Designing for a Client - Level 6 Sample Unit
Introduction
In Designing for a client students focus on designing and developing a product that meets a client’s specified requirements and time management skills.
This unit provides opportunities for students to demonstrate achievement of elements of Level 6 Standards in Design, Creativity and Technology, Personal Learning and Communication. It will also help teachers identify ways in which the Level 6 standards will support students to develop employability skills.
Suggested duration: 15 hours
For further information see the VELS and employability skills section.
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning activities include:
- developing a design brief
- undertaking research relevant to the design brief
- producing annotated drawings in response to the design brief
- developing and justifying the preferred design option
- producing the product
- allocating and evaluating their use of time.
For further information see the Teaching, learning and assessment activities section.
Assessment
During the task students are assessed on their ability to:
- write a design brief
- identify constraints and considerations
- create evaluation criteria
- develop designs
- justify a preferred design option
- allocate time requirements for the production process
- use technical terminology consistently and appropriately.
For further information see the Assessment section.
Acknowledgements
The VCAA acknowledges teachers from Aitkin College, Ballarat High School and Balwyn High School who contributed ideas or materials that helped shape this unit.
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