Evaluate and refine processes
I can write an evaluation and identify further modifications to the design and batch process.
Evaluate and refine processes
I can write an evaluation and identify further modifications to the design and batch process.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Designers collaborate to evaluate designs.
- Designers modify products after evaluating.
- Evaluations help to discover if the final design outcome has addressed the original design objectives.
- Design specifications and requirements can be used to support writing an evaluation.
Keywords
Evaluation - checking how good something is and how to make it better
Design outcome - a final product or solution
Modifications - making changes or adjustments to improve or alter a design
Common misconception
Once a final product is complete, no further improvements are needed.
Designers constantly seek to improve and develop their designs and products, no product is ever perfect.
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Design specifications and/or requirements, final design outcomes.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to put parts together to make a whole
a single part of a product
a secure connection between two parts
a tool that holds pieces in place
Exit quiz
4 Questions
checking what works and what doesn’t
making a change to improve the product
the finished product or solution
sharing ideas and feedback with others