Section 5
Section 5 Appendices
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Appendix 1 Glossary client The person who commissions the designer context The situation in which the design activity is set creative education Forms of education that develop young people’s capacities for original ideas and action (NACCCE) creative thinking Thinking that leads to new insights, novel approaches, fresh perspectives, new ways of understanding and conceiving ideas creativity Imaginative activity fashioned so as to produce outcomes that are both original and of value (NACCCE) critical thinking Purposeful thinking that results in interpretation, analysis and evaluation. It is an essential tool of enquiry design brief A concise statement of the task, agreed between the client and the designer, which sets out the task and gives the context in which possibilities are to be explored design criteria The performance characteristics, required by the client commissioning the product, against which the product will be evaluated design proposal A feasibility study which reveals one or more possible solutions to the design brief and which recognises existing constraints and meets the design criteria design specification A detailed statement, derived from the design proposal, which specifies the purpose and performance characteristics of the product agreed between the client and the designer designer The person or company designing the product manufacturer The person or company making the product manufacturing specification Specific detail regarding every aspect of material, shape, form and construction which the designer communicates to the manufacturer
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modelling Trying out ideas in ways that are quicker, cheaper or more convenient than making the real thing (e.g. talking, drawing, using kits, materials, ICT), small sample recipe technical information Data relating to dimensions, material properties, constructional details and manufacturing processes user The person who will use the product that is designed and manufactured
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Appendix 2 to support the teaching of designing skills Useful resources These references may be useful for obtaining additional information about teaching designing skills and/or supporting activities. Author
Title
Contact
DATA
The design and technology secondary head of department handbook Supporting the Key Stage 3 National Strategy CD-ROM
www.web.data.org.uk
Design Museum
Education resource packs
www.designmuseum.org
Design Council
The Big Zipper Better by Design
www.designcouncil.org.uk/ schoolresources/
Young Foresight Variety of designing activities aimed at Year 9
www.youngforesight.org
HMI/Ofsted
A Report of the Ofsted Conference for Secondary Teachers of Design and Technology, Teaching Designing
www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/ docs/2860.pdf
NAAIDT
Guideline – Design and designing Think on Quality through progression in design and technology
www.naaidt.org.uk
QCA
Creativity across the curriculum
www.qca.org.uk/onq/schools/ creativity_curriculum.asp www.ncaction.org.uk
The sites below provide information about a range of curriculum development projects in design and technology, some of which will be helpful for schools looking to support the teaching of designing skills. www.cornwall.gov.uk/education/dmc (design and make centre) www.cadinschools.org www.ectinschools.org www.foodinschools.org www.tep.org.uk (Technology Enhancement Programme) www.nutrition.org.uk (British Nutrition Foundation) www.nuffieldcurriculumcentre.org
79 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
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80 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
Copies of this document may be available from: DfES Publications 0845 60 222 60 Tel: Fax: 0845 60 333 60 Textphone: 0845 60 555 60 e-mail: [email protected]
The content of this publication may be reproduced free of charge by schools, ITT providers and local education authorities provided that the material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, the publication title is specified, it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Anyone else wishing to reuse part or all of the content of this publication should apply to HMSO for a core licence.
Ref: DfES 0971-2004 G © Crown copyright 2004 Produced by the Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk If this is not available in hard copy it can be downloaded from: www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
The permission to reproduce Crown copyright protected material does not extend to any material in this publication which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Applications to reproduce the material from this publication should be addressed to: HMSO, The Licensing Division, St Clements House 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ Fax: 01603 723000 e-mail: [email protected]
75 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
76 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
Appendix 1 Glossary client The person who commissions the designer context The situation in which the design activity is set creative education Forms of education that develop young people’s capacities for original ideas and action (NACCCE) creative thinking Thinking that leads to new insights, novel approaches, fresh perspectives, new ways of understanding and conceiving ideas creativity Imaginative activity fashioned so as to produce outcomes that are both original and of value (NACCCE) critical thinking Purposeful thinking that results in interpretation, analysis and evaluation. It is an essential tool of enquiry design brief A concise statement of the task, agreed between the client and the designer, which sets out the task and gives the context in which possibilities are to be explored design criteria The performance characteristics, required by the client commissioning the product, against which the product will be evaluated design proposal A feasibility study which reveals one or more possible solutions to the design brief and which recognises existing constraints and meets the design criteria design specification A detailed statement, derived from the design proposal, which specifies the purpose and performance characteristics of the product agreed between the client and the designer designer The person or company designing the product manufacturer The person or company making the product manufacturing specification Specific detail regarding every aspect of material, shape, form and construction which the designer communicates to the manufacturer
77 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
modelling Trying out ideas in ways that are quicker, cheaper or more convenient than making the real thing (e.g. talking, drawing, using kits, materials, ICT), small sample recipe technical information Data relating to dimensions, material properties, constructional details and manufacturing processes user The person who will use the product that is designed and manufactured
78 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
Appendix 2 to support the teaching of designing skills Useful resources These references may be useful for obtaining additional information about teaching designing skills and/or supporting activities. Author
Title
Contact
DATA
The design and technology secondary head of department handbook Supporting the Key Stage 3 National Strategy CD-ROM
www.web.data.org.uk
Design Museum
Education resource packs
www.designmuseum.org
Design Council
The Big Zipper Better by Design
www.designcouncil.org.uk/ schoolresources/
Young Foresight Variety of designing activities aimed at Year 9
www.youngforesight.org
HMI/Ofsted
A Report of the Ofsted Conference for Secondary Teachers of Design and Technology, Teaching Designing
www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/ docs/2860.pdf
NAAIDT
Guideline – Design and designing Think on Quality through progression in design and technology
www.naaidt.org.uk
QCA
Creativity across the curriculum
www.qca.org.uk/onq/schools/ creativity_curriculum.asp www.ncaction.org.uk
The sites below provide information about a range of curriculum development projects in design and technology, some of which will be helpful for schools looking to support the teaching of designing skills. www.cornwall.gov.uk/education/dmc (design and make centre) www.cadinschools.org www.ectinschools.org www.foodinschools.org www.tep.org.uk (Technology Enhancement Programme) www.nutrition.org.uk (British Nutrition Foundation) www.nuffieldcurriculumcentre.org
79 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
80 Design and technology: Framework and training materials Key Stage 3 National Strategy
© Crown copyright 2004 DfES 0971-2004 G
Copies of this document may be available from: DfES Publications 0845 60 222 60 Tel: Fax: 0845 60 333 60 Textphone: 0845 60 555 60 e-mail: [email protected]
The content of this publication may be reproduced free of charge by schools, ITT providers and local education authorities provided that the material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, the publication title is specified, it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Anyone else wishing to reuse part or all of the content of this publication should apply to HMSO for a core licence.
Ref: DfES 0971-2004 G © Crown copyright 2004 Produced by the Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk If this is not available in hard copy it can be downloaded from: www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
The permission to reproduce Crown copyright protected material does not extend to any material in this publication which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Applications to reproduce the material from this publication should be addressed to: HMSO, The Licensing Division, St Clements House 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ Fax: 01603 723000 e-mail: [email protected]
