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The Design Cycle @DISK Introduction
The document outlines the design cycle process, emphasizing individual assessment of each participant's design cycle booklet. It details the stages of investigating a problem, developing a design brief, planning, creating a product, and evaluating the final solution. Additionally, it encourages reflection on the use of the design cycle and celebrates successes while identifying areas for improvement.
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The Design Cycle @DISK Introduction
- 1. THE DESIGN CYCLE@DISK Things to consider at every stage in the Design Cycle Booklet
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- 3. BASICS Design is aprocess We are more concerned with your ability to follow the Design Cycle than your solutions or creations While we often work collaboratively, everyone’s Design Cycle Booklet will be assessed individually
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- 5. PART A: INVESTIGATE 1.State the problem ☞ After a discussion with the class write down the problem to be solved in your own words
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- 7. PART A: INVESTIGATE 2.How is the problem significant in a wider context? Consider who is affected Find or make an example of a similar problem in the wider community This could be: ☞ your neighbourhood ☞ city ☞ ward ☞ region ☞ country ☞ continent ☞ the world
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- 9. PART A: INVESTIGATE Developinga Design Brief 1. What needs to be investigated? ☞ List all areas of research you need to undertake ☞ It is helpful to use scrap paper to brainstorm everything you know about the problem and define areas that you need to research
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- 11. PART A: INVESTIGATE Developinga Design Brief 2. What sources can you use for information? Make a list: ☞ school library ☞ internet (Be specific, Google, Vimeo, YouTube are usable but NOT ALL THERE IS) ☞ interviews speak with: your intended audience/users experts in person through Skype through surveys in paper or online write out your questions here
- 12. PART A: INVESTIGATE Developinga Design Brief
- 13. PART A: INVESTIGATE Developinga Design Brief COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION
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- 15. PART A: INVESTIGATE Developinga Design Brief 4. What sources did you use for your information? ☞ Note them ☞ Where can someone reading your booklet find it for themselves (verify)? 5. How did you evaluate the information that you found? ☞ Was the source credible (believable)? ☞ How do you know? ☞ Could you get the same answer from more than one source?
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- 17. PART A: INVESTIGATE Formulatinga Design Specification 1. What requirements must your product/solution meet? ☞ Write as statements (must...) ☞ Number them ☞ Where can someone reading your booklet find it for themselves (verify)?
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- 19. PART A: INVESTIGATE Formulatinga Design Specification 2. Design tests to evaluate the success of the product/solution ☞ Use a variety of testing methods ☞ Tests you or your group conducts ☞ Video-taping the product/solution in action ☞ Interview/survey audience/those affected ☞ in person ☞ through surveys (in paper or online) ☞ Refer to the Design Specification ☞ Would this prove to someone else that you have succeeded?
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- 21. PART B: DESIGN Designingthe Product/Solution 2. Assess designs of your product/solution ☞ Start off simply and get gradually more detailed ☞ Use pictures as well as detailed comments/labels as to the how’s ☞ These designs should explain to someone else how they could create your product/solution ☞ Once completed one design, assess it in step 2 ☞ This will help you improve it ☞ Refer to the Design Specification ☞ When working in collaborative groups the third design should be when everyone comes together to combine their improved independent designs into a unified whole
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- 23. PART B: DESIGN Designingthe Product/Solution 3. Choose your design ☞ Write a paragraph explaining why you have chosen this final design
- 24. PART C: PLAN Planningthe Product/Solution
- 25. PART C: PLAN Planning the Product/Solution 1. What steps are needed to create the product/solution according to your design? ☞ make a point form list of step headings
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- 27. PART C: PLAN Planningthe Product/Solution 2. Detailed planning ☞ Consider each step carefully ☞ Don’t forget resources and time THIS IS IMPORTANT ☞ You will have to explain any changes you make to this plan 3. Evaluate the plan
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- 29. PART D: CREATE UsingAppropriate Techniques & Equipment 1. Fill in the equipment table
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- 31. PART D: CREATE Followingthe Plan 2. Track your progress following your plan ☞ Reflect on & justify changes made from your plan
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- 33. PART E: EVALUATE Evaluatingthe Product/Solution 1. Use your tests from Part A to assess your product/solution
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- 35. PART E: EVALUATE Evaluatingthe Product/Solution Answer the questions: 2. What impact will your product/solution have? Who will be affected and how? 3. How could your product/solution be improved?
- 36. PART E: EVALUATE EvaluatingYOUR Use of the Design Cycle
- 37. PART E: EVALUATE Evaluating YOUR Use of the Design Cycle ☞ THIS is where the serious reflection comes in. Use this final section to honestly think about your use of the Design Cycle through the Booklet ☞ Take time for each section ☞ Look at the sections and read them carefully to refresh your memory Celebrate the successes and plan to learn from the mistakes in the next unit! WELL DONE
- 38. Image Credits Sky backgroundby malavoda@ http://www.flickr.com/photos/malavoda/2967081141/sizes/l/in/ photostream/ Soundtrack by FreePlay Music - Sure Victory .mp3: http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=790569&song=Sure +Victory The MYP Design Cycle: MYP Technology Guide Earth: barretr@ http://openclipart.org/detail/3320/earth-by-barretr Thinking boy outline: ryanlerch@ http://openclipart.org/detail/630/thinkingboy-outline-by- ryanlerch Designers: mairin http://openclipart.org/detail/81337/interaction-designers-by-mairin
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