TTI10-DesignProcess

=The Design Process= McCrae Technology Notes

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 * //By the end of this course, students will use the design process correctly in the completion of projects//**

the design process is used to solve a variety of complex communications technology challenges or problems:
 * 1) **Identify** the **problem -** What has to be accomplished?; Who is the target Audience?; What's the point?
 * 2) **Gather Information**: ie. References; the "rules" and criteria others have used to solve this kind of problem, record **information**, establish a plan of procedures, look into the "state of the art" by examining other solutions on the web;
 * 3) **Brainstorm -** Create simple sketches or lists of as many solutions as possible;
 * 4) **Test the Viability** of each suggested solution, and compare each solution to the design criteria, refining and modifying it as required; Do your ideas satisfy the the requirements
 * 5) **Evaluate** the solutions (e.g., by testing, modelling, and documenting results) and choose the best one;
 * 6) **Produce** a drawing, model, or prototype of the best solution;
 * 7) **Evaluate** the prototype and what is required to produce it;
 * 8) **Communicate** the solution, using one or more of the following: final drawings, technical reports, electronic presentations, flow charts, storyboards, mockups, prototypes, and so on;
 * 9) Obtain **feedback** on the final solution and repeat the design process if necessary to refine or improve the solution.

__SAMPLE Exercises__ - LOGO DESIGN

 * 1) **CyberDog Logo Design** - Your task is to create a logo for CyberDog Productions. On paper, Explain or demonstrate each of the FIRST SIX steps of the Design Process as it applies to this challenge. //Hint - Begin at step 2 by gathering information from the// //[|Wikipedia article]// //on the word "////[|Logo]////"//
 * 2) **Client Logo Design** - Find an organization in the school that would benefit from a custom designed logo. Use the Design Process to develop an original logo for them
 * 3) **Design Process Logo** - Create a graphic symbol to represent the concept of "the Design Process". It should act as a visual reminder of the proper steps, as well as be aesthetically pleasing.

**__SAMPLE Exercises__** - MOUSE TRAP CAR

 * 1) Your task is to design and build a car that will use the energy of a mouse trap in order to make it move forward. The project could be different every time. One year the challenge could be to build a car that travels the farthest distance, another could be going up an incline or again pull a mass.

__SAMPLE Exercises__ - BOTTLE ROCKET

 * 1) Your task is to design and build a rocket with a recycled bottle of pop. The principle of this project is to create a rocket by using noting other then compressed air and a 2 L. bottle. The students will learn about aerodynamics by simply modifying / alterning the shape of the bottle in order to make it fly further nad faster into "space".