Technologies · Year 3 · Design and Technologies: Making for a Purpose · Extension Unit
Design a Solution for a User
Students follow a design process to plan, produce, and evaluate a simple product or system for a specific user need.
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Students follow a design process to plan, produce, and evaluate a simple product or system for a specific user need.
Key Questions
- How do we find out what our user really needs?
- Which features in our design matter most to the user?
- What would we change after testing our solution with the user?
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