INVESTIGATION
Combining media can create powerful messages
Completed project due 2nd February, 2008
Investigation is an essential stage in the design cycle. You are expected to identify the problem, develop a design brief and formulate a design specification. You are expected to acknowledge the sources of information and document these appropriately.
MYP Unit Question: How can you create a multimedia solution to address a real-life problem that effects you?
You now need to develop a relevant design problem based on this challenge. It needs explaining / critically investigating
You should discuss possible problems at the beginning of you report while developing guiding questions to drive research. Think about the different ways of tackling the challenge. You need to be able to assess the impact of your design on life, society and or the environment at the end of the project, therefore, you need to come up with a message and focus for your product. What do you want to say / achieve with your presentation?
Investigation Objectives
By the end of your investigation you need to...
- formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation
- evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society and/or the environment
- outline the design brief.
- identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information
- collect, analyse, select,organize and evaluate information
- evaluate the sources of information.
- list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution
- design tests to evaluate the product/solution against thedesign specification.
Evaluate objectives
- evaluate your performance at this stage of the design cycle
Make sure that you do all this in your Investigation report!
Further notes on investigation here.
| Achievement level |
Descriptor |
0 |
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below. |
1–2 |
The student states the problem. The student investigates the problem, collecting information from sources. The student lists some specifications. |
3–4 |
The student describes the problem, mentioning its relevance. The student investigates the problem, selecting and analysing information from some acknowledged sources. The student describes a test to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification. |
5–6 |
The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance. The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification. |
Further notes on investigation here.
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