Product requirements | Design and technology | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is 'a situation where something happens or exists, this is the starting point for designers to solve problems' a definition for?
- Design brief
- Specificaiton
- Ideas
- Context ✓
Which methods can be used to investigate a context?
- Mind map ✓
- Road map
- Bullet points
- User journey ✓
- Mood boards ✓
What is a 'design opportunity'?
- gap ✓
- want
- need ✓
- space
- hope
Match these keywords with the definition:
- nature
  
  ⇔
  
  naturally occurring, not made by humans ✓
- design fixation
  
  ⇔
  
  considering only one possibility ✓
- sustainability
  
  ⇔
  
  ability to exist without depleting the resources needed in the future ✓
Select reasons why design fixation is limiting.
- lack of creativity ✓
- lack of innovation ✓
- lack of originality ✓
- lack of detail
- lack of information
What is a design brief?
- a statement ✓
- a diagram
- a sketch
- a song
- a model

A design brief should be ...
- Open to allow scope for creative design ideas ✓
- Specific to limit design ideas
- Open to avoid design fixation ✓
- Specific to fix design ideas
- Specific to ensure designs address the design opportunity identified ✓
In which order would you usually complete each of these?
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Context exploration
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Identify a client
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Design opportunities identified
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Write a design brief
Which of the four Ws is missing? Who, Where, Why, ...
- 'What' ✓
What is the list of criteria a product must have or do called?
- 'specification' ✓
How can a specification be used by consumers buying a product?
- To select the most appropriate product ✓
- To select the cheapest product
- To compare the products ✓
- To compare users' needs

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Designers use design briefs to define the design opportunity and focus the design
Designers identify product requirements
Specifications are used to inform designing and manufacturing
Specifications are used when testing designs

All specifications must use the same subheadings.

Specifications must be specific to the context, design opportunity and design brief.