OCR GCSE Design and Technology identifying requirements and learning from others overview quiz quiz

A detailed list of every measurable requirement the finished product must meet

A scale drawing showing the exact dimensions of the finished product

A test carried out on the finished prototype

A short statement of the design problem to solve and who it is for

The person who will mainly use the product

The company that designs and manufactures it

The retailer that sells it to the public

Anyone affected by the product in any way at all

The product must be reasonably strong

The product must weigh under 500 g

The product must look attractive to buyers

The product must be good value for money

They mean exactly the same thing in design

Anthropometrics is about choosing colours; ergonomics is about choosing the overall size

Anthropometrics is body-measurement data; ergonomics is designing to fit the user using that data

Ergonomics is the body-measurement data; anthropometrics is designing for user comfort using that data

50th percentile only

1st to 50th percentile

95th to 99th percentile

5th to 95th percentile

95th percentile (the tallest)

5th percentile (the shortest)

50th percentile (the average)

It does not matter which

To copy it exactly, part for part, so you can then sell it on as your very own design

To learn about its materials, construction and manufacture to inform a new design

To prove to the manufacturer that it does not work

To recycle its parts into new raw material

Finishing

Fastening

Function

Flexibility

Copy their most successful product exactly, right down to every last detail

Ignore it completely, as it is not relevant to their own work

Put their well-known brand name onto their own product

Learn transferable principles and apply them to their own user and context

Repair

Reduce

Reuse

Refuse

Only how the product is finally recycled at the very end of its working life

The environmental impact at every stage from raw materials to disposal

Only the total cost of the materials bought

Only the energy the product uses while it is in use

10%

25%

40%

50%