Step 3 - Ideation:
Ideate: -- To create several ideas that could be designed, based on the problem statement and requirements. Similar to brainstorming. All ideas are welcome.
Instruct students to individually sketch out (informally, but understandably) at least three different design concepts. At this point precise measurements are not taken or required. Each design idea is supported just with a rough sketch and a description of the design and its basic functions. Students should scan their hand drawings or take a picture with their phones and save the files.
Have the students open the EDPL and navigate to the Ideate page.
Students should upload pictures of each of the concepts into the image box on the Ideate page of the EDPL.
They should type a short description of what is novel about that idea and why they think it might work.
Each concept can be given a descriptive name.
They can add additional concepts if needed by clicking "add more"
Step 4 - Evaluating Ideas:
Evaluate- -Determining how well each concept design meets the requirements and then, based on that information, deciding which concept you will proceed with to the next step.
Pose question: How do we evaluate our design concepts?
Possible narrative:
In the design process, we’re now at the ‘Evaluate’ stage. This means we need to pick the most promising concepts and then create a detailed drawing and prototype of that concept.
To do this, we’ll use the concept evaluation matrix on the ‘Evaluate’ page of the EDPL.
Using the Evaluation Matrix in the EDPL.
This is probably done best by projecting the EPDL and demonstrating how to use the evaluation matrix function.
Notes:
The Evaluation Matrix in the EDPL will pre-populate with all of the requirements that the students have added to their Requirement list, and with all of the different concepts they have uploaded into the Ideate section.
The form is designed to help the students think about which design concepts they want to go forward with, but it will not itself give a definitive answer. At this point, the information that students enter is predictive, based on their beliefs about how the different designs will perform with respect to the different requirements.
After students click on the "Add Reflection" button in the matrix, they will be able to make notes, and move the decision toggle from "Unlikely" to "Likely" if they predict that the concept meets the requirement. The toggle button changes the color to red or green, depending upon the answer the student chooses.
Once they have finished evaluating all the concepts, they are ready to make a decision on the prototype they feel is most promising to recommend when they meet with the client again.
Choose promising concepts
Have the students draw conclusions from their evaluation matrices and each student should choose the concept design that he or she thinks is the best one to recommend to the client.
The student should be prepared to show the client the other possible ideas if he or she doesn't like the first idea.
In the next section they will work on detailed designs and prototypes.