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7. User-centred design (UCD)
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1. Human Factors and Ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
1.1b Psychological factors
1.1c Physiological Factors
2. Resource management and sustainable production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
2.4 Clean Technology
2.5 Green design
2.6 Eco-design
3. Modelling
3.1 Conceptual Modelling
3.2 Graphical Modelling
3.3 Physical Modelling
3.4 Computer Aided Design (CAD)
3.5 Rapid Prototyping
4. Raw Material to Final Product
4.1 Properties of Materials
4.2 a Metals and Metallic Alloys
4.2b Timber
4.2c Glass
4.2d Plastics
4.2e Textiles
4.2f Composites
4.3 Scale of Production
4.4 Manufacturing Processess
4.5 Production Systems
4.6 Robots in Automated Production
5. Innovation and Design
5.1 Invention
5.2 Innovation
5.3 Strategies for Innovation
5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation
5.5 Product life cycle
5.6 Rogers’ characteristics of innovation and consumers
5.7 Innovation, design and marketing specifications
6. Classic Design
6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design
6.2 Classic Design, Function and Form
7. User-centred design (UCD)
7.1 User-centred design (UCD)
7.2 Usability
7.3 Strategies for user research
7.4 Strategies for user-centred design (UCD)
7.5 Beyond usability—designing for pleasure and emotion
8. Sustainability
8.1 Sustainable development
8.2 Sustainable consumption
8.3 Sustainable design
8.4 Sustainable innovation
9. Innovation and Markets
9.1 Corporate Strategies
9.2 Market Sectors and Segments
9.3 Marketing Mix
9.4 Market research
9.5 Branding
10. Commercial Production
10.1 JIT & JIC
10.2 Lean Production
10.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
10.4 Quality Management
10.5 Economic Viability
Design Project
Criterion A – Analysis of a design opportunity
Criterion B – Conceptual Design
Criterion C – Development of a detailed design
Criterion D – Testing and Evaluation
Criterion E – Commercial Production
Criterion F: Making choices for commercial production
Design Project Process
Projects
Trash to Treasure – Upcycling
Art Movement Inspired Stool
Art Movement Small Storage Box
Household Product
Impractical Design – CAD
Mechanical Toy Project
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