Planning Your Inquiry in Design

An MYP Design Inquiry consists of many steps and takes place over a long period of time.

It is important to plan out your steps carefully so that you can stay on schedule and meet due dates.

Expectations for Year 5 MYP Design

Interim Deadlines are set by your teacher. These are deadlines where you submit specific criteria. These are usually Summative. A typical unit will have between 4-6 Interim Deadlines.

The Final Deadline is the deadline for the entire inquiry portfolio. You should submit all the criteria at this time for Summative Assessment.

You work at your pace, but you must meet all interim deadlines. Missing an Interim Deadline is like missing a Summative Assessment.

Use class time effectively to plan, work, get feedback, and design.

Planning Your Inquiry

Using the Planning Document to organize your inquiry and manage your time.

List the steps you need to do for your inquiry. Use the MYP Design Cycle to guide you. Remember that some steps might be complex, while others might be simple.

For example, Criterion B2 might involve:

sketching 3-4 pages of ideas (70 minutes)
gathering feedback from peers and users (30 minutes)
Sketching pages based on feedback to develop new ideas. (40 minutes)

Follow these steps

List all the steps in your inquiry

Arrange them in a logical sequence, starting with what has to be done first.
Use the Interim Dates to guide you.
Check for other big assessments or holidays that are happening and plan around them.
Record the details such as:
1. Start Date
2. End Date
3. Any notes - these are important things to remember, risk assessments, etc. These are really important for Criterion C, as this is part of your assessment.

Design Inquiry Planner provided by your teacher.

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