- General FAQs
- R038: Principles of engineering design
- R039: Communicating designs
- R040: Design, evaluation and modelling
General Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
When can Students be given the live set assignment?
The live assignments will be released 1 June each year on our secure website for teachers, 'Teach Cambridge' for teaching the following September. They can be given to students on or after 1 June.
Can the assignments be completed in one year and entered in another eg completed in year 10 but not entered until year 11?
The assignments are live for a year. They must be entered for a series in which they are live. If the assignment is completed in year 10, it must be submitted in year 10, either in the January or June series.
Students can resubmit on the same assignment in the year that it is live e.g. January or June of Year 10. If re-entering the following year, e.g. January of Year 11 this would be on a new assignment.
I cannot find the dates for submitting student’s marks, only making entries. Can you tell me the dates please?
There are two series in January and June of each year. Marks for non-examined assessed work (NEA) are submitted on 10 January for the January series and 15 May for June series. You can find key dates and timetables here.
FAQs for R038: Principles of engineering design
When would past exam papers be available (for mocks)?
A practice question paper and mark scheme is available on Teach Cambridge. You can find the paper under Assessment>Exams>Practice materials.
The first exam will be available to be sat in January of 2024. The paper will be available on Teach Cambridge within a few days of the exam being sat. The exam paper will be added to Exam Builder at a later date.
FAQs for R039: Communicating designs
Can the live assignments be changed in any way?
The assignments cannot be altered in any way.
FAQs for R040: Design, evaluation and modelling
Can the live assignments be changed in any way?
The assignments cannot be altered in any way.
Does we have to purchase a product to carry out Task 1 : Product Analysis for R040?
It is not expected that you purchase a range of products to carry out this task. The task can be a purely desk-top exercise.
This task can be carried out by using a range of product images selected by students and/or teachers and then analysed.
If you wish to use a physical product or a range of products to analyse, or a hybrid version of both images and physical, this is also acceptable.
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