The Design section of the Design Cycle is where you sketch several different possibilities to solve the design problem. Then explain why your chosen design, the one you will create, is the best.
You need a range of alternative designs for the product/solution.
Alldesign ideas need to be evaluated against the Specification
Here are some examples of student work.They may look slightly different from how we do things at TIS, but they can give you a good idea of what is expected. They have not necessarily achieved the highest level but the level achieved has been included when available. Please click on the project name to read the background for each example so that you understand more about what each student was attempting.
You need a range of alternative designs for the product/solution.
All design ideas need to be evaluated against the Specification
Good quality drawings. Fully Annotated showing:
Helping the Physically & Mentally Challenged
Design Rubric Here
Examples
Here are some examples of student work.They may look slightly different from how we do things at TIS, but they can give you a good idea of what is expected.They have not necessarily achieved the highest level but the level achieved has been included when available.
Please click on the project name to read the background for each example so that you understand more about what each student was attempting.
'Junk' Project
This work achieved level 3 because the student:
- generates a range of designs (8 in total, 3 only are shown in the extract)
- analyses their advantages and disadvantages
- chooses one design and explains the reasons behind this choice.
The student would have achieved a higher level if she had fully evaluated the chosen design against the design specification.Steady Hand Game Project
This work achieved level 6 because the student:
Battery-operated Lighting Unit Project
This work achieved level 6 because the student: