Assessment Task 1 Major Project Planning

Setting up your Major Project Portfolio

The purpose of developing templates for your major project portfolio is to maintain consistency and improve the overall visual presentation. You will develop a series of templates that you will use for each page throughout your portfolio, whether they be text-based, image-based, or a combination of both when completing each section of your portfolio. By ensuring text sizes and alignment of elements on each page are consistent will present your work more professionally. 

Instructions

1. Click on your Google profile image in the top right-hand corner of your screen and click "Manage your Google account". 

2. Search language and change language to English > Australia. This will change all units to metric when using rulers and guides.

3. Open a new Google slides document.

4. Go to the menu bar and click on File > Page setup > Custom > Enter either A4 or A3 measurements depending on your preference. (Smaller screens i.e. school laptops A4 = 29.7cm x 21cm, Larger screens i.e. home desktop A3 = 42cm x 29.7cm).
   *Note: A3 portfolios present more professionally.

5. Next, turn on rulers and guides by going to View > Show guides.

6.  Set a 1.5cm guide along the left edge of the slide and a 1cm guide along the remaining three edges by clicking, holding, and dragging the relevant vertical and horizontal rulers. 

7. These guides will appear on every additional slide as you begin to construct individual templates for text-based and image-based slides of your Major Project Portfolio.
   *Note:  You need to turn guides on each time you re-open your document. Guides will automatically turn off every time you close your work.

What is the Statement of Intent

• This is a specific and detailed statement of what is to be achieved, where and how it is to be done and why you have decided on this particular project.

• You should include who will use the project how will it work and what will it be used for on completion.

• Specify the parameters (or limits) if any, of the design (eg. size, weight, cost, transportability function, aesthetics and the goals you expect to achieve on completion of the project eg. be able to use it at home or sell it for profit or eventually market it).

• The statement of intent provides the foundation for subsequent research and planning, indicating what is contained in the folio and provides information on where the project is heading.
  
  

How to write 

1. You must structure your Statement of Intent to include sections that explain your Aim, Design and Design Constraints associated with your Major Project and justify why these aspects of your Major Project are to be achieved. 

2.  Use the Guide below as a scaffold to begin your Statement of Intent.

Research of Processes

By now you will have some idea of the materials you intend to use to construct your major project. Your next task is to research a range of relevant processes you will apply during the production stages of your major project. You may have some experience with machining, and fabricating processes and a very limited understanding of others. To begin your research, you need to reflect on the components of your major project and ask yourself a question about how you intend to construct each component, for example; 

1. Does your project have a drawer, door or table top?

2. What joining processes is needed for the construction of these components? e.g. MIG welding (Butt, V-lap, Mitre, riveting, screwing, bolting together

3. Are there other processes required in the preparation of the material? e.g. plasma cutting, cutting or tapping threads

4. Does your project need a finish? Painting vs. powder coating 

5. How do you intend to do this? Will it be outsourced?

Instructions for success

1. Duplicate a table template in your major project portfolio

2. Move this template to the bottom of your slides

3. Research an extensive range of processes you intend to use for your major project. Start by searching the metal website then use google. 

4. Complete your research and Justify why you have chosen these processes in the duplicated table template.

Research of Technology

By now you will have some idea of the processes needed to construct your major project. Your next task is to research a range of technologies you may need to plan and during the production stages of your major project. You may have some experience with CAD (Onshape), Google Slides, Adobe Illustrator and a very limited understanding of others. To begin your research, you need to reflect on the components of your major project and ask yourself what technology would be the most appropriate to ensure high quality outcomes.

*Note: Technology also includes a range of workshop equipment such as: 

• Metal Lathes

• CNC Router/Lathe

• Plasma Cutter

• Laser Cutter

• Cold Saw

• Guillotine

• Pan Brake

Refer to the exemplar folios at the top of the page on how this section should look like in your folio.

Selection and Justification

By now you will have researched a range of materials, processes, techniques, and joinery. Now you need to select the materials, processes, and joinery (from your previous research tasks) you intend to use to manufacture your major project and justify why you have selected each component. Things you need to consider are, how each process is completed and why this process is best suited for the production stages of your major project. You may also take into consideration your level of experience and accessibility of workshop tools and machinery. 

Tip: If you are unsure about what it means to justify, refer to the definition in your Subject-Specific Terminology (SST) Document and NESA's Glossary of Key Words.

Refer to the exemplars below and read the assessment marking criteria to guide your research.

This stage of your Major Project planning requires you to conduct a PINE analysis on a range of existing project examples.

The Major Project Portfolio - How to do it guide states that in your development of ideas you need to:

Compile a list of ideas gathered when researching your design these can be either in the form of annotated sketches, models, prototypes, a list of written ideas, a diary of ideas or examples from magazines or brochures obtained online.

What is a PINE Analysis

A PINE Analysis is a series of dot points that break down the critique of a project into four areas: positive, interesting, negative and evaluation. For each letter of the word PINE you will identify and describe two to three points.

P = Positive
Describe positive features of the project, reflect on material colour, type of material, features, construction techniques, is it a simple or hard project etc).

I = Interesting
Describe any interesting details, or techniques that have been used, how could they be incorporated into your major project.

N = Negative
Describe any areas of the project you do not like refer to: design how it looks (aesthetics) and how the project functions, reflect on your skill level is this project too complex.

E = Evaluation
Justify your final opinion of the project relating the whole project or aspects of the design to the following areas:

• have you got the skills to construct a project like this or aspects of it;

• Can the project be completed in the time frame (3 Terms);

• Have you got any experience in making a project of this type;

• Materials are they suitable would you change them, can you afford to construct the project, what costs are involved

Refer to the exemplar folios at the top of the page on how this section should look like in your folio.

You can develop quality production and working drawings of your chosen design/s, using CAD software such as Onshape.  

Working drawings are two-dimensional orthogonal projections of the project which clearly demonstrate dimensions. A high-quality working drawing is used throughout the construction process of a project and is referred to for specific dimensions and joinery. 

The management and communication section of your portfolio requires you to develop a timeline plan using a table, Gantt chart or spreadsheet. The timeline plan should break down your major project  and portfolio into a series of tasks and estimate the expected allocated and finish time for each task. The timeline plan should be used as an ongoing tool for assessment of progress and therefore, used as a management tool to assist in the successful completion of the major project. 

The timeline plan should show:

• a sequence of every task required to complete your major project and portfolio.

• estimated time of completion of each task, and the actual time of completion of each task. 

• any variation to the planned sequence.

• an evaluation that explains any future changes or adaptations.

Refer to the exemplar below and read the assessment marking criteria to guide your Time Plan.

The finance plan is a projection of the cost of materials and other resources. This will identify what finance is available (ie. your budget), estimates of costs, actual costs and a progressive balance. Demonstrate a genuine effort to develop a budget based on available finances.

• It is not just a number of receipts collected and totalled at the end of the project.

• document the finance plan as an ongoing exercise this will also provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate ongoing evaluation.

• demonstrating that everything in the finance plan has been used in the project.

• make sure that any variation/s in cost due to changes in design and other changes are evident in the project.

• showing any variation in design due to unforeseen costs is evident in the project. retaining all receipts and include them in your folio as evidence of all financial costs explaining all changes to the finance plan in the ongoing evaluation.

• the finance plan should not be written after the event.

Refer to the exemplars below and read the assessment marking criteria to guide your Finance Plan.