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The process of design

Moving from a design brief through research, ideas, development and evaluation to a finished solution.

In review 5th Year6th Year HigherOrdinary
15practice questions

Fill the gaps: 1 · Multiple choice: 6 · Select all that apply: 2 · Numeric answer: 1 · Put in order: 2 · Short answer: 1 · Written answer (self/teacher assessed): 2

Each question has up to three hints, a worked explanation, and is tracked in your progress and review plan.

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Put in order
Put these stages of the design process in a logical order.

Give each item its position (1 = first).

Develop and make the chosen solution
Write a design specification
Test and evaluate against the specification
Analyse the design brief
Generate and evaluate possible ideas
Research the problem and existing products
Hint 1

You cannot research properly until you understand the problem.

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