Technologies · Year 8 · Design and Technologies: Engineered Solutions for Real Users · Extension Unit
Design Process for an Authentic Brief
Students follow the full design process, from research and ideation to production and evaluation, in response to an authentic user brief.
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Students follow the full design process, from research and ideation to production and evaluation, in response to an authentic user brief.
Key Questions
- Which research methods produce useful insight for a specific user group?
- How do we choose between competing design ideas without falling for our favourite?
- What does evaluation tell us that we could not have predicted from the brief?
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