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QCA

Design and technology at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 09bi: Designing for markets Focus: food
Section 16: Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 6

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • how user research helps designers to develop products that meet users' needs

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Discuss with the pupils how to identify the users of a particular product, and how to research what they want, through product research and user research, eg by finding out what other businesses are producing, comparing existing products, asking potential customers to test products, providing questionnaires for potential users.
  • carry out simple product research and user research to identify users and what they want, eg carry out a survey or observation of users

Sections in this unit

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1. Design and make assignment (DMA)
2. Product evaluation
3. Product evaluation - 2
4. Product evaluation - 3
5. Product evaluation - 4
6. Product evaluation - 5
7. Product evaluation - 6
8. Product evaluation - 7
9. Product evaluation - 8
10. Product evaluation - 9
11. Focused practical tasks (FPTs)
12. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 2
13. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 3
14. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 4
15. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 5
16. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 6
17. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 7