Year 11 NEA Section E
Analysing and evaluating design decisions and prototypes
(20 marks out of 100)
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Analysis and evaluation must happen throughout the project as well as at the end. Evaluation against the specification throughout the process is also key to success in this area. Third party opinion should be sought throughout the project and you must show how this impacts your design work and your decision making.
A few tips:
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Critical objective analysis
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Ongoing analysis throughout the design and development phase
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Final prototype testing
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Opinions of users
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Further developments are highlighted throughout the process
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Respond to feedback from users throughout the process
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Possible future modifications identified based on evaluation (including evaluation against the specification) and user trials and tests.
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Sample tasks:
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Target market consultation
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