Set the pupils a DMA in which they:
- think about how designing for high-volume manufacturing brings new considerations and constraints for a designer
- identify the need for a product and a group of people who might use it
- identify roles for their team members, perhaps setting up a mini-enterprise to make the product in volume
- design a product that users want
- develop and make prototypes of the product, to ensure that it can be manufactured easily
- make the product efficiently and ensure high quality
Examples
These example DMAs have been written so they can be copied and given directly to pupils. However, a more specific context and background information should be added so that the DMAs are appropriate for your pupils.
Mini-enterprise
Identify the need for a new product and think about the group of people who might use it. Design and manufacture the product in volume, making sufficient quantities to meet expected demand.
Designer-makers
Design and make a simple product to sell at a craft fair. The product must be suitable for batch production. Your design and any decoration need to be simple, so that it is easy to manufacture. |
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- select information sources, deciding which will help them with ideas for their design
- seek the opinions of potential users of the product and others who might be affected
- consider the impact of a solution on users when drawing up a design brief
- refine a single idea from a range of ideas and draw up a manufacturing specification
- model different shapes and forms, using ICT where appropriate
- resolve conflicting demands when proposing design ideas
- consider whether a product is marketable, maintainable and sustainable when generating ideas
- use a range of ICT applications in an integrated way to help them generate ideas
- produce plans that predict the time needed to carry out the main stages of making
- use CAD/CAM, where appropriate
- collate, interpret and present product information to a client
- review the extent to which the product meets the design specification at appropriate stages of the development
- work effectively within a team, discussing and responding to information, working on designing and making aspects, and reviewing product outcomes
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