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Task 1Evaluate a Familiar ProductOutcome 3 in DESIGNProduct EvaluationYou are required to undertake a product evaluation andcreate a report which demonstrates your skills in the evaluation of a familiar product against identified and important design factors. WHS Design and Manufacture TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

In this TASK 1 for DESIGN OUTCOME 3 your work will cover these 5 DESIGN OUTCOMES For this Outcome 3 in Design you will: • 3Evaluate an existing product by: • 3.1Selecting evaluation factors which are relevant to the product selected • 3.2Planning a strategy for evaluation, using appropriate evaluation methods • 3.3Evaluating the product and presenting the results, including justification of the evaluation methods used • 3.4Drawing relevant conclusions in terms of the evaluation factors selected • 3.5Identifying ways in which design and manufacturing technologies impact on the environment and society TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

In this TASK(1) for Design Outcome 3 you will undertake these 6 ACTIVITIES • 1. Select a familiar product for analysis • 2. Select factors which have influenced the design and manufacture of the product • 3. Plan a strategy for evaluating your product • 4. Evaluate your product and present your findings • 5. Evaluate whether your plans for evaluation were successful, useful and appropriate • 6. Comment briefly on how the decisions made in designing and/or manufacturing the product will have affected the environment and society (Activity sheets have a green background) TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 1 - Selecting your Familiar Product Activity 1 (T1/A1/D3.1) • Select a familiar product for analysis. • Keep your selected product simple and choose one which you are familiar with or have personally used. • Write down the name of the product • Add an image of the product • What is the Primary Function • What are the Secondary Functions TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

What is a Familiar Product? • f A familiar product is one that you use everyday. The product you choose should be simple. Too complex and it will be difficult to evaluate well. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Outcome 3.1• The candidate has suggested or identified which Design Factors are relevant to the task and the selected product. Activity 2 (T1/A2/D3.1) • Select factors which have influenced the design and manufacture of the product • Check your factors are appropriate to your product choice. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/DO3.1) Function(this factor deals with how well the product does the job it was designed to do) 1. Consider the product’s goal. • Consider the screwdriver. The goal of a screwdriver is pretty straight-forward: to drive screws. Although there’s certainly a lot of room for innovation in screwdriver design — there are screwdrivers with more ergonomic handles, ratchet-assemblies, magnetic tips, and exchangeable heads — ultimately everything in a screwdriver’s design is aimed towards the accomplishment of that single goal: driving screws. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Function • 2. Consider who will be using it. Perhaps the single most important consideration in the design process — and the one most often forgotten — is the intended audience for the product. What works perfectly well for one user might be completely dysfunctional for another. And if the hoped-for users fall more into the second category than the first, you’ve got a problem. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Function • 3. Is it clear how to use it? The best design, as often said, "speaks for itself". It is immediately clear — at least to its target audience(s) — what a product does and how to use it. Clarity is key to functional design. Probably one of the best-designed objects in the world is the ball. With minimal instruction even infants can use it! TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Function • 4. Is it engaging to your users? • A user acquires engaging experiences when and after interacting with a product in a way that is frequent, intense, active, or vivid, etc. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Performance • http://www.api-hk.com/en/products/home-improvement-a-tools/diy-product-performance-evaluation • 1.Is it fit for purpose? • 2.Does it meet the needs of the target market? • 3.How well is it designed and made? • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/textiles/analysisevaluationrev1.shtml • http://wd40.com/faqs/ • What is it supposed to do? TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Market (1) • Who are the existing customers for your product? • What are their needs from the product? • What makes the product stand out? • Does your product appeal to different groups of people with different needs or motivations? TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Market (2) Price Price too Low or too High or Just Right (Value for money) £20 £1000 ? Very expensive-designed for millionaires-very OTT- still a phone Cheap and functional-no bling-a simple phone TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/D3.1) Market (3) • Product development TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Aesthetics • Elements of Aesthetics There are many different things that contribute to your overall perception of a product, and to your opinion as to whether it is aesthetically pleasing to you. • VISION • Colour • Shape • Pattern • Line • Texture • Visual weight • Balance • Scale • Movement TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Definition of anthropometrics and ergonomics • Anthropometrics is the comparative study of human body measurements and properties. • Ergonomicsis the science of making the work environment safer and more comfortable for workers using design and anthropometric data. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Ergonomics TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Design Factors to consider (T1/A2/ D3.1) Anthropometrics TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 2Plan a strategy for evaluating your product • Select the best Design Factors to Evaluate your product against. • Each Design Factor should be chosen from the six detailed previously. • Choose the Design Factors that will best suit the product you have chosen. For Instance In evaluating the design of a lamp Function, Market, Performance and Aesthetics might be your chosen design factors. Anthropometrics and Ergonomics might be ignored. However the light switch may need to be considered under Anthropometrics. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 2Select your Design Factors for evaluating your product and give your reasons Use a Table similar the that shown below to indicate why you have chosen each design factor for your product. Use excel to create your own chart TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

TASK1 – Design Outcome 3.2The candidate has devised a detailed plan for evaluation and they have considered the methods they will use — these will be appropriate to the product Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2) Plan a strategy for evaluating your product • The candidate has devised a plan for evaluation and they have considered the methods they will use — these will be, in the majority, appropriate to the product. • Once you have selected your design factors, begin to plan how you might evaluate your product against them. Be logical and ensure you can actually carry out the evaluations or tests. Keep personal safety and the safety of others in mind. Remember the purpose of an evaluation. Evaluation is a systematic determination of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2)Plan a strategy for evaluating your product 1 • Methods of Evaluating a Product http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/eval1.htm • 1. User Experience • This is where several people use the product and give their opinions on how well it worked. Their opinions must be noted. This can be in the form of a questionnaire. User trials can be used to test for function, performance, market, aesthetics and ergonomics. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2)Plan a strategy for evaluating your product 2 • User experience evaluation means investigating how a person feels about using a system (product, service, non-commercial item, or a combination of them). • Detailed guidance for user experience evaluation is hard to give, since there are many different dimensions to consider when choosing the evaluation approach: • Goal: Summative (score) or Formative (areas for improvement) • Approach: Objective or Subjective • Data: Quantitative or Qualitative • Utility: Does the user perceive the functions in the system as useful and fit for the purpose? • Usability: Does the user feel that it is easy and efficient to get things done with the system? • Aesthetics: Does the user see the system as visually attractive? Does it feel pleasurable in hand? • Identification: Can I identify myself with the product? Do I look good when using it? • Stimulation: Does the system give me inspiration? Or wow experiences? • Value: Is the system important to me? What is its value for me? TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2)Plan a strategy for evaluating your product 3 Physical Testing • Test your product to see that it works in the way that was intended. Record your results. • Test for durability by repeating a simple drop test, decide on the height and repetitions of drops. • Always inspect before and after the test and record your results. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2)Plan a strategy for evaluating your product 4 Information Retrieval • Using any method available do research on how your chosen product should perform against the Design Factors you are using to evaluate your product. • Record the information you find. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 3 (T1/A3/D3.2)Plan a strategy for evaluating your product 5 • Use a similar table as shown below to write down which methods you will use to evaluate each design factor. Quick notes. After completing the table on the left you must now explain exactly how you will evaluate each factor in more detail. You are now ready to begin your product evaluation and present your results. The next set of slides will explain how to do this. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 4 (T1/A4/D3.3)Evaluating the product and presenting the results, including justification of the evaluation methods used Activity 4Evaluate your product and present your findings • It is important that you display the results of the evaluations clearly and neatly. This can be accomplished by using the methods listed below. • Tables of results with comments • Short reports • Pie and Bar charts Display your results for each design factor. Some of the ways to do this are shown on the next two slides. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 4 (T1/A4/D3.3)Evaluating the product and presenting the results, including justification of the evaluation methods used Helmet Testing Comparison of males to females across the ages who wear helmets on bicycles TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 4 (T1/A4/D3.3)Evaluating the product and presenting the results, including justification of the evaluation methods used Question score out of 5 TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 5 (T1/A5/D3.4)Drawing relevant conclusions in terms of the evaluation factors selected Activity 5Evaluate whether your plans for evaluation were successful, useful and appropriate • You must now comment (only short notes required) as to how successful your findings were in evaluating your product against each of the design factors. • The purpose of this evaluation is for you to look back at all the different tasks you carried out during the evaluation of your product. Make Honest and Fair comments about how well they performed to evaluate the product. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 5 (T1/A5/D3.4)Drawing relevant conclusions in terms of the evaluation factors selected TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 6 (T1/A6/D3.5)Identifying ways in which design and manufacturing technologies impact on the environment and society Activity 6 Comment briefly on how the decisions made in designing and/or manufacturing the product will have affected the environment and society • The next slides have examples of the types of presentations and issues you need to discuss. • Comment on: • Materials your product is made from and where they come originate • Recyclability of your product • Pollution during Production of your product • Pollution during use of your product • Power consumption of your product over it’s lifecycle Present your findings in an interesting way TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 6 (T1/A6/D3.5)Identifying ways in which design and manufacturing technologies impact on the environment and society TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 6 (T1/A6/DO3.5)Identifying ways in which design and manufacturing technologies impact on the environment and society TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

Activity 6 (T1/A6/DO3.5)Identifying ways in which design and manufacturing technologies impact on the environment and society TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

TASK 1 – End of Assessment • If you have followed this PowerPoint successfully and completed the work you should have now completed all 6 Activities required and produced work covering all the five Design Outcomes 3 for ‘Evaluate a Familiar Product’. • You should now have either a computer generated document using various computer programs such as: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Gimp etc. • OR • A paper document covering the same 6 Activities. TASK1 - Evaluate a Familiar Product- WHS Technology Department

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