IB Design Technology

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IB Design Technology

• The Design Cycle A Problem Solving Process

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What is the point?

• A proven method and process
• Can be utilized for any problem
• Helps you to produce quality work

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Design CycleProblem Solving Process Overview

• A - Investigating and analyzing
• B - Developing ideas
• C - Creating the solution
• D - Evaluating

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A Investigating analyzing

• Students will
• Explain the importance of the problem
• Justify the need for a solution
• Consider their targeted audience
• Identify and prioritize research needed to
  develop a solution
• Analyze a range of existing products that inspire
  a solution
• Develop a detailed Design Brief which
  summarizes the analysis of relevant research

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Investigating-Design Brief Details

• When developing the design brief, you should
• concisely summarize only the useful and relevant
  information you have found through your research
• present this information in your own words
• not copy and paste information from sources
  without directly quoting and providing analysis
  or explaining how it is relevant

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B Developing Ideas

• Students will
• develop a design specification that
  clearly states the success criteria
• develop a range of feasible design ideas, which
  can be interpreted by others
• present the final chosen design and justify
• develop accurate and detailed planning
  drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements
  for the creation of the chosen solution

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Design Specs success criteriaTo be successful,
the solution must... (have, be, include, do, etc.)
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Developing Ideas - Details

• In MYP design, a feasible idea is one that the
  you can create within the allocated time with the
  tools and facilities.
• Some examples of planning drawings/diagrams
  include
• website navigation maps,
• websites
• detailed sketches (graphic design)
• detailed storyboards (video editing and
  animations
• scale drawing with measurements (orthographic),
• part and assembly drawings
• exploded drawings
• recipes
• cutting plans

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C Creating the solution

• Students will
• construct a logical plan, describing time
  resources
• demonstrate excellent technical skills
• follow the plan
• justify fully any changes made to the chosen
  design and plan during the process
• present the solution as a whole either in
  electronic form or through photographs of the
  solution showing details from different angles

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Creating the solution - Details

• When changes have been made to the solution,
  students must describe and justify each change.
• Technical skills The level of technical skill
  can be determined using the following two
  factors
• the complexity of skill demonstrated
• the level of guidance needed from the teacher to
  complete the task

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DEvaluating

• Students will
• design detailed and relevant testing methods that
  will generate data and make it possible to
  measure the success of the solution
• evaluate the success of the solution against the
  design specification
• explain how the solution could be improved
• explain the impact of the solution on the
  targeted audience/client

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Evaluating - Details

• Product testing stage in the design process
  where versions of products (prototypes) are
  tested against the design need (specification),
  applied to the context and presented to the
  end-user or target audience.
• Tests include collection and analysis
  of data.
• Types of testing include
• user trial and observation (usability and
  intuitiveness),
• field/ performance test (functionality and
  performance),
• expert appraisal (beta testing, consumer
  testing)

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Evaluating details continued

• Authentic tests are
• relevant to the project
• completed by appropriate testers
• used to gain high-quality feedback.

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Design/Problem Solving Process Review

• Investigating
• Developing ideas
• Creating the solution
• Evaluating

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How Can We Apply it?

• Product
• Discuss
• Solving a general problem
• Discuss
• Personal Physical Fitness Plan
• Discuss

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Homework

• Complete your set of Cornell notes as evidence of
  Creating the solution.
• Review the PowerPoint on our website if needed.
• Make sure use feedback on your practice Cornell
  notes and apply that to this task.
• Include summaries on each page!
• Include any changes you made to the system and
  justify why you made those changes.
• OR
• If you made no changes, explain why this system
  works for you.