Every subtopic of DP Design Technology, ready to teach.
Every subtopic of the DP Design Technology syllabus, structured around the key concepts, the assessment objectives, and real-world design inquiry.
One pack. Everything you need to teach the course.
24 topics, one coherent course.
Open any theme to see its topic map and the skills students build across SL and HL.
Theme AHuman Factors, Materials, and Systems
Ergonomics and user research through to materials science and the structural, mechanical, electronic, and manufacturing systems that underpin designed products.
Theme A develops foundational knowledge across eight topics: the principles of ergonomics and anthropometric data, user-centred research and prototyping methods, material classification and properties, and — at HL — structural systems, mechanical systems, electronic systems, and manufacturing techniques. Together, these topics establish the technical and human-factors literacy that underpins rigorous design decision-making.
Skills & assessment. Lessons build students' ability to apply the key concept of Systems across interconnected domains, analyse material and structural trade-offs, interpret technical data, and evaluate design decisions against functional requirements — skills directly assessed in AO2 and AO3 tasks. HL lessons on structural loads, gear ratios, circuit types, and manufacturing processes are clearly flagged and include exam-style questions with full mark schemes.
Theme BDesign Process, Modelling, and Production
From defining a design brief and generating ideas through to material selection, systems application, and production at scale — the full design process in practice.
Theme B addresses eight topics centred on the practice of design: user-centred design principles, the stages of the design process, modelling and prototyping methods, material selection frameworks, and — at HL — the application and selection of structural, mechanical, and electronic systems, alongside the principles of production systems. Lessons move students from research and ideation into technical decision-making and manufacturing contexts.
Skills & assessment. The theme builds students' capacity to construct and evaluate design specifications, select and justify modelling approaches, apply Ashby charts and CES Edupack frameworks, and analyse production systems — all central to AO2 and AO4 demands in the external papers. HL lessons on gear ratios, microcontrollers, lean manufacturing, and quality control are clearly flagged throughout.
Theme CResponsibility, Sustainability, and Evaluation
Designer responsibility, inclusive design, sustainability frameworks, circular economy thinking, product evaluation, and — at HL — life-cycle analysis and design for manufacture.
Theme C engages students with the ethical, social, and environmental dimensions of design across eight topics: the designer's responsibility for safety and ethics, inclusive design principles, and sustainability strategies including circular economy and life-cycle analysis. Product analysis and evaluation methods are developed alongside HL topics on emotional durability, speculative design, LCA data interpretation, and design for manufacture strategies.
Skills & assessment. Lessons develop students' ability to apply evaluative frameworks, construct structured product analyses, interpret LCA data, and engage with the concept of Responsibility as a key design lens — skills central to AO3 and AO4 in both papers. HL lessons on design activism, LCA stages, tolerances, and value engineering are clearly flagged and include exam-style questions with full mark schemes.
A clear teaching arc in every lesson.
Built for the exams students will sit.
Walk into every lesson already prepared.
The entire DP Design Technology course, built to the current syllabus and ready to teach — so your time goes into the students in front of you, not into building resources from scratch.