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Design
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Free Design study notes for IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) students. Each chapter covers a key topic with examples and practice prompts you can continue inside the thinka app.
Inquiring and Analysing (Criterion A)
The Design Cycle
Identifying and Justifying the Design Problem
Research Planning: Primary and Secondary Research
Analysing Existing Products
Developing the Design Brief
Year 1
Developing Ideas (Criterion B)
Design Specifications and Success Criteria
Generating Feasible Design Ideas
Selecting and Justifying the Chosen Design
Planning Drawings and Diagrams
Year 2
Year 3
Creating the Solution (Criterion C)
Materials and Processes
Planning Time and Resources
Technical Skills and Safe Practice
Following the Plan and Recording Changes
Year 4
App Development
Robotics and Automation
Systems Thinking in Design
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Evaluating (Criterion D)
Designing Testing Methods
Evaluating Against the Design Specification
Improving the Solution
Evaluating Impact on the Client/Target Audience
Digital Design Tools and Skills
Introduction to Digital Tools
Digital Design: Graphics and Layout
CAD and 3D Modelling
Coding and Computational Thinking
Web Design and Development
Year 5
Advanced Programming
Emerging Technologies
Materials, Mechanisms and Systems
Electronic Systems
Ergonomics and Human Factors
Manufacturing and Production Techniques
Mechanical Systems and Structures
Design Context, Sustainability and Responsibility
Sustainable Design
Design Ethics and Responsibility
Intellectual Property and Design Law
Design in Global Contexts
Design for Social Impact
ePortfolio, Product Development and the Design Project
Product Development
Applying the Design Cycle to Extended Projects
Independent Problem-Solving Projects
Independent Design Project
The Design Folder / ePortfolio
eAssessment Preparation
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