The document discusses the design process. It states that design is a creative planning process with no perfect design. The design process is a method for planning practical solutions to problems and is influenced by requirements or criteria and constraints. It describes the DEAL process as define the problem, explore solutions, act on the best solution, and look back and evaluate. The design process is never final and aims to improve the design through multiple iterations. It also lists the seven resources of technology as people, information, materials, time, energy, capital, and tools/machines.

1. The Design Process
What’s the DEAL?

2. What is Design?
• Design is a creative planning process.
• There is no perfect design.
• Requirements of a design are made up of
criteria and constraints.
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3. What is the Design Process?
• The design process is a purposeful method of
planning practical solutions to problems.
• The design process is never final; there are
always multiple solutions to a problem.
• The design process is influenced by
requirements called criteria and constraints.
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4. Criteria
• What a design must include
Constraints
• Limitations placed on a design
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5. What’s the DEAL?
There are many different ways to describe the
design process.
The important thing to remember is that it is a
process. There is rarely a correct way to do
things and the first idea is never the best.
Using a process allows us to use a procedure to
solve problems and communicate ideas to
others.
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6. What’s the DEAL?
PLTW uses the following design process:
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Communicate Results 1
Define the
Problem
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Improve Design 2
Brainstorm
Design Process
3
Research
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Test and Evaluate
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Model or
Prototype
4
Develop Ideas
5
Choose Best
Idea
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7. What’s the DEAL?
Here we will use a simpler method…
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8. What’s the DEAL?
efine the Problem
• What is the reason you are designing something?
• What is the end goal of the design?
• What issues have come up in the process?
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9. What’s the DEAL?
xplore Solutions
• Brainstorm
• Research
• Develop Ideas
ALL IDEAS ARE CONSIDERED – NONE ARE CRITICIZED!
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10. What’s the DEAL?
ct on the Best Solution
• Decide on the idea that best meets the criteria,
fits within the constraints and has the least
number of negative characteristics.
• There is never a perfect solution
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11. What’s the DEAL?
ook Back and Evaluate
• Build a model
• Test and evaluate your idea
• Improve your design
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12. What’s the DEAL?
When you improve your design, you start at the
beginning of the DEAL process with a new
problem.
Only under extreme circumstances will you start
over completely. Modify and improve your design
before scraping the idea completely.
Communication occurs throughout the process.
You will constantly communicate with your team
to come up with the best possible design.
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13. Seven Resources of Technology
P.I.M.T.E.C.T.
People
Information
Materials
Time
Energy
Capital
Tools and Machines
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14. Seven Resources of Technology
1. People
People are the most important resource.
Without them, no products would exist.
People’s needs and wants inspire other people to
create products to fill those needs and wants.
People create the designs, people produce the
products, and people sell the products.
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15. Seven Resources of Technology
2. Information
• Information about similar products that are
already being sold.
• Information from potential customers about what
they would like to buy.
• Laws and regulations.
• News about new materials and processes.
• Drawings that tell how to make the product.
• Work schedules.
• Information given to the computers that control
factory machines.
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16. Seven Resources of Technology
3. Materials
• Materials are all the things used to make up a
product.
• All materials come either directly or indirectly
from nature.
• They are classified as either natural materials or
synthetic materials.
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17. Seven Resources of Technology
4. Time
• Everything takes time.
• Time influences how many products can be made
and how many workers are needed to make
them.
• Time = Money
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18. Seven Resources of Technology
5. Energy
• Technology systems use energy to change
materials into products and to deliver those
products to stores and customers.
• Energy powers computers and other machines
and brings light, heat and air conditioning to
factory buildings.
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19. Seven Resources of Technology
6. Capital
• Capital
includes the money, land, and equipment
needed to produce the product.
• Money is used to build factories, pay workers,
and buy materials.
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20. Seven Resources of Technology
7. Tools and Machines
• Tools and machines are used to help change
materials into a finished product.
• They may include hand tools, portable power
tools, and large machines and heavy equipment.
The materials may change in shape, size, and
internal structure.
• They may also be combined with other materials.
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21. Fantastic Contraption
http://www.kongregate.com/games/inXile_Ent/fan
tastic-contraption
A game that uses the design process to solve a
problem.
Use DEAL while we try to overcome the obstacles
in the game.
Let’s go over the criteria and constraints in the
game
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22. Fantastic Contraption
The Parts:
Clockwise Wheel
Counter-Clockwise Wheel
Un-Powered Wheel
Water Rod
Solid Wood Rod
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23. Fantastic Contraption
The goal is to get the pink ball into the pink square
You can only build within the blue square
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24. Fantastic Contraption
Let’s Play!!!
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