| GPS Product Design (Project 1) | Topic | Research Info & Context 1 | |||||||||
| Lesson No.: | 4-6 of 39 | ||||||||||
| Learning Objectives: | (by the end of this lesson you should know / understand / be able to…) | ||||||||||
| Compare different product styles and discuss their merits | |||||||||||
| Analyse production constraints and decide how that would affect product design | |||||||||||
| Analyse the significance of the "Golden Section / Mean" - ratio 1 : 1.618 and "symmetry" in good product design | |||||||||||
| Review the use of various materials and construction methods | |||||||||||
| Determine the form of product you would prefer to design | |||||||||||
| Starter Activities: | |||||||||||
| Write the Homework in your diary | |||||||||||
| Get out last week's homework | |||||||||||
| List and/or thumbnail sketch as many different strategies used to rescue individuals from a wilderness situation. (15 minutes) | |||||||||||
| Homework: | |||||||||||
| Further research on GPS systems and particularly www.garmin.com - write a letter/email asking for information on a product that might meet the constraints given in the brief | |||||||||||
| Due In: | next week | ||||||||||