GCSE+GP+Coursework+Research

toc = Introduction = Research is selective and **focuses** on the design needs identified in the analysis. The performance, materials, processes, quality and sustainability issues of relevant existing products are explored in sufficient detail to aid writing of specification criteria. =** Research **= For your design portfolio you need to provide your research - which is selective and **focuses** on the design needs identified in the **analysis**.

**Sheet 1**
Photo taken by self - New Town Plaza, Sha Tin 09/05/2010

Using the photos (annotate each photo using 6pt text as "taken by self dd/mm/yyyy" see example as above) you have taken, conduct a **Market research**, annotate the photos focusing on the following headings.
 * Performance (this can include ergonomics / human factors)
 * Materials
 * Processes
 * Quality
 * Sustainability
 * Costs (price)

This is where you could include a survey if necessary, are the questions going to help you design the product?

**Sheet 2**
The same as above for similar products found on the internet / magazines / books. Use the brainstorm from your analysis to focus on finding similar products.

**Sheet 3**
//**Bring to the next lesson products that you can disassemble**// This sheet will be photographic evidence and annotation of you disassembling one or more similar products **- Product disassemble** focus on the following headings with your annotation.
 * Performance (this should include ergonomics / human factors)
 * Dimensions (accurate)
 * Materials
 * Processes
 * Quality
 * Sustainability
 * Costs (price)

Product disassembly and investigation instructions: Select two products that you think have been made well and relate to your chosen design project. Research and describe the process of manufacture and how individual parts fit together or work.
 * 1) Pick two products which you admire and think are well made.
 * 2) Either through research or product disassembly, work out how they have been made.
 * 3) You need to know exact manufacturing processes used.

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**Sheet 4**
Focused sheet on **Materials and Manufacture** you think are most appropriate to the product you are going to design and make. (Use sheets you have created in the past to make up this sheet) Focus on the following headings:
 * Materials
 * Processes - Printing techniques, forming and cutting techniques
 * Quality
 * Sustainability

= Information = Use the following website for ideas/focused headings but remember this information was for the old syllabus, there is no way you can produce this amount of work in the timed controlled conditions. media type="custom" key="6112187" Look at the //**product evaluation**// example - good but you are working digitally - you should be able to process at least 4 existing products and then include a small table to analyse them against each other for the important headings listed above.

Read the //**ergonomics**// help pdf and include information under the headings for performance, if it is appropriate.

Do **NOT** do a typography research sheet you will do this within your initial ideas / development = Examples =
 * @http://www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/technology/grap1-portfolio-b-menu.html