QCE Design Units 3&4 Notes

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1. Unpacking a Human-Centred Design Brief3 · Exploring — needs, wants and design opportunities

   Design process

2. Divergent Thinking Strategies for Idea Generation3 · Design process

   Divergent thinking — generating ideas

3. Qualities of Divergent Thinking: Fluency, Flexibility and Originality3 · Devising — flexibility, fluency and originality

   Design process

4. Developing and Applying Design Criteria3 · Evaluating and proposing

   design criteria; topic: Design process

5. Schematic and Ideation Sketching Conventions3 · Representing and communicating

   Schematic and ideation sketching — representing and communicating

6. Empathy as the Foundation of Human-Centred Design3 · Empathy and stakeholder context

   Empathy and stakeholder context

7. Universal Design and Inclusive Design Principles3 · Inclusivity, accessibility and universal design

   Human-centred design principles

8. Design Elements and Principles in Human-Centred Contexts3 · Design elements and principles in HCD

   Design elements and principles in human-centred contexts

9. Low-Fidelity Prototyping and User Testing3 · Human-centred design principles

   Low-fidelity prototyping and testing

10. Cultural, Social and Ethical Influences on Human-Centred Design3 · Cultural, social and ethical influences

    Cultural, social and ethical influences

11. Identifying Sustainability Design Opportunities in Existing Products4 · Redesigning

    Redesigning — identifying design opportunities for sustainability

12. Applying Divergent Thinking Strategies to Redesign Briefs4 · Divergent thinking applied to redesign

    Sustainable design process

13. Evaluating Redesign Ideas Against Sustainability Criteria4 · Evaluating and proposing

    Evaluating and proposing — sustainability criteria; topic: Sustainable design process

14. Communicating a Proposed Sustainable Design Concept Through Sketching4 · Representing and communicating a sustainable design concept

    Sustainable design process

15. The Three Dimensions of Sustainability in Design4 · Sustainable design influences

    Economic, social and ecological sustainability dimensions

16. Life Cycle Thinking and Circular Economy Frameworks4 · Sustainable design influences

    Life cycle thinking and circular economy

17. Regulation, Standards and Designer Responsibility4 · Sustainable design influences

    Legislation, standards and ethical responsibility in sustainable design

18. Sustainable Materials, Production Technologies and Processes4 · Sustainable design influences

    Sustainable materials, technologies and processes

19. Precedent Analysis: Designers and Movements in Sustainable Design4 · Historical and contemporary precedents in sustainable design

    Sustainable design influences

20. Social Equity, Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Sustainability in Design4 · Sustainable design influences

    Social and cultural dimensions of sustainable design