Cambridge AssessmentInternational EducationSyllabusCambridge InternationalAS &A LevelDesign Technology 9705Use this syllabus for exams in 2024.Exams are available in the June and November series.Version 1Please check the syllabus page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/alevelto see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.For the purposes of screen readers,any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSECambridgerefers to Cambridge International General Certification of Secondary Education.PathwayChanges to the syllabus for 2024The syllabus has been updated.The latest syllabus is version 1.published March 2022The coursework wording in section 4 has been updated for greater clarity and accessibility and to beOutline proposal forms are no longer in use for this syllabus.As part of your teaching,you should giveguidance and feedback to candidates on whether their coursework or project title is suitable.A new section with guidance on Authenticity and supervision of coursework has been added in section 4.Guidance on carry forward for the coursework components has been added under a new section onRetakes and carry forward in section 5.We have confirmed that coursework cannot be resubmitted from a previous series for re-marking but markscan be carried forward.Significant changes to the syllabus are indicated by black vertical lines either side of the text.You are strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning your teaching programme.Cambridge University Press Assessment March 2022Cambridge Assessment Intemational Education is part of Cambridge University Press Assessment.Cambridge University PressAssessment is a department of the University of Cambridge.Cambridge University Press Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications.Registered centres are pemmitted to copymaterial from this booklet for their own internal use.However,we cannot give pemmission to centres to photocopy any material that isacknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre.Contents4Supporting teachers1 Assessment at a glance........................2Syllabus aims and assessment objectives.......122.1 Syllabus aims2.2 Assessment2.3 Assessment objectives2.4 Relationship between assessment objectives and components3 Syllabus content...........153.1 Part 1-Core content3.2 Part 2-Product design3.3 Part 2-Practical technology3.4 Part 2-Graphic products.264.1 Coursework assessment4.2 Coursework assessment criteria5 Other information ...................32LanguageAccessibility and equalityMaking entriesExam administrationRetakes and carry forwardGrading and reportingHow students,teachers and higher education can use the grades