analyses a situation and need, writes a brief and specification, and treats designing as an iterative loop, with links to every dot point and to the Design Project coursework.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059
Tools, Processes and Fabrication: how Singapore O-Level Design and Technology students mark out and measure accurately, cut, shape and form materials, join and assemble parts, and apply finishes, working safely
A Singapore O-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7059) module overview of tools, processes and fabrication. Marking out and measuring with a datum, cutting, shaping and forming for wood, metal and plastic, joining and assembly with permanent and knock-down joints, and finishing processes, with links to every dot point.
📖 7 min readSEAB-7059