Instructions:

As we begin this unit, let's look at a way of charting our progress that might be useful to plan your time. Copy the Gantt chart from the 'Resources' and look through the stages (strands) that you would have to complete from this unit in order to achieve the outcome

Instructions:

In this project, your target audience is the UNIS MYP Community. You have one of three areas to focus on. Use the template provided on Seesaw to detail your selection.

1. Public Service Announcement (PSA)
   • Identify a problem within your community that seems to reoccur every year. Think of a way to help raise awareness or help people to be more considerate as a result of your poster.
2. Learner Profile Posters
   • Research the Learner Profile and come up with a poster that combines at least two pieces of imagery to convey its meaning profile effectively.
3. Global Context Posters
   • Research the Global Contexts and come up with a poster that combines at least two pieces of imagery to convey its meaning effectively.

Instructions:

Now that you know what problem you would like to solve, it's time to think about research. Here are some examples of questions you might want to consider in your inquiry and how they can be prioritized and categorized into primary and secondary research.

Content Research...

1. What images will be engaging to my community? (Primary)
2. What information do I need to gather for my poster idea? (Primary & Secondary)

Skills Research...

1. What skills do I need to learn before understanding graphic design? (Primary & Secondary)? Photoshop Tutorial

Instructions:

Summarize what you have learned in your research. We have learned...

• Photoshop Tutorial
• What poster idea you would like to pursue

Consider this research and decide what topic you would like to focus on and why.

Now that you have completed your research, let's make sure you are on the right track to create a successful product or solution.

Instructions:

1. Review the comments on Seesaw so far. Is there anything you could do to improve?
   • 0 - 3: Comment detailing major issues
   • 4 - 6: Comment for small improvements and liked
   • 7 - 8: Liked
2. Ask the teacher for any clarification and improve your work.

Instructions:

Concept sketching is an integral part of the design process when making a video. Based on your design specifications and the opportunities you identified during your SWOT analysis of existing products, begin to sketch out at least 2 different ideas and share them with peers.

One method to test whether or not the images you are using work well for your topic is to imagine if they had no text layers associated with them. Would they still tell the right story?

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Share your concept sketches with your peers and play musical chairs gallery walk to determine how effectively others think that these posters meet the design specifications you have developed.

Also show your client and get feedback from all. This feedback will be the basis of choosing and developing your idea.

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Now that you have chosen your final poster idea, develop it further with the feedback received by both your peers and your client by adding more detail.

Now that you have completed your design, reflect on your progress with this self assessment.

Instructions:

Complete the questions below using the template provided:

1. During this term I was successful at...
2. The MYP Design Cycle strands addressed were...
   • Strands A1 - A4
   • Strands B1 - B4
3. One area for improvement could be...
4. Three steps I could to take to be more successful are:
   • a)
   • b)
   • c)
5. Based on the rubrics and exemplars provided, I would predict the following grades:
   • Criterion A:
   • Criterion B:

Instructions: NOTE this should have been completed at the start of the unit

As we begin this unit, let's look at a way of charting our progress that might be useful to plan your time. Copy the Gantt chart from the 'Resources' and look through the stages (strands) that you would have to complete from this unit in order to achieve the outcome

Instructions:

Present your final design and document whether or not you met your key dates or had to change your plans. This can also be a link to your final product or solution.

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During the design cycle, it is rare that everything goes to plan. Measurements need to be adjusted, unforeseen events interfere with key dates.

Document any challenges that you encountered while making your product or solution and describe what changes you made to your design and plan as a result.

Example:

Challenges: I found the tutorials difficult to get through and the product was not complete in time for my due date. I really needed to focus more in class

Justification for any changes made to your design and plan: My plan had to be adjusted by pushing back my key date by 1 day since I had to use academic prep time to finish sanding my product. My design changed a little bit because I didn't have time to paint my product.

Now that you have completed your product or solution, help out a peer in reviewing their work. Use the template provided to give them constructive feedback.

Instructions:

Complete the questions below using the template provided:

1. During this term, (write peer name here) was successful at __________.
2. The MYP Design Cycle strands addressed were...
   • Strands A1 - A4
   • Strands B1 - B4
   • Strands C1 - C4
3. One area for improvement could be...
4. Three steps (write peer name here) could to take to be more successful are:
   • a)
   • b)
   • c)
5. Based on the rubrics and exemplars provided, I would predict the following grades:
   • Criterion A:
   • Criterion B:
   • Criterion C:

Instructions: #NOTE D1 to D4 can be addressed in a video reflection activity uploaded to SeeSaw

Go back to the design specifications that you created in B1. Look at the testing methods that you considered using to test if those specifications would be successful. Design and carry out those methods.

Typical testing methods include:

• Survey of people’s opinion’s - what questions would be asked, set up the form or template (subjective)
• Timing how long an operation takes - what data would be collected and how to record it (objective)
• Checklist for Visually or aurally inspecting final product - Spreadsheet with list of what is to be observed etc (subjective)
• Observation of users to see how quickly they learn to use the new system, how often they need help or make errors (subjective)
• Stress-testing: Use the product or solution in ways that would be expected in real-life operation (objective or subjective)
• Inspection: Weigh it or measure it - Specification table with tolerances (objective)
• Comparison: Comparing the product with existing products in the marketplace noting strengths and weaknesses (objective or subjective)

Instructions:

Go back to the design specifications that you created in B1. Paste these specifications into the first column in the template provided. Based on the tests you conducted in D1, paste in the link to the results of this testing in the Testing Results column. Evaluate the success of the testing. Were your design specifications met?

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Identify improvements that you believe your product or solution would benefit from to positively impact your target audience. Detail the reason or cause that you believe justify that improvement.

Instructions:

Think about how your product or solution impacted your target audience. Include reasons or causes.