AS Making EdExcel. Page 1 Design Briefs – 1 for each project you have done this year. Example Design Brief (put the title of the product here) I am going.

AS Making

EdExcel

Page 1• Design Briefs – 1 for each project you have done this year.

Example Design Brief (put the title of the product here)I am going to make a ___________. It will be made from _______. The sizes will be __________.Example Specification (specific and measurable)The product will be made from_________It must be made to a high standardIt must be made within 15 hours

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Tools & ProcessesNAME

Material Justification of material

Pine

Mild steep

Acrylic etc?

Equipment/ Process

Justification of Process

Cutting

Solidworks etc

• List all of the materials and tools you plan to use. Why are you using them?

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Flow ChartNAME

• What WILL you do step by step? – future tense!

START

TASK

question

STOP

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

NoTasks are what you plan to do.Questions can be quality checks.

Eg task: Sand down the ends of the woodQuestion: Is it smooth

If yes, carry on. If no, go back and do it again (feedback)

Page 3 example

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Gantt ChartNAME

Tasks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

• What WILL you do step by step? – future tense! These are the tasks. Colour the boxes in the hours that you PLAN to do them. Across the top it should be in hours.

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Risk AssessmentNAME

Page 5 Example

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• Mr Stevens normally takes photos for this page.

Page 6 Example

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sliding mechanisms, aesthetics, original dimensions, quality of finish, ergonomic aspects, packaging, quality of finish

Testing Survey asking user / 3rd party who did you ask? Photographic evidence.

What have you found out? Why is it useful to you?

1. Write question e.g do you like my product

Comments

Comments from users (name them)

3rd Party Testing

Photo of final product being tested

My opinion1. Strengths and weaknesses of process2. Strengths and weaknesses of product3. Do you think you’ve met the

specification?

Answer these questions:What did you test? Why?What did it prove?