GCSE+EP+-+Designing+Skills

toc When designing a product, students should be able to respond creatively to design briefs and specification criteria, including: When designing these are the main areas that you will focus on whilst design your electronic project = Components =
 * 4.2 Designing Skills **
 * c lear communication of design intentions using notes and/or sketches
 * annotation which relates to the original specification criteria
 * Components
 * Circuit Design
 * Casing Design
 * Soldering and Health & Safety
 * Assembly


 * Circuit Design **

= Casing Design = //** Initial ideas **// Your initial designs need to be creative, realistic, workable, annotated and, most important of all, meet the specification criteria Use coloured pencils to make them look good. Have a look at the exemplars below to get a feel for what's expected. //** ﻿ **//
 * ** http://msc-ks4technology.wikispaces.com/GCSE+Electronics+Coursework+DESIGN+IDEAS-CASING **

//**Review**// Now, once you have done all those lovely design sketches, you need to do your evaluation of initial designs against the specification - they need to be objective evaluative comments, against most specification points, that consider user group feedback and issues of sustainability. Use this template (@http://www.teachnetuk.org.uk/2004%20Projects/DT-Pass%20GCSE/Designing.htm) For each of the specification points, write your comments on how well each design conforms. Don't forget to have a look at the exemplars on the link above. Now for the thinking bit:
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 * Customers Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Experts Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Users Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Customers Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Experts Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Experts Views ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Which are the best features of all your designs?
 * Can you highlight them, maybe by using a highlighter pen?
 * Now, select all those best features and say how you will include them in your final, developed design.

//**Development**// So, you have sketched your initial ideas, evaluated them against the specification and you are all ready to draw develop your chosen design design. This is the one that you're going to make, so don't be over ambitious! You need to include: And last, but by no means least, make a full size model from card using your orthographic drawings, to make sure that it really is going to be like what you have just drawn! Take photos of the model and include them in your google.site. media type="custom" key="8822616"media type="custom" key="8822982" Modelling using Google SketchUp is a great way to develop a product, you can also create the orthographic and isometric views using this software instead of drawing by hand. With the Google SketchUp models you can select lots of different views - but more importantly you can render it in many different colours and finishes. Save lots of images using the export function. ( you can later select the most suitable images. Check out this links: **@http://saturdaysketchup.blogspot.com/** media type="custom" key="8822814" media type="custom" key="8822906"
 * Scale Isometric Drawing
 * All drawings annotated fully
 * Include large scale, detailed drawings where appropriate (close ups of details e.g. how the battery will be fitted in and out of the casing.)
 * Consider different materials, processes, working techniques
 * Scale Orthographic drawing with dimensions
 * Exploded Isometric assembly drawing if you're up for it
 * Define the manufacturing method to use
 * Evaluation to include feedback from the users, customers, expert


 * Soldering and Health & Safety **


 * Assembly **