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PROGRAM NOTES

Rationale
Aim
Objectives
Outcomes
Course Summary
Assessment Schedule
Program Overview

Year 12 Design & Technology Assessment.

Task:	Outcome:	Weight:	Date Due:
‘Innovation & Design Theory Assignment’	H1.1 H1.2 H2.1 H2.2 H3.1 H5.2	20%	Week 9, Term 4
Major Project Progress Report: Project Proposal Time Plan Finance Plan Ideas Development of ideas Research, Experimentation & Testing Final Concept Presentation of design work.	H1.2 H2.1 H3.2 H4.1 H4.2 H4.3 H5.1 H5.2 H6.1	40%	Week 6, Term1
Related Study for MDP. (Marketing Plan) or (Business Plan) or (Socio-Environmental Impact Study)	H1.1 H1.2 H2.2 H3.1 H5.1 H5.2	20%	Week 4, Term2
Trial HSC Exam	H1.1 H1.2 H2.1 H2.2 H3.1 H6.1 H6.2	20%	Week 7, Term3

ASSIGNMENT SHEETS

Innovation & Design Theory
MDP Progress Report
Related Study
Trial HSC Exam

Innovation & Design Theory Assignment

Due Date: Week 9, Term 4.

Weighting: 20%

Outcomes:

H1.1 critically analyses the factors affecting design and the development and success of design projects

H1.2 relates the practices and processes of designers and producers to the major design project

H2.1 explains the influence of trends in society on design and production

H2.2 evaluates the impact of design and innovation on society and the environment

H3.1 analyses the factors that influence innovation and the success of innovation

H6.2 critically assesses the emergence and impact of new technologies, and the factors affecting their development

Project:

PART 1: You must identify and research an Australian innovation.

You should obtain in-depth information from a variety of sources and compile a report.

PART 2: Using notes from class and your own research material, you are to compile an information booklet under the following headings.

The Design Process
Design History and Trends
Creative approaches to design
Factors affecting design (List and Explain)
Resources
Safety
Marketing (4 P’s. List and Explain in detail. Use examples.)
Management
Communication Techniques
Ethical, environmental and social issues
Innovation
Intellectual Property
Entrepreneurial Activity
Historical and cultural influences on design

Suggestion: Try and access 3 or 4 Design & Technology textbooks for part 2

WORKSHEETS

Preliminary Course Evaluation
My Strengths & Weaknesses
Innovation
Mind Mapping Activity
"Taboo"
How to Write your Project Proposal
Developing Ideas and Thinking Skills
Freehand Drawing Principles
Freehand Drawing Exercises
Action Plans
Writing a Time-plan
Writing a Finance Plan
Design History and Trends
Basic OH & S at school
Marketing
Selection and Justification of Resources
Factors Affecting Design
Research, Experiments & Testing
Folio Layouts
Technical Drawing – The Basics
Technical Drawing – Revision & Extension
Socio-Environmental Impact Study. A Report Writing Guide.

Worksheet 1

Preliminary Course Evaluation Sheet

Give a short description of your best project in the Preliminary Course:

What was good about it? Describe at least 2 features of the design:

What is something you would improve?

What was your worst project / assignment in the preliminary course?

How would you improve this project if you could do it again?

List 3 personal qualities (eg: diligence, enthusiasm, time-management, etc) that you think you need to develop to achieve success in this course.

Worksheet 11

Writing a Time plan

Below are a few sample time plan layouts you may wish to use in your portfolio.

There is no right or wrong layout – be creative. The important thing is that you have a plan and that the information is clear and easy to read.

As you can see in the examples, markers will want to see what you intend to do, and a record of what you did do. These are easiest to read and compare when presented in the same format.

TERM 4

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TERM 4 - Planned Activities

Week/Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Proposal	X	X	X	.	.	.	.	.
Time plan		X	X	.	.	.	.	.
Finance Plan	.	.	.	X	X	.	.	.
Sketch Ideas	.	.	.	X	X	X	X	X
Materials Test	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	X
Tech Drawing	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

TERM 4 - Actual Activities

Week/Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Proposal	X	X	.	.	.	.	.	.
Time plan	.	.	X	X	.	.	.	.
Finance Plan	.	.	X	.	X	.	.	.
Sketch Ideas	X	X	.	.	.	X	X	X
Materials Test	.	.	.	.	.	.	X	.
Tech Drawing	.	.	.	.	.	X	.	.

This type of activity record can be displayed side by side as shown here or done as a transparent overlay.

The transparent overlay gives a very clear representation of how the planned activities compared to actual activities and therefore is an excellent aid for evaluating time-management.

Worksheet 13

Design History

The 19^th and 20^th centuries have seen more change than all the previous centuries combined since the birth of Christ. History shows us that Design and Innovation have been strongly influenced by world events.

Any overview of history is superficial at best, however use the material below along with any books you can find on the subject to try and get an insight into the events that have shaped the way we think and feel about design and technology today.

Design history is best understood when viewed globally, however it is important to take special note of Australian design as many texts and exams often refer to design in this context.

This unit highly recommends Thomas Hauffe’s "Design. A concise history" as an excellent theoretical and pictorial supplement for this section of the course.

1752 – Ben Franklin discovers electricity

1765 – James Watt develops the Steam Engine

1774 – First Shaker community is established

1789 –French Revolution: the storming of Bastille.

1824 – Beethoven finishes his Symphony No. 9.

1830 – The first railway is built between Liverpool & Manchester.

1844 – Samuel Morse send the first telegram.

1852 – The majority of the British population lives in cities.

1861-65 - American Civil War

1867 – Karl Marx writes ‘Das Kapital’

Nobel invents dynamite

1870-71 – Franco-Prussian War

1876 – Alexander Bell invents the telephone.

1889 – The Eiffel tower is completed for the Paris Expo.

The Shakers (1750 – 1850): 1774 in America the first ‘Shaker’ community was established. The Shakers were a religious community originating from England who moved to the ‘New World’ seeking freedom to express their faith. Their lifestyle consisted of modesty, diligence, cleanliness and simplicity. In the community daily life was a pursuit of excellence out of respect for God. They all worked for the mutual good of their ‘brothers and sisters’. They were a group who embraced new technologies and can be thanked for many inventions still used today. These include: the Circular Saw, the Cheese Press, a Basket Weaving machine, a Rotary Harrow, and a Scale with sliding weights. Two Shaker communities remain today, however they accept no new members and will therefore soon be gone.

Industrial Revolution (1830 – 1880): 1765 saw the invention of the first steam engine, which began the Industrial Revolution. This new innovation had a massive impact on the society and environment both then and now. Coal mining and steel production now took on new significance. Transportation systems expanded, as did city populations as farming communities sought to get a piece of the industrial boom. Most were sadly disappointed. Until mass production was introduced, styles with decorative ornamentation were handcrafted and therefore expensive. With machine presses, dies and automated lathes, decorative design, reminiscent of bygone eras, now became profusely produced. These decorative elements were often excessive and badly done, causing ornament to very quickly loose its meaning of "quality craftsmanship" and took on the opposite meaning – cheap & mass-produced.

Division of Labour: The industrial revolution brought about a wide range of steam powered machines. Individual craftsmanship was now replaced by relatively inexpensive machine production. Factory workers now had limited simple tasks. They therefore could be paid much lower wages and often had to work in terrible conditions. By 1850 these terrible conditions had led to the formation of worker unions and uprising amidst the working classes. In 1867 Karl Marx wrote his influential tract: "Das Kapital" pointing out the flaw of the new social order.

Design Reforms (1850 – 1914): By the late 1800’s whilst workers were banding together against poor wages and conditions, educated design sectors were identifying the inappropriateness of highly decorated cheap mass produced items with their unidentifiable eclectic style derived from a myriad of historical influences. The "Art Nouveau" movement was a reactionary design movement that became one of the most important at the turn of the century. Art nouveau used flowing organic lines taking its queues from nature. The reform movements around 1900 revitalised the sense of quality, character and individuality to be found in decorative ornament.

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Worksheet 15

Marketing

You may have a very well thought out and excellent product, however if it is not marketed well it will not succeed in the market place.

Marketing can be an-depth and complex field of study, however here are a few very basic points to help you understand and apply the principles of marketing.

When you talk about the ‘market’ you are talking about people.

The Market consists of consumers who may or may not want to buy your product. Serious Designers cannot be content with just designing and making products for themselves. Eventually, to be sustainable a designer must be profitable, and to be profitable the designer must provide the market what they want.

‘Marketing’ means relating to the market (consumers). It has been mis-understood as just advertising, but marketing is much more than this.

Marketing consists of 4 variables commonly known as the 4 P’s.

Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.

The combination of these elements is known as the "marketing mix"

Product: Is the product (or service) itself. What is it? Is it well made? Do people need it? Is it a timely in the marketplace?

Price: How much will it cost? Can people afford this? Is it good value?

Place: Where is the product sold? In the CBD or out of town? How does the perception of place effect the perception of the other variables?

Promotion: Communicating to the consumer that your product is available and give reasons why they should buy it. Often these messages are given subtly so consumers are not aware they are being promoted to and do not get defensive.

These variables are linked to one another and changing one will affect the others. Your marketing mix must be carefully arranged to optimise profit.

APPENDICES

Magazines, Books and Websites
Crossword
HSC Marking Checklist
DeBono 6 Hat Guide
Mounting Presentation Drawings
HSC Practice Paper

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