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Quick questions on Analysing the design situation: N(A)-Level Design and Technology
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What are turning analysis into research questions?Show answer
The point of analysis is to know what to find out next. Each part of your analysis should produce research questions. For a messy canteen, questions might be "how much rubbish does a student produce?" and "where do students actually sit?".
What is showing your analysis?Show answer
In coursework you can show analysis with simple tools: a list of problems, a mind map of the people and constraints, or a few "who, what, where, when, why" questions. The tool matters less than showing you have thought about the situation from more than one angle.
What are no research questions?Show answer
The output of analysis is questions to research; without them the next stage has no direction.
What is q1?Show answer
State the three things you should pull out when analysing a design situation. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
For the situation "library users cannot find power sockets to charge laptops", write one good research question. [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain why naming more than one group of people affected leads to a better design. [3 marks]
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