Writing Design Specs
Assessment Criteria C - Evaluating the Product!
0 1-2
The student has not
reached the standard
described by any of
the descriptors given.
Examples
Goal
(Context)
Form
✦ What will it look like?
✦ What materials will I use?
✦ What tools will I use?
✦ What size will it be?
✦ How will it be assembled?
Function
✦ What is the type and purpose of
the product?
✦ What will it do?
✦ How will it do this?
User/Audience
✦ Who is the product for?
✦ What do they want this product
to do?
✦ Where/why will they use it?
✦ What do they want the product
to look like?
Costs
✦ How much would the product
cost to manufacture?
✦ How much would it be sold for?
✦ How much profit would be made
on each product?
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Max Level: 8
3-4 5-6 7-8
The student: The student: The student: The student:
creates minimal specifications to creates specifications for evaluating creates appropriate specifications creates appropriately rigorous
evaluate the product. the product, however they lack for evaluating the product. specifications for evaluating the
definition. product
The student: The student: The student: The student:
creates a product that is of limited quality and/or meets few creates a product that is of adequate quality and meets creates a product that is of considerable quality and meets creates a product that is of excellent quality and meets most
of the specifications. some of the specifications. many of the specifications. or all of the specifications.
The student: The student: The student: The student:
outlines the impact of the product in relation to the goal and describes the impact of the product in relation to the goal explains the impact of the product in relation to the goal and evaluates the impact of the product in relation to the goal
chosen context. and chosen context. chosen context. and chosen context.
Goal: To create a vegetarian or
To gain my C-Class bird and bat
banding authority and to use To sponsor an Indonesian child
To create a metal sculpture out this to study the effect of fire on To create a music video to to university for 4 years by
vegan cookbook that provides To design and create a collage the abundance and diversity of
of recycled materials based on explore the cultures and people raising $1500 for the
educational information and jigsaw puzzle that reflects my bird species in the Wandoo
a sculpture by David Kracov of Australia and Bali International Humanity
easy to create recipes suitable family history. Woodland of Dobaderry
(Inquiry into continuous development) (Inquiry into creativity & forms of (Inquiry into the world as a connected Foundation
for all ages. expression) (Inquiry into interrelationships whole) (Inquiry into the rights & responsibilities
(Inquiry into identity)
between people and the natural in our communities)
world.)
‣Hard cover book ‣Gloss colour image on ‣Butterflies to be made from ‣Successfully obtain a C- ‣Present in Quicktime movie ‣Cards to be hand made
‣Gloss pages 300gsm card recycled aluminum cans Class bird and bat banding format ‣Cards to be of no more than
‣Minimum one image per ‣Measure 30cm x 40cm ‣Sculpture to measure 60cm authority. ‣Minimum 4min duration A6 size
recipe ‣Collage image to be x 60cm ‣To carry out four sessions of ‣Maximum 5min duration ‣Minimum 6 card designs
‣Minimum 15 recipes constructed using photoshop ‣Individual elements to be field research that cover the ‣Bags to be 20x15cm
within 5mm of each other seasons of a year ‣Bags to be made from 100%
‣Joinery material to be 22 ‣To retrieve and refer to cotton
gauge copper wire archival data ‣Bags must be tie dyed
‣To be a balanced ‣Findings to be written up as ‣Min 3 bag colours
composition, in of colour a scientific report.
‣Educate reader on ‣Clearly represent a ‣Reflect David Kracov’s ‣Provide data to the Royal ‣Inform the viewer of
Australian Ornithological Society
vegetarian/vegan diet chronology of my family distinctive style similarities and differences in
‣Data to assist in information
history available to authorities for fire Australian and Balinese
management culture
‣Readability for ages 10 and ‣Inform the viewer of key ‣Target audience 13-16 year
above family events in time old children
‣To be visually appealing to
my target audience
‣Maximum production costs ‣Maximum production costs ‣Maximum production costs ‣ $55 - Cost of C class Bander’s ‣Zero expenditure ‣Cards to sell for $2 each
Licence.
$20 per book $60 $80 ‣Bags to sell for $8 each
‣Minimum funds raised $1500
Writing Design Specs
Assessment Criteria C - Evaluating the Product !! ! ! ! ! Max Level: 8
0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

The student has The student: The student: The student: The student:
not reached the creates minimal creates specifications creates appropriate creates appropriately
standard
described by any specifications to for evaluating the specifications for rigorous specifications
of the descriptors evaluate the product. product, however they evaluating the product. for evaluating the
given. lack definition. product
The student: The student: The student: The student:
creates a product that is of limited creates a product that is of adequate creates a product that is of creates a product that is of excellent
quality and/or meets few of the quality and meets some of the considerable quality and meets many of quality and meets most or all of the
specifications. specifications. the specifications. specifications.

The student: The student: The student: The student:

outlines the impact of the product in describes the impact of the product in explains the impact of the product in evaluates the impact of the product in
relation to the goal and chosen context. relation to the goal and chosen context. relation to the goal and chosen context. relation to the goal and chosen context.

Now visualise your completed product and write your own design specs!

Goal
(Context)

Form
✦What will it look like?
✦What materials will I use?
✦What tools will I use?
✦What size will it be?
✦How will it be assembled?

Function
✦What is the type and purpose of the
product?
✦What will it do?
✦How will it do this?

User/Audience
✦Who is the product for?
✦What do they want this product to do?
✦Where/why will they use it?
✦What do they want the product to look
like?

Costs
✦How much would the product cost to
manufacture?
✦How much would it be sold for?
✦How much profit would be made on each
product?