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WJECGCSETex8lesControlledAssessmentTaskGuide
Howtousethisguide:
YouwillhavebeengivenasimilarguidebyyourTex8lesteacher,however,itwillnothavesomanyexamplesofworkinit.
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Marks Pageno. Completed:
Analysisoftask 5 1
DesignSpecifica<on 5 2
Genera<onofideas 10 3/4
Developmentandmodeling 25 4‐9
Form/style/func8on(5) 5
Materials/components(5) 6
Construc8on/assembly(5) 7
Size/quan8ty(5) 8
Finish/quality(5) 9
Finalsolu<on–graphicalconcept
5 10
Finalsolu<on–technicaldetails
5 11
Crea<vethinking 5 1‐11
Totalmarksavailable 60
Sec8onA
Thefirstsec8onofyourcourseworkconcentratesonDESIGNINGandDEVELOPINGyourwork.
Thebreakdownofworktobecompleted,marksawardscanbefoundherewiththerelevantpagenumbers.
Onsubsequentpagesyouwillseesomeexamplesandbegivennotesonhowbesttogainallthemarksavailable.
Usethe‘completed’columnto8ckoffsheetsasyoufinishthem!
Tocompleteityouwillhaveto:
• Evaluateexis8ngsimilarproducts–aproductanalysis
• Carryoutaques<onnaireor‘client’interview
• Iden8fywheretheproductfitsintothemarketplace(linkedtoproductanalysis)
• Considerdetailssuchascolour,style,materials,costs–linkedtotargetmarket
Keepresearchfocusedanduseittoinformdesignthinking
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Research
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Page1)TheIni8alDesignBrief:
Thiswillbeprovidedforyoufromtheexamboard.
Itsetsthescenefortherestofyourproject–makesureeverythingrelatestoit!
Page1)TheTargetMarket:
Youcouldcarryoutaques<onnairetoresearchthelikes/dislikesofyourtargetaudience,presen8ngtheanalysisofyourresultsinthisbox.orYoucouldcarryoutaclientinterviewtodiscoverthelikes/dislikesoryourclient,againpresen8ngtheanalysisofyourresultsinthisbox.
Ques<onnaire:
Ques<onnairesareusefulifyouaretarge<ngyourproductatacertaintargetmarketratherthanonepar<cularperson.
Askmul8choiceques8onsrelevanttotheproject.Thesecouldinclude:ColourShapeSizeFasteningsThemes–e.g.princess,beach,starsetc.Where/whatwilltheproductbeusedforDothefabricsneedanyspecialproperDes,e.g.durable,washable?Price
ClientProfile:
Theclientisthepersonwhoyouwillbemakingtheproductfor.
Askyour‘client’ques8onsrelevanttotheproject.Thesecouldinclude:ColourShapeSizeFasteningsThemes–e.g.princess,beach,starsetc.Where/whatwilltheproductbeusedforDothefabricsneedanyspecialproperDes,e.g.durable,washable?Price
Page1)TheTargetMarket:
Youwon’tneedtoshowyourques8onnairelayoutordisplayyourresultsasgraphs.However,youwillneedtowriteyouranalysisoftheresultsinthetargetmarketbox..Thenextcoupleofpagesshowsomegoodexamplesofthis
Page1)TheTargetMarket:Examples
Page1)TheTargetMarket:Examples
Remember,youdonotdisplayyourresultsasgraphs,thesearejustexamplesofhowtoanalyseyourresults.
Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct:
AKA:PRODUCTANALYSIS…..
SeenextpagesformoreProductAnalysishelp…..
Remembertouseasmanyofthefollowingheadingsaspossible:
• Aesthe<cs–whatitlookslike
• Func<on–whatdoestheproductdo
• Quality–isitwellmade?
• Size–whatsizesareavailable,doyouthinktheyareappropriate?
• Safety–arethereandaspectsoftheproductthatcouldcauseharm?
• Scaleofmanufacture–howeasilycoulditbemassproduced?
• Construc<ondetails–whatspecifictechniqueshavetheyusedto maketheproduct?Couldyouuseanythingsimilar?
• Materials–whathavebeenused?Whatproper8esdotheyhavewhichmakethemappropriateforthatpar8cularproduct?
• Decora<vetechniques–whathavebeenused?Couldyouusesimilar techniques?
• Environmental–howdoestheproducteffecttheenvironment?Thinkabout whethermaterialsarerenewable,durableornot?
• Sustainability–cantheproductbeusedinit’s‘amer‐life’
Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct(con8nued):
Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct(con8nued):
YoucouldalsouseACCESSFMtohelpyouanalyseaproduct
Aesthe8cs:whatdoestheproductlooklike
Cost:howmuchdoestheproductcosttobuy?
Customer:whowouldbuyorusetheproduct?
Environment:wherewouldtheproductbeusedorstored?
Size:howbigorsmallistheproduct
Safety:howsafeduringnormaluse?
Func8on:howdoestheproductwork?
Material:whatistheproductmadeof?
Page1)ResultsofResearchcarriedout:
Usethisboxtogiveasummaryofwhatyouhavediscoveredinyourresearch.
Youcouldreferto:yourques<onnaireorclientinterviewyourproductanalysis
Anyotherrelevantyouhavecarriedoutshouldalsobeaddedhere
Page1)FinalBrief:
Withinthisboxyouaretellingtheexaminerwhatyounowintendtodesignandmakeamerresearchingtheini8aldesignbrief.Youshouldincludereferencesto:targetmarket,price,anycareorstylerequirementsandanyotherrelevantdesignpoint.
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Tocompleteityoumust:
WriteaDesignSpecifica<on(seenextpage)
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Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:Tocompleteityoumust:
• Provideapriori8sedlistofappropriateanributestoincludebothdesirableandessenDalcriteriaEssen<al:theproductmusthavethesepointstobesuccessfulDesirable:wouldbenicetohave
• UsetheseheadingstopresentyourSpecifica8on,youdon’tneedtoyouall!(lookbackatProductAnalysisformeaningsofwords)
• func<on• aesthe<cs• materials• ergonomics–designingproductsthat‘fit’userswithoutcausingharm• anthropometrics‐rela8ngtohumanmeasurements• quality• performance–howwillthematerialsperform?Dotheyhavespecificproper8es thatmakethempar8cularlyusefulforyourproduct?• environmental• sustainability• safety• targetmarket• economic‐price• scaleofmanufacture
Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:example
Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:example
Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:example
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Tocompleteityoumust:
Drawamaximumoffourini8aldesigns
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Page3)Ini8alDesigns:
Youmust:
• Presentuptofourideas• Usetechnicallanguagetoannotateeachsketch
• Includereferencestothespecifica8on• Showfront,backandinsideviewsas
appropriate
• Useanysuitablegraphicmediatopresentthe
ideas(pencilsratherthanpens!)
Page3)Ini8alDesigns:examples
Page3)Ini8alDesigns:examples
Thisispage4:
Tocompleteityoumust:
PresentyourbestIni<alDesign
Explainwhyyouthinkit’sthebestone.
Gatherother’sviewsofyourwork
PresentaRevisedDesignusingtheopinionsyougathered
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Page4)BestIni8alDesign:
Usethisboxtopresentyourbestini8aldesign.Thiscouldbeonedesignoracombina8onoftwoorthreeini8aldesigns.Youcanalsoaddmoredetailsabouthow
theproductwillwork,howyouwillproducedifferentaspectsofit
Remembercolouredpencils!
Page4)Explainwhyit’sthebestone:
Thisisyourownopinionbutitwouldbeusefultoreferittooneortwospecifica<onpoints
Page4)Gatherother’sviews:
Askyourclassmateswhattheythinkaboutyourdesignandgetthemtowriteitdown.
Ifyouareaskedbetruthful,some8mesitisveryusefultohave‘nega8ve’commentsasdesignscanbevastlyimprovedfromsugges8onsmade.
Remembertogivesugges8onsforanychangesyouwouldmake.Itmighthelptothink:“HowwouldImakethisproduct?”
Addyourresponsetothesugges8onsandifyouwilluseanyoftheminthebonombox
Page4)RevisedDesign:
Usethefinalboxtopresentyourreviseddesign.
Remembertopointoutthechangesyouhavemadefromyourclassmate’ssugges8ons.
Page4)RevisedDesign,gatheringothers’opinions:Example
Page5‐9)Development
Pages5‐9showtheexaminerallthewaysyouhavedevelopedyouridea.Youwilllookatfivespecificareas:
Form,styleandfunc8on
Materialsandcomponents
Construc8onandassembly
Sizeandquan8ty
Finishandquality
Youwillfindnotesandexamplesofeachsec8ononthefollowingpages.
Thisispage5:
Tocompleteityoumust:
• Considerwaysinwhichtheform,func8onandstylecouldbeimprovedforexample:changingtheshapeofsleeves,necklines,hemlines,collars,pockets,handlesasappropriate
• Ergonomicfactorsshouldbeconsideredonthispageifappropriate
• Includedecora8veprocessestoimprove/developthestyleoftheproduct
• Anysamplesproducedmustbecompletedwithinthecontrol8me
DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle
• Jus8fyanydecisionsthataremade
• Includenotesordiagramsofmanufacturingtechniquesthatcouldbeusedtoimprovethefunc8onandstyleoftheproduct
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Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example
Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example
Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example
Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example
Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example
Thisispage6:
Tocompleteityoumust:
• Givedetailsofthematerialsandcomponentsbeingconsidered
• Usenotesandsketchestoexplainhowthematerialswillbeusedforexample,mixingprintswithplain,useoftexturedfabrics,matchingstripesorusingaliningmaterial,useofquil8ng,reinforcingsec8onswithinterfacing
• Jus8fymaterialchoiceswithreferencetofibresource,construc8on,aesthe8cs,economic,physicalquali8es,performanceproper8es
• Givedetailsofanycomponents:typesoffastenings,edgefinishessuchaslacetrimsorpiping
DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents
• Givedetailsofcomponentsthatcouldbemanufacturedinschoolforexample,bunonscouldbedesignedonappropriatesomwareandcutonthelasercuner
• Recordtheresultsofanyappropriateteststhathavebeenconductedonthematerialsbeingconsidered
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Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example
Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example
Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example
Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example
Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example
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Tocompleteityoumust:
• Givedetailsofthetechniquesandprocessesthatcouldbeusedtomanufacturetheproductforexample,differentseamconstruc8onmethodsdependingonthetypeoffabricbeingusedandthefinishthatisrequired
• Includediagramsand/orsamplesoftheprocessestobeused
• Givereasonsfortheselec8on/rejec8onofanytechniquesandprocesses
• Anysamplesincludedonthispagemustbeproducedwithinthe
controlled<me.
DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly
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Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example
Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example
Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example
Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example
Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example
Thisispage8:
Tocompleteityoumust:
• Listtheresourcesneededtomaketheproduct
• Brieflygivereasonsforyourchoiceofmaterialsandcomponents
• Sketchalayplantoshowthebestuseoffabric
• Calculatethecostsformaterialsandcomponents,allowingforpanernmatchingorfabricswithapileweaveifnecessary
• Includeanthropometricdatatocalculatematerialquan88esifappropriate
DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty
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Page8)DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty:Example
Page8)DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty:Example
Thisispage9:
Tocompleteityoumust:
• Considerthequalitycontrolmeasuresthatoccurthroughoutthemanufacturingprocess,forexample:
Beforemanufacturebegins‐checkingfabricsforfaults;
Duringmanufacture–correctseamallowances;
OncompleDonoftheproduct–pressing,trimmingloosethreads
• Includeallrelevantqualitycontrol measuresthatareappropriatetothe typeofproductbeingmanufactured
• Qualitycheckscanbepresentedasadiagramoralistorboth
DevelopmentFinishandQuality
• Includeanyqualitycontrolmeasuresappliedtodecora8vetechniques
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Page9)DevelopmentofFinishandQuality:Example
Thisispage10: Tocompleteityoumust:
• Useanygraphicmediatopresentadetaileddrawingofthefinalidea
• Thisshouldincludeallappropriateviews
• Onedetaileddrawingissufficient
• ThisisanopportunitytoincludeCAD
• Construc8ondetailsshouldbevisibleforexample,tops8tching
• Includedetailsofthefabricstobeused
• Includefinaldetailsofanydecora8veprocesses
FinalDesign
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Page10)FinalDesign:Example
Page10)FinalDesign:Example
Page10)FinalDesign:Example
Thisispage11: Tocompleteityoumust:
Includeallrelevantdetailsneededtomanufacturetheproduct.
Thisshouldinclude:• Allcri8calmeasurements
• Detailsofthefabricsandcomponents
• Adescrip8onoftheproduct
• Alinedrawingoftheproduct
• Construc8ondetailsasappropriate–wrinen,diagramsand/orsamplesprovidedtheyareproducedwithinthe8meconstraints
TechnicalDetails
• Machinerytobeusedforexample,anoverlockertojoin/finishtheseams
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Page11)TechnicalDetails:Example
Marks Pageno. Completed
Planthemake 10 12
Making 90
Rangeanddifficultyofprocesses(10)
Made product
Qualityofconstruc8on(25) Made product
Dimensionalaccuracy(15) Made product
Qualityoffinish/appearance(15)
Made product
Func8on(10) Made product
Independentworking(15) Made product
Evalua<on 10 13
Improvement 10 14
Totalmarksavailable 120
Sec8onB
Thesecondsec8onofyourcourseworkconcentratesonPLANNING,MAKINGandEVALUATINGyourwork.
Thebreakdownofworktobecompleted,marksawardscanbefoundherewiththerelevantpagenumbers.
Onsubsequentpagesyouwillseesomeexamplesandbegivennotesonhowbesttogainallthemarksavailable.
Usethe‘completed’columnto8ckoffsheetsasyoufinishthem!
Thisispage12: Tocompleteityoumust:
• Planthestagesandprocessesneededtomanufacturetheproduct
• Es8matethe8meoveranumberofweeksneededtomanufacturetheproduct‐includeasimpleGanUchartforproduc8on
• Includeadetailedstepbystepplan(flowchart)ofthestagesneededtomanufacturetheproduct.Usethecorrectsymbolsforinput,process,QCandoutputasusedinindustry
• ThisisanopportunityforyoutouseICT
PlantheMake
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Page12)PlantheMake:GanntChart
GanntChartscanbeproducedin‘wrinen’indifferentways.However,aslongastheyshowaclear8meplanformakingyourproduct,eitherwayisfine.
Breakdownthemakingofyourproductintoindividualtasks,howmanylessonswillittakeyoutomakethewholeproduct?Workonthebasisthatyouhave10hours(8lessons!)tomakeit.
Page12)PlantheMake:GanntChart‐example
Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart
SeenextpageformoreFlowCharthelp…
Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChartcon8nued..
Differentshapesmeandifferentthings(alltheseshapescanbefoundinofficesomwarei.e.word,powerpoint,publisher)
Usedatthebeginningandendofyourflowchart
Usedforinputsandoutput
Inpute.g.–fabric,thread,drawstring,energy
Outpute.g–completedproduct
Usedforaprocesse.g.machinehem,cutfabric
Adecisionorqualitycontrolpointe.g.checkmachines8tching,useconnectors(lines/arrows)toshowthe‘yes’and‘no’paths
Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart‐example
Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart‐example
Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart‐example
MAKING
Rangeanddifficultyofprocesses (10marks)
Qualityofconstruc8on (25marks)
Dimensionalaccuracy (15marks)
Qualityoffinish/appearance (15marks)
Func8on (10marks)
Independentworking (15marks)
Rememberyoumakingisworth90points!!Remindyourselfonwhereyouwillpicktheseuphere:
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Thisispage13:Evalua8on Tocompleteityoumust:
• Writeadetailedevalua8onoftheproductcomparingittotheini8alinten8on
• Evaluateeachpointasusedinthespecifica8on,usethesameheadings
• Commentonlyontheproduct
• Thisisapieceofcon8nuouswri8ngandanopportunityforcandidatestouseICT
• Photographsofthefinalproductshouldbeincludedonpage15only
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Page13)Evalua8on:Example
Page13)Evalua8on:Example
Thisispage14:Improvements
Tocompleteityoumust:
• Explainhowthequalityofthedesigncouldbeimproved
• Explainhowthequalityofmanufacturingcouldbeimproved–thinkaboutalterna8vemethodsofconstruc8on,choiceofmaterials,skillsneeded,andindustrialprocesses.Diagramscanbeincludedtohelpillustratetheanswer
• Includetheopinionsofothers‐partners(seepage4)and/ortargetmarket
• Refertotheresultsofawearer/usertrial
• Photographsofthefinalproductshouldbeincludedonpage15only
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Thisispage15:Op8onal/photos Theuseofthispageisop<onal
• Photographicevidencetosupporttheevalua8onofyourproductcanbeincludedonthispage
• Thismightbeevidenceofauserorwearertrial
• Otherphotographicevidencetosupportthedevelopmentandmanufactureoftheproductcanalsobeincludedonthispage.ThisisopDonal
• Photographicevidenceforthispageonlycanbetakenoutsidethecontrolled8me
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