Students explore examples of product design and innovation and evaluate their impact on sustainability and other ethical considerations. They examine how companies react to market needs and technological advancements, focusing on new and emerging technologies and innovation in the design, development and production of products.
Students apply design thinking to investigate, research, test and experiment when formulating a design brief and defining a need or opportunity that relates to the ethical design of a product. They conduct research to analyse current market needs and/or opportunities and propose, evaluate and critique graphical product concepts.
Students engage with the second diamond of the Double Diamond design approach to generate and design physical product concepts based on graphical product concepts. They apply design thinking to test materials, tools and processes, develop prototypes, select and justify the chosen product concept and final proof of concept, and develop a scheduled production plan for safe production.
Students focus on working technologically to implement the scheduled production plan and make a product that relates to ethics, addressing the needs or opportunities of an end user(s) as described in Unit 3. They use materials, tools and processes safely, manage risks, and record and monitor their implementation and modifications.
Students gather feedback from end users and use criteria to evaluate their product and a range of other existing products. They use ethical research practices and digital technologies to collect data, interpret results, and suggest and justify possible product enhancements. Students also explore speculative design thinking and examine how designers can be future-focused, innovative and entrepreneurial.
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