Please do up a personal reflection for Semester 2 - The Elderly Challenge
1) What have you learnt?
2) What are the difficulties encountered?
3) How did you overcome the difficulties?
Link your reflection based on the 10 Cs.
Please post your work on your personal ADMT Blog by 16th Oct 2010.
Copy and paste the link of your post at the comment below.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
T4WK2_Reflection
Answer the following questions on your personal ADMT Blog.
Name the title of the blog: Reflection - Prototype.
Copy and paste the link of your post in the comment below.
1. What are the difficulties that you have encountered during the process?
2. How do you overcome the difficulties encountered?
3. What are the 2 key takeaways for this lesson?
Name the title of the blog: Reflection - Prototype.
Copy and paste the link of your post in the comment below.
1. What are the difficulties that you have encountered during the process?
2. How do you overcome the difficulties encountered?
3. What are the 2 key takeaways for this lesson?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
T4Wk1 - Coursework Deadlines
Journal
Name the file: Index no._Name_Journal
The Journal should include relevant research, observations and product ideas that you have captured in this project, and your evaluation of them. This should be concluded with how your product is supposed to resolve the problem that you are tackling, and your finalised product idea. It should preferably be done in Pages and should be able to explain sufficiently the processes involved in coming out with the final product.
Name the file: Index no._Name_Journal
The Journal should include relevant research, observations and product ideas that you have captured in this project, and your evaluation of them. This should be concluded with how your product is supposed to resolve the problem that you are tackling, and your finalised product idea. It should preferably be done in Pages and should be able to explain sufficiently the processes involved in coming out with the final product.
Deadline for first submission of journal: 24th Sept 2010
Multi-media Presentation
The plan for the multimedia presentation should be done in the form of storyboarding or in pages format. Name the file: Index no._Name_MMPlan and submit the work into the submit folder by 20th Sept 2010.
The deadline for the completed multi-media presentation is on the 8th Oct 2010 (Term 4 Wk 4). You are to name your file: Index No._Name_MM_Product name. You are to submit your work into the ADMT submit folder. Marks would be deducted for late submission.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Model and Journal Rubrics
Please refer to Model and Journal Rubrics below.
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Deadline: Term 4 Week 3.
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Multi - Media Presentation Rubrics
Please refer to the multimedia presentation rubrics. You are to start preparing for the multi - media presentation during the 1 week Sept Holidays. Take note that the presentation should be self run with the necessary recording , music, animation or any other forms of suitable medium. The purpose of the multi media presentation is to convince the audience of the need of the product, the situations in which the product is designed to be used, most importantly how is the product being used in the situation/various situations. It is up to your creativity how you want to present your work. Keep the duration of your work between 1-3 minutes.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Classwork - 25th Aug 2010
In groups of 4 (different from the group that you were in previously, try to group with people whom you have not shared your ideas with so that you can have another perspective to your ideas)
1) Present your ideas to your group
2) Listeners, look out for the following
i) Is the situation clear during the presentation?
ii) Do you know the purpose of having the product?
iii) Does the presenter use a few sketches to explain how the idea works? e.g. for walking stick, sketches showing how the walking is opened or closed, if it is used to hang things, how is the product used to hang things? All these has to be demonstrated using sketches.
iv) Referring to the rubrics, tell the presenter how he would score for organization, subject knowledge and graphics.
The cycle continues with the next presenter.
Presenter, please make changes to your presentation slides accordingly.
Next presentation:26th Aug 2010
(First 5 students of the class register are to get ready for the presentation)
1) Present your ideas to your group
2) Listeners, look out for the following
i) Is the situation clear during the presentation?
ii) Do you know the purpose of having the product?
iii) Does the presenter use a few sketches to explain how the idea works? e.g. for walking stick, sketches showing how the walking is opened or closed, if it is used to hang things, how is the product used to hang things? All these has to be demonstrated using sketches.
iv) Referring to the rubrics, tell the presenter how he would score for organization, subject knowledge and graphics.
The cycle continues with the next presenter.
Presenter, please make changes to your presentation slides accordingly.
Next presentation:26th Aug 2010
(First 5 students of the class register are to get ready for the presentation)
Thursday, August 19, 2010
ADMT Presentation
The first 5 students in the class register are to be prepared for presentation after the test on the 25th August 2010, Wednesday. Please refer to the following for the assessment rubrics for presentation. Take note of the marks weightage.
ADMT Sketching Test - First Angle Orthographic Projection
Reminder
First Angle Orthographic Projection test would be next Wednesday, 25th August. It would be similar to the trial test that you had this week.
Date: 25th August 2010
Time: 1030am (During ADMT lesson)
Things to bring
MacBook fully charged/enough to last for at least 20mins.
Mechanical Pencil, Ruler and Eraser.
First Angle Orthographic Projection test would be next Wednesday, 25th August. It would be similar to the trial test that you had this week.
Date: 25th August 2010
Time: 1030am (During ADMT lesson)
Things to bring
MacBook fully charged/enough to last for at least 20mins.
Mechanical Pencil, Ruler and Eraser.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
T3Wk5 Ergonomics and Anthropometry (The Elderly Challenge)
After what have been discussed in class about Ergonomics and Anthropometry,
look at the Elderly Challenge Project that you are working on.
Ask yourself the following questions:
1) Who are you designing for? Give a brief description of the target group.
2) What is the product that you are designing?
3) What are the design considerations when designing products for the elderly?
Use the Step 1 -4 guide for Anthropometry to help you in your design.
Step 1: Decide who you are designing for
Step 2: Decide which body measurements are relevant
Step 3: Decide whether you are designing for the extreme or the average
Step 4: Think about other human factors.
How to submit:
i) Rename the file: Index number_Name_Erg&Anthropometry (Initially filename should be Index number_Name_Guiding questions)
ii) Submit the file to the submit folder by 4th Aug 2010
look at the Elderly Challenge Project that you are working on.
Ask yourself the following questions:
1) Who are you designing for? Give a brief description of the target group.
2) What is the product that you are designing?
3) What are the design considerations when designing products for the elderly?
Use the Step 1 -4 guide for Anthropometry to help you in your design.
Step 1: Decide who you are designing for
Step 2: Decide which body measurements are relevant
Step 3: Decide whether you are designing for the extreme or the average
Step 4: Think about other human factors.
How to submit:
i) Rename the file: Index number_Name_Erg&Anthropometry (Initially filename should be Index number_Name_Guiding questions)
ii) Submit the file to the submit folder by 4th Aug 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
T3WK4 - Ergonomics (Product Description and Idea Trigger)
1) Take a picture of the product.
2) Post the picture and answer the questions as follows.
i) Describe the product. (Appearance, Color, Function, etc)
ii) What are the design considerations when designing this product?
iii) Would an elderly faced difficulty using this product? If yes, what are the difficulties that the elderly would face?
iv) What do you think can be done to improve on the design of the product to suit the elderly? (Sketch the improved design in your sketchbook and take a picture of it. Post the improved sketch at the end of your post.)
3) Once you have completed, comment on other student's post.
How to submit:
1) Name your title: Ergonomics (Product description and Idea Trigger)
2) Copy and paste your link in the comment below.
2) Post the picture and answer the questions as follows.
i) Describe the product. (Appearance, Color, Function, etc)
ii) What are the design considerations when designing this product?
iii) Would an elderly faced difficulty using this product? If yes, what are the difficulties that the elderly would face?
iv) What do you think can be done to improve on the design of the product to suit the elderly? (Sketch the improved design in your sketchbook and take a picture of it. Post the improved sketch at the end of your post.)
3) Once you have completed, comment on other student's post.
How to submit:
1) Name your title: Ergonomics (Product description and Idea Trigger)
2) Copy and paste your link in the comment below.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Practise (Google Sketch up)
Sketch the following in proportion using google sketchup within the shortest time.
How to submit:
1) Name the file: index no_Name_Sketch01, index no_Name_Sketch02, etc.
2) Submit into the submit folder.
HURRY! Prizes to be awarded on Wednesday! Only 3 prizes to be awarded.
How to submit:
1) Name the file: index no_Name_Sketch01, index no_Name_Sketch02, etc.
2) Submit into the submit folder.
HURRY! Prizes to be awarded on Wednesday! Only 3 prizes to be awarded.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
T3WK3- Ergonomics II
Answer the following questions.
1. What is Ergonomics?
2. What are the 5 aspects of Ergonomics?
3. For each aspects of Ergonomics, explain with an example of a product that is designed for the elderly, how the product meet that particular aspect of Ergonomics.
How to submit:
1. Submit your answers in your Personal ADMT blog.
2. Name your post: Ergonomics II
3. Copy and paste the url in the comment below.
Deadline:
15th July 2010
1. What is Ergonomics?
2. What are the 5 aspects of Ergonomics?
3. For each aspects of Ergonomics, explain with an example of a product that is designed for the elderly, how the product meet that particular aspect of Ergonomics.
How to submit:
1. Submit your answers in your Personal ADMT blog.
2. Name your post: Ergonomics II
3. Copy and paste the url in the comment below.
Deadline:
15th July 2010
T3WK3 - Ergonomics I
The above shows 2 different setup of a workplace.
1. Compare the 2 different workplaces, state your observations.
2. Which workplace is preferred? State with reasons why one workplace is preferred over the other.
3. What are the considerations that should be taken into account when designing a workplace that is suitable for the user?
4. Why do you think that Ergonomics is important when designing?
How to submit:
1. Submit your answers in your Personal ADMT blog.
2. Name your post: Ergonomics I
3. Copy and paste the url in the comment below.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Homework - desk tidy (6th July 2010)
Please be reminded to submit your desk tidy by tomorrow, 7th July 2010.
Please name your file: desktidy_name
Put your work into the submit folder.
Please name your file: desktidy_name
Put your work into the submit folder.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Holiday work - Part 3: Tools to be learnt in Semester 2
There are primarily 2 key software tools that you would be learning in Semester 2, namely:
Submission:
Please do up a simple room or layout space that shows how you would consider planning to furnish a room so that they are more elderly-friendly. Do explain your submissions with some texts to explain. Submission deadline for this is on the 21st June 2010. Please name your files as follows:
- Phun
- Google SketchUp
Submission:
Please do up a simple room or layout space that shows how you would consider planning to furnish a room so that they are more elderly-friendly. Do explain your submissions with some texts to explain. Submission deadline for this is on the 21st June 2010. Please name your files as follows:
SST_ADMT_ElderlyChallenge_YourClass_IndexNo_YourName.skp
(e.g. SST_ADMT_ElderlyChallenge_S104_07_TanAhKow.skp)
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