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Stefan

For detailed feedback on individual pages download your coursework file by clicking on a link from below. Open up your file and read the comments that have been insirted in comment boxes on each page.
Coursework you submited @ 26/09/07

Page	Completed	Feedback	Breakdown	Date
Project outline Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Clearly explains the context to witch your product will be introduced within.	no
Project outline Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Explains why your doing what you are	no
Introduction and brief Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Says who the target market is / who will use it	no
			Explains the problem to be solved by your product	no
			Explains what your product will need to do	no
			Explains the need for your product	no

Task Analysis Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Breaks the task up into many questions that will need answers	no
			Is clearly and logically laid out	no
			Has a good range of statements that relate to all areas of your design	no
			Breaks up the task by circuit and by case	no

Research 3 Pages Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Research on individual components that you could use	no
			Shows pin outs of your components	no
			Shows price of components	no
			Shows size of components	no
			Shows technical information about component like how much power it needs to run, how much power it can handle before it burns out, what its frequency bandwidth is (for 741 as amps) etc	no
			Research on 3 different circuits that would do the job you require	no
			Each gathered circuit uses different components or the same components but used if a different way	no
			Has comments about how useful each circuit or components would be for your circuit	no
			Has comments that prove you understand how the circuit or components works	no
			Research on materials for case showing there working properties	no
			Research on materials for case showing ways of joining them	no
			Research on materials showing ways of shaping and manipulating them	no
			3 existing products that do a similar thing to yours	no
			Comments about the existing products, like what is good or bad about them and how looking at them has given you ideas and what these ideas are…	no
			Market research where you find out what the customer wants	no
			Market research has at least 6 questions that will help you to understand what the customer wants. Questions must be useful to you!	no
			Research on environmental impact of the components and materials you are using (this can be shown in the materials or components pages or within your ‘Issues’ Page – env, social etc)	no
			Your research is not just from the internet and is from a wide range of sources	no
			Research on industrial practices showing that you know how its all done in industry (this can be shown within your Industrial practice page)	no

Research Summery Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		All comments relate to the research that you have in your coursework	no
			Your comments on this page are arranged into categories, like case, circuit, materials, components etc	no
			You have shown that you have made decisions based on what you have found out within your research	no
			You have shown that you can select the useful parts of your gathered research and use them to progress your designs	no

Specification Deadline 26/09/07	@ 26/09/07no work submited!		Your specification is laid out logically (has headings like, aesthetic, ergonomics, function, safety, target market, materials, then a bit about what your product will do next to it…
			Explains what the Function must be
			Explains what the Target Market must be
			Explains what the Size must be
			Explains what the Weight must be
			Explains what the Maintenance must be
			Explains what the Aesthetic must be
			Explains what the Safety must be
			Explains what the Time/Deadline must be
			Explains what the Environmental issues must be
			Explains what the Manufacturing must be (what scale of production?)
			Explains what the Cost must be
			Explains what the Power Supply must be
			Explains what the Assembly must be
			Explains what the Parameters must be (what are the working parameters of my electronic components)

3 Circuit Designs Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have tried three different ways of achieving the same goal (each of the three circuits you have designed/modified does more or less the same thing)
			You have made comments here about what each circuit is doing
			You have identified the good and bad aspects of each circuit
			Through your comments you have shown you understand what
Circuit development Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have selected one of your three circuits that best meets your requirements
			You have simulated your circuit using croc clips or live wire and it works
			You have prototyped your circuit by breadboarding it and it works
			You have documented all procedures with pictures and appropriate comments that show you are understanding what you are doing and correcting any errors within your circuit as you go.
			You have transferred any modifications you made when breadboarding back onto your circuit diagram on croc clips or live wire.

Breadboarding Deadline 00/00/00	no		Within your breadboarding you have worked logically and neatly
			You have come across problems when breadboarding your circuit and resolved them and documented what you did in a clear and concise way
			You have justified any need for changes made within this part of your circuit development

3 Case ideas Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have at least 3 ideas for your case that show a good level of detail (where switches, buzzers, LEDs etc go, what materials it could be made of, what colour/texture it could be, a rough idea of the size etc etc)
			You have annotated your initial drawings to give extra details of you casing
			All design drawings are on bordered pages with candidate details and headings
			You have used colour, thickness of line and tone to help increase your clearness of visual communication.
Case Development Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have chosen the best one of your designs and justified the reasons for your choice
			You have communicated the measurements of your product
			You have visually communicated how all parts of your product will fit together
			You have devised a way to secure all your components including your battery and circuit
Prototype Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have made a 3D model of your case to fully realise it before you go ahead with making it for real.
			You model is neat and accurate to your design drawings
			You have documented it with pictures and comments on what you have discovered and needed to change as a result of making it.

PCB design Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have created a PCB layout that matches your working circuit diagram
			Your PCB layout is laid out a space efficient way so as to keep the size of the circuit down whilst still having enough space around components to easily work on them when soldering then in
			You have created a transparency or your PCB layout to be used to print your PCB (picture needed or transparency)
			you have considered the size of your circuit in relation to it fitting within your case and commented on this.
Making in Industry Deadline 00/00/00	no		You have shown that you understand how your product would be made in industry
			You have explained pick and place
			You have explained levels of production and which would best suit your product
			You have explained how PCBs are made within industry
			You have explained any industrial procedures and how they work relating to how your product is made ( eg. If you vacuum formed your mould then how do they do it in industry or if you have used metal then how do they use it in industry….)
			You have showed that you understand Quality control, inspection, codes of working in relation to your own work as well as within what happens in industry
Environmental / Social issues Deadline 00/00/00	no




Flowchart Deadline 00/00/00	no




Hot to make Deadline 00/00/00	no




Testing and QA Deadline 00/00/00	no




Evaluation 3 Pages Deadline 00/00/00	no



Deadlines missed		26/09/07	Detentions for catch up coursework missed	n/a

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