Consider how well you can discuss particular topic areas. What levels of detail do you go into and how do you support what you discuss? Do you:
Do you Make simple statements?
Can you describe?
Are you able to exaplin and justify?
Can you support using examples?
Do you give an opinion?
Can you conclude/ summarise?
Write in
Paragraphs
Compose
Essays
Think Ahead - What do you need the information for?
Think Back- Have you reviewed your information and content?
Connect - Can you find relationships between what you are discussing and other areas of the subject?
Divide - Can you find differences in what you are disucssing?
Explain - WHY... WHY...WHY?
Formulate - What is your aim? What do you want to find out about? What do you need to know?
Group - Can you split the topic into separate areas of discussion? E.G. tools, materials, stages, H&S
Headline - What is the main point you are trying to make?
What other points can you discus?
Vary - Are you providing enough detail/ info for the question that is being asked? Can you vary your response?
Justify - Give reasons. Use limousine sentences.. because
KeywordS - What subject terminology have you given?
Look / Listen - Have you read your own work and made ammendments?
Maintain - Use what you know about the topic to make a claim about the topic.
Negate - Challenge the claim you or someone else has made
Order - Detail the stages of a particular process. Step-by-step
Picture - Use images to help discuss what you can see (form), but also what you can’t see (function)
Question - What questions could you ask? Use the question prompts to help.
Respond - Respond to questions asked with support from external inputs. Don’t just rely on your own judgement.
Size - Be specific about sizes. Use MM, consider tolerance and anthropometric data
Test - Have you tested something yourself? Don't just rely on secondary research.
Use - Have you used the product yourself? How do you actually know?
Infer - What is your discussion point and what evidence have you used to support this?
Weigh up - Come to a judgement and evaluate the information
Exemplify - What examples have you used, positive and negative.
Yield - How effective is it?
How have you decided this? What would make it better?
Zoom - Zoom out - general detail > Zoom in - specific, layered detail
Areas to discuss
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Function
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Aesthetics (research designer) / Affordance
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Cost
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Availability
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Environmental Considerations
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Material and component selection
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Ergonomic considerations
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Mathematic application
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User needs and wants
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Social, moral, ethical and cultural considerations
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Manufacturing methods/ techniques
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Scale of production
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Technical Key terms
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Density
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Tensile Strength
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Strength to weight ratio
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Hardness
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Durability
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Thermal conductivity
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Electrical conductivity
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Corrosive resistance
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Stiffness
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Elasticity
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Plasticity
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Impact resistance
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Brittleness
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Malleability
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Ductility
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Machinability
Human factors
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Ergonomics
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Physical fit
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Psychological
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> Layout
> Colour
> Font size
> User interface
> Product weight
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Anthropometrics
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Aesthetics
> Colour
> texture
> Design style/ theme
Usability:
Effectiveness – how well can it be used
Efficiency – how easily can it be used (time)
Satisfaction – is it a pleasurable experience?
Good design
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Innovative
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Makes a product useful
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Aesthetic
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Understandable
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Unobtrusive
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Honest
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Long lasting
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Thorough (in every detail)
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Environmentally friendly
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Minimal (the required level)
Other areas
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Context
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Materials
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Processes
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User needs
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User wants
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Stakeholder requirements
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Funding
Don't forget
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Link back to your List of master requirements
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Include info about ongoing research you might have completed
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Include feedback from users/ stakeholders
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Include images of inspiration
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