Criterion B: Developing Ideas

Criterion B: Developing Ideas

At the end of year 5, students should be able to:

i. develop design specifications, which clearly states the success criteria for the design of a solution

ii. develop a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others

iii. present the chosen design and justify its selection

iv. develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.


Strand i)

i)   develop design specifications, which clearly states the success criteria for the design of a solution

-      The design specs should be measurable with a clear way on how the specs will be tested.

-      The specification should be directly connected to your design brief. 

Example: Game Product

Specification	Test
Game will be less than 1 MB in size	Install it in a computer  the size in properties
Played by two players (Multiplayer game)	Allow two players to play simultaneously
The game 3 levels that will advance in complexity.	Play the game at each level time the duration it takes to complete a level and record the complexities.

Maximum of 2 pages

Strand ii) 

ii) develop a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others

- Develop a range of good quality designs and measure each of them against the design specs.

- Your description for each design should be detailed and clear and use captions on images or diagrams which are not clear.

- Annotate  the designs with sufficient detail to explain how they meet the requirements of the design specification and to explain design thinking

-  Develop only TWO designs

Sketches
https://sketchboard.io/

https://sketch.io/sketchpad/

Examples of Designs

Maximum of  7 pages

Strand iii)

iii.           present the chosen design and justify its selection

         -      State the chosen design from the two designs.

         -      Provide detailed justification why the design was chosen.

         -      Suggest possible improvements to the chosen design. 

         -      If possible show the chosen design with the improvements included as a final design.

Maximum of  2 pages 

Strand iv)
iv.           develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.
          
          The above can be achieved using either of the following tools
           a) Table of requirements.
b)  Flowchart
c)  Site Map

 This should not be confused with the designs developed and justified. This is the process detailing the requirement for the creation of the chosen solution.  

Site Map

Flowchart Sketching software
https://www.digikey.com/schemeit/project/

Site Map Builders
https://www.gloomaps.com/