April 19, 22, 24

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Year 11, the third step of the Investigation is 3. Formulate a Design Specification.

The IBO defines Design Specification as: A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification.

To get a 5/6 the student: describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Remember that the Design Specifications are an outgrowth of your research.

1.Your task is to create a detailed list of design specifications and justify your choice.  (ex: well organized: the e-portfolio must be well organized so the university admissions officer can easily locate  information)
2. Then create tests to evaluate your product.

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Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

April 17, 19

2. Develop A Design Brief

Ask and answer questions that will help you solve your problem.  Make a list of questions that you will have to find answers to.

Remember:

• Write down what you need to find out more about and how you could obtain the information.
• Make sure your research is clearly and attractively presented.
• You need to use a range of appropriate sources.

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Learning Objectives: The student will formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide their investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyze, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information.

April 10, 12

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Investigate

According to the IBO, "Investigation is an essential stage in the design cycle.  Students are expected to identify the problem, develop a design brief and formulate a design specification. Students are expected to acknowledge the sources of information and document these appropriately."

To get a 5-6:  The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance.  The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledge sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society, and the environment; outline the design brief; formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information; list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution; design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

April 8

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Before we begin, help me test the process.  Let's log in to Office 365 to look at our storage options.

The steps seem easy:
1. http://login.microsoftonline.com
2. insert username/password (EXAMPLE: john.doe@student.oeirasinternationalschool.com)
3. Team Site
4. My Cloud
5. My Content
6. Please insert your content here

OIS Cloud - Did it work? Are we there?  Can you save something?  Can you retrieve it?

Well done, Year 11. Now onto our final MYP project.  You are starting the last term of your MYP experience.  Boohoo! I'm going to miss you next year.

But before you go . . .

In Term 3 you will create an e-portfolio which could be used to supplement your application application and showcase your accomplishments.

Investigate

According to the IBO, "Investigation is an essential stage in the design cycle.  Students are expected to identify the problem, develop a design brief and formulate a design specification. Students are expected to acknowledge the sources of information and document these appropriately."

To get a 5-6:  The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance.  The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledge sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society, and the environment; outline the design brief; formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information; list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution; design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.