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 Subject  HAND HELD PRODUCT
 Teacher JEG/EN
   Unit 1
   Duration  out of

LESSON Details & links Assessed work / further work
Product Investigation 1-7  Intro to course
Spider of possible ideas for possible hand held products
Safety & security/health & fitness/personnel hygeine
Divide into user groups
HOMEWORK decide on area
 
 2  Research 6 existing products in detail in chosen area using 'Performance Analysis Criteria' minus materials/scale of production
 
 3
 As above
HOMEWORK complete analysis
 
4
THEORY/STAND ALONE
Discussion about properties of materials and manufacturing methods.
Research into materials, components and production methods.

5
Use info from theory lesson to produce  Add materials and componebts and scales of production to performance analysis criteria.[p.4]
HOMEWORK -complete analysis with materials and scale of production etc.

6
Annotated 'User Mood Board' with images of people using product.
HOMEWORK -  Complete mood board

7
THEORY/STAND ALONE
QC/QA - analyse similar hand held device [example p10]

Product Design
8-
Situation and Brief and Design Criteria [detailed, like a mini spec]

9
Task Analysis

10&11

Looking at how designers communicate their ideas - Styles for design sheets Annotated Design Ideas
Practice using different media.[use pro-desktop mesh/layered papers/sketchy/building up surfaces/photocopies[Leonardo DaVinci machines]
Do a short focussed practical task here.


12-17
Annotated Design Ideas against mini-spec [High Quality in a range of media on different surfaces]
Name Ideas/Logos-    1  page

12-17
Shape Ideas -2pages
HOMEWORK- Complete with annotation

18-20
Component Parts Design - 1page per part [eg. toothbrush dock, buttons, screens etc.]
HOMEWORK- Complete with annotation

21-30
Recap what development needs to include [realistic ideas eg, range of colours/shapes/materials see p16 list]
Development of all Ideas - at least 3 sheets

31-36
Modelling in blue foam or card if appropriate.
Take photos in a film stripfinal design
First models to test aspects of final designs

Product Manufacture
36-45+
Make final model [MDF?]

46-50
Pro-desktop drawing of design. Include virtual model and orthographic/technical drawing/exploded view

51-53
Production Plan [Plan of Making] with feedback[quality assurance/control] as a written chart/table [p23]

54
Explanation of Testing by user/3rd party
HOMEWORK complete

55-58
Evaluation