Criterion C-PLAN

This stage is where the student devices a series of logical steps to create the product. The plan should indicate effective use of resources and time. The plan should be analyzed and any modification for improvement suggested

Achievement level
Criterion C: PLAN
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2 The student produces a plan. The plan makes reference to resources and time. Describes, with guidance, the steps needed to create the product. With guidance, evaluate the plan and identify modification.

3–4 With some guidance, the student produces a plan that contains some detail of the steps. The plan shows some details in term of resources and time. The student attempts to analyze the plan against the design specifications.

5–6 The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps. The plan shows effective use of time and resources. The student identifies key aspects and safety hazards with the plan. The student analyses the plan against the design specification with regards to modification.



The cover page is available in the Link
Should included
Assessments
SELF
Grade, Date and Comments
PEER
Grade, Date and Comments


Please check on the cover page the following parameters
Guiding Parameters
Producing logical a number of steps
Shows effective use of time
Shows effective use of resources
Identifies key aspects
Identifies safety hazards
Analyses the plan
Identifies any modification
The Teacher will check if the parameters are present and offer grade based on complete partial or non.
The Plan will only last one week. Please note create will only be 9 lessons from the Plan deadline in 8th October.
Create deadline is after the half term 22nd.

Reflection Space

Join our classroom reflection space and post your reflection on each of the stages we have.

 

Type edmo.do/j/zdqveq on the url and join the group.

 

All the Best

 

Design Summative-Due 1st October

During the investigation stage, you identified a problem and come up with a technological solution to the problem. You have identified the product that you need to design for you client using desktop publishing. During the design you come up with a design brief and a design specification.

Using the design specification
a)      -come up with three designs on the PRODUCT (Webpages) for your client.

b)      -For each design measure it against the design specification.

c)      -Select one design or a mixture of aspects from the designs and Identify which design or aspects has you identified for the final product.

d)     -Justify in detail the final choice of your design.

e)      -Suggest any improvement that you may make to have a better product

After doing the part a-e use the check list to make sure you have addressed all the parts.

Assessment -Cover Page
Design Stage Checklist

 All my designs are of very good quality.
I have justified the selection of one design and suggest some improvements

I have come up with a variety of good quality (at least 3) of different design ideas for my product.

 I have compared each design idea against the design specification.
Check the boxes accordingly 

Assessment Criteria

Level	Descriptors
0	¨      I have not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1-2	¨      I have generated one or two designs of average quality. ¨      I have tried to justify this by comparing against the design specification
3-4	¨      I have generated a few designs of good quality. ¨      I have justified the choice of one design and fully explained this against the design specification
5-6	¨      I have generated a range of designs of excellent quality, ¨      I have fully justified the choice of one design, suggested very practical improvements.

Peer Grade ________
Comments ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grade ________
Comments ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Copy the assessment part, check the boxes, give your grade and your peers and share the comments.

This part will be the top cover page of your Dessign Summative. click here for softcopy in word

Design Stage -Formative 2

Jeanolla is a year 8 girl who loves Athletics, Cycling, Basketball, Cricket and Volleyball. Her favorite colors are blue, green and black. Jeanolla has decided to design a home page about her hobbies.

The following are the design specification she has identified.

·         It has a picture of two of her hobbies.

·         It has a picture of a star in two of her hobbies.

·         It has a short description of two of her hobbies.

·         It has her favorite colors

·         It has a link to

o   -Her profile

o   -Her friend contact list

o   -Her team’s profile

Design one home page for Jeanolla and a test for the specifications.

Test the design against the specification.

Scan or take a picture of the design and paste it with the test and upload it in your drop box.
Sample courtesy of Saumya

Design Stage -Formative

In the design stage you are required to;
a) Generate good quality designs for your product
b) Measure each of the designs against the designs specifications
c) Justify your chosen design while evaluating it critically against the design specification

Designs




a) The examples in the links below show examples of designs for different product.
http://www.coroflot.com/hankchen/design-sketch
http://nokiasaga.com/design-by-community-sketches-poll-by-nokconv
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19646188
http://bunnyfish-tamer.com/NewMIT/design/phone/
http://phandroid.com/2013/03/13/htc-one-design-sketches/
http://www.concept-phones.com/nokia/nokia-shows-sharpest-phone-sketches-pick/


- What is your observation in all the above designs?


b) How then do you measure each design against the design specification?
Create a table and list some design specifications and rate each design spec for any of design above.

Activity: Use your book or any software to draw the designs for the task below. (20 min)
Sony Company is interested in external laptop speakers for their new laptop model. You have therefore been requested to design two very good speakers designs.
a) Use the design specs below to guide your sketching.


Design Specs

They should be two, which is one pair.

They should fit in a small case

Can be of any shape

Should not be more than 20 cms in length, width or height

The pair should be able to fit in each other when packaging.

b) Compare the two designs using the designs specs. Which one meet most of the design specs requirements?
c) So, which will be your final choice to submit to Sony Company and why? Prepare a detailed justification that you will use to defend your chosen design.

Design Brief

Refer to the directions on design brief in the investigate stage .
Write a design brief of your technological solution.
Upload it in your Y8ICT drop box folder

TEST on the "Internet".

You have a test to respond to.

The test is on Yacapaca.com.
Get the password from your teacher.
You have two attempts for the test.

All the Best

A Critical Friend

Thursday-Task
Read the comments posted in the previous task.
Identify one comment that interests you.
Talk to the person who wrote the comment.
Write a brief reflection on how your reading and talking to the person enriched you experience of the problem identification part of investigate stage.
Post the brief reflection on the comments