Lesson 6: Documenting the Design Process

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Unit 4: Design

File 4.6.3: Micro-Miniature Table Top Golf: Design Brief

Backgroun d : Golf is rapidly becoming one of America's favorite past times. In the past few years golf has grown enormously in popularity. A game played by all ages, at all skill levels, golf offers us an outdoor environment reflecting nature’s beauty and man's gardening and landscaping skills. Much planning goes into golf course design. Each hole is unique in providing the golfer with a test of his or her ability in an environment of natural beauty.

Prob le m: Your group (2 - 3 persons) has been hired to design and develop one hole for the Micro- Miniature-Table Top Golf Course. Your group will present: The presentations will be held at two different locations, one in a face to face setting with investors looking to start a franchise of micro-miniature table top golf courses and one online setting with employees training to work at the micro-miniature table top golf course.

Speci f ica t i o ns: • A "tee" area must be provided. • A cup of 1" diameter will be provided. • Your model may not be larger than 24" by 24". • You must design and develop a "putter" or launch mechanism. • A marble will serve as a miniature golf ball.

D eli v era b l e s: 1. Each student must complete an Engineering Design Folio documenting the process. 2. Each team must present: a. Drawings of your design creation b. A list of necessary materials c. A constructed, playable table top model of your creation 3. Each student must submit a learning objective summary for the project.

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©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design material/equipment recommendations and images. The solution is The solution meets The solution meets missing more than all but one of the all of the required Specifications one of the required required specifications listed specifications listed specifications listed in the design brief. in the design brief. in the design brief. Learning objective Learning objective Learning objective summary (one page summary (one page summary (one page Learning Objective maximum) indicates maximum) indicates maximum) indicates Summary student unrelated student knowledge student in depth knowledge related to related to standards knowledge related to the design addressed in the standards addressed challenge. design challenge. in the design challenge.

Standards A ddressed: For your learning objective summary, explain each standard using supporting details you learned from the lesson.

• Evaluate final solutions and communicate observation, processes, and results of the entire design process, using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual, and written means, in addition to three-dimensional models. (STL-11R) • Document processes and procedures and communicate them to different audiences using appropriate oral and written techniques. (STL-12L)

©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design Engineering Design Process Folio Group Name Members Date Started Due Date

1. Define the Problem What need or want must be met by the solution?

2. Brainstorming In the space provided, sketch three possible solutions to the given problem. Remember to be creative!

©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design 3. Research and Generating Ideas In the space below, document your research. Be sure to include proper citations at the end of your notes.

Notes:

Citations/References:

What are the criteria and constraints?

Materials List

5. Exploring possibilities Reflect on your brainstorm ideas and research notes. Generate any additional designs which you feel meet the criteria and constraints in the space below.

©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design 6. Selecting an Approach a. Enter the constraints of the project in the first column. b. Score each sketch for each constraint. + = 3 pts., √=2 pts., - = 1 pt. c. Total the columns and circle the highest score.

Constraint Sketch 1 Sketch 2 Sketch 3

7. Developing a Design Proposal Take your highest scoring sketch and create working drawings (sketches with dimensions, so that you could build your project). Attach your working drawings to this sheet.

©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design 8. Making a model or prototype In the space below, document (using digital pictures) your construction of the model/prototype. Be sure to include a picture of the final model/prototype.

©2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Foundations of Technology, Third Edition/ Technology, Engineering, and Design 9. Testing and Evaluating the Design, using specifications As you create your solution, you will perform tests to make sure that the solution is meeting the needs of the given problem. If you solution does not work, you may need to repeat the previous steps of the Engineering Design Process, until you find a functional design. In the space below, document the type of test you conducted and the results.

Test Performed Test Results

10.Refining the Design Based on your tests, propse refinements to the design and construction of the design problem in the space below.

11. Creating or Making It If time allows, modify your model/prototype as proposed in refining the design. What additional steps would be necessary to produce this solution for mass market production?

12.Communicating processes and results Present your completed design portfolio as an oral presentation to the class.