Redruth School GCSE Textiles CAT Guide

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WJECGCSETex8lesControlledAssessmentTaskGuide

Howtousethisguide:

YouwillhavebeengivenasimilarguidebyyourTex8lesteacher,however,itwillnothavesomanyexamplesofworkinit.

You can use this purely as an on‐line guide to supplement your paper copy,download thePDFand save it on yourown computer touse as anelectronicguideordownloaditandprintittohaveamoreextensivepaperguide(pleasebeawarethatthisversionis75slideslong!)

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Marks Pageno. Completed:

Analysisoftask 5 1

DesignSpecifica<on 5 2

Genera<onofideas 10 3/4

Developmentandmodeling 25 4‐9

Form/style/func8on(5) 5

Materials/components(5) 6

Construc8on/assembly(5) 7

Size/quan8ty(5) 8

Finish/quality(5) 9

Finalsolu<on–graphicalconcept

5 10

Finalsolu<on–technicaldetails

5 11

Crea<vethinking 5 1‐11

Totalmarksavailable 60

Sec8onA

Thefirstsec8onofyourcourseworkconcentratesonDESIGNINGandDEVELOPINGyourwork.

Thebreakdownofworktobecompleted,marksawardscanbefoundherewiththerelevantpagenumbers.

Onsubsequentpagesyouwillseesomeexamplesandbegivennotesonhowbesttogainallthemarksavailable.

Usethe‘completed’columnto8ckoffsheetsasyoufinishthem!

Tocompleteityouwillhaveto:

• Evaluateexis8ngsimilarproducts–aproductanalysis

• Carryoutaques<onnaireor‘client’interview

• Iden8fywheretheproductfitsintothemarketplace(linkedtoproductanalysis)

• Considerdetailssuchascolour,style,materials,costs–linkedtotargetmarket

Keepresearchfocusedanduseittoinformdesignthinking

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Research

Completed?Tobecheckedbyteacher

Page1)TheIni8alDesignBrief:

Thiswillbeprovidedforyoufromtheexamboard.

Itsetsthescenefortherestofyourproject–makesureeverythingrelatestoit!

Page1)TheTargetMarket:

Youcouldcarryoutaques<onnairetoresearchthelikes/dislikesofyourtargetaudience,presen8ngtheanalysisofyourresultsinthisbox.orYoucouldcarryoutaclientinterviewtodiscoverthelikes/dislikesoryourclient,againpresen8ngtheanalysisofyourresultsinthisbox.

Ques<onnaire:

Ques<onnairesareusefulifyouaretarge<ngyourproductatacertaintargetmarketratherthanonepar<cularperson.

Askmul8choiceques8onsrelevanttotheproject.Thesecouldinclude:ColourShapeSizeFasteningsThemes–e.g.princess,beach,starsetc.Where/whatwilltheproductbeusedforDothefabricsneedanyspecialproperDes,e.g.durable,washable?Price

ClientProfile:

Theclientisthepersonwhoyouwillbemakingtheproductfor.

Askyour‘client’ques8onsrelevanttotheproject.Thesecouldinclude:ColourShapeSizeFasteningsThemes–e.g.princess,beach,starsetc.Where/whatwilltheproductbeusedforDothefabricsneedanyspecialproperDes,e.g.durable,washable?Price

Page1)TheTargetMarket:

Youwon’tneedtoshowyourques8onnairelayoutordisplayyourresultsasgraphs.However,youwillneedtowriteyouranalysisoftheresultsinthetargetmarketbox..Thenextcoupleofpagesshowsomegoodexamplesofthis

Page1)TheTargetMarket:Examples

Page1)TheTargetMarket:Examples

Remember,youdonotdisplayyourresultsasgraphs,thesearejustexamplesofhowtoanalyseyourresults.

Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct:

AKA:PRODUCTANALYSIS…..

SeenextpagesformoreProductAnalysishelp…..

Remembertouseasmanyofthefollowingheadingsaspossible:

• Aesthe<cs–whatitlookslike

• Func<on–whatdoestheproductdo

• Quality–isitwellmade?

• Size–whatsizesareavailable,doyouthinktheyareappropriate?

• Safety–arethereandaspectsoftheproductthatcouldcauseharm?

• Scaleofmanufacture–howeasilycoulditbemassproduced?

• Construc<ondetails–whatspecifictechniqueshavetheyusedto maketheproduct?Couldyouuseanythingsimilar?

• Materials–whathavebeenused?Whatproper8esdotheyhavewhichmakethemappropriateforthatpar8cularproduct?

• Decora<vetechniques–whathavebeenused?Couldyouusesimilar techniques?

• Environmental–howdoestheproducteffecttheenvironment?Thinkabout whethermaterialsarerenewable,durableornot?

• Sustainability–cantheproductbeusedinit’s‘amer‐life’

Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct(con8nued):

Page1)Analysisofacompe8torproduct(con8nued):

YoucouldalsouseACCESSFMtohelpyouanalyseaproduct

Aesthe8cs:whatdoestheproductlooklike

Cost:howmuchdoestheproductcosttobuy?

Customer:whowouldbuyorusetheproduct?

Environment:wherewouldtheproductbeusedorstored?

Size:howbigorsmallistheproduct

Safety:howsafeduringnormaluse?

Func8on:howdoestheproductwork?

Material:whatistheproductmadeof?

Page1)ResultsofResearchcarriedout:

Usethisboxtogiveasummaryofwhatyouhavediscoveredinyourresearch.

Youcouldreferto:yourques<onnaireorclientinterviewyourproductanalysis

Anyotherrelevantyouhavecarriedoutshouldalsobeaddedhere

Page1)FinalBrief:

Withinthisboxyouaretellingtheexaminerwhatyounowintendtodesignandmakeamerresearchingtheini8aldesignbrief.Youshouldincludereferencesto:targetmarket,price,anycareorstylerequirementsandanyotherrelevantdesignpoint.

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Tocompleteityoumust:

WriteaDesignSpecifica<on(seenextpage)


Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:Tocompleteityoumust:

• Provideapriori8sedlistofappropriateanributestoincludebothdesirableandessenDalcriteriaEssen<al:theproductmusthavethesepointstobesuccessfulDesirable:wouldbenicetohave

• UsetheseheadingstopresentyourSpecifica8on,youdon’tneedtoyouall!(lookbackatProductAnalysisformeaningsofwords)

• func<on• aesthe<cs• materials• ergonomics–designingproductsthat‘fit’userswithoutcausingharm• anthropometrics‐rela8ngtohumanmeasurements• quality• performance–howwillthematerialsperform?Dotheyhavespecificproper8es thatmakethempar8cularlyusefulforyourproduct?• environmental• sustainability• safety• targetmarket• economic‐price• scaleofmanufacture

Page2)DesignSpecifica8on:example



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Drawamaximumoffourini8aldesigns


Page3)Ini8alDesigns:

Youmust:

• Presentuptofourideas• Usetechnicallanguagetoannotateeachsketch

• Includereferencestothespecifica8on• Showfront,backandinsideviewsas

appropriate

• Useanysuitablegraphicmediatopresentthe

ideas(pencilsratherthanpens!)

Page3)Ini8alDesigns:examples

Page3)Ini8alDesigns:examples

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PresentyourbestIni<alDesign

Explainwhyyouthinkit’sthebestone.

Gatherother’sviewsofyourwork

PresentaRevisedDesignusingtheopinionsyougathered


Page4)BestIni8alDesign:

Usethisboxtopresentyourbestini8aldesign.Thiscouldbeonedesignoracombina8onoftwoorthreeini8aldesigns.Youcanalsoaddmoredetailsabouthow

theproductwillwork,howyouwillproducedifferentaspectsofit

Remembercolouredpencils!

Page4)Explainwhyit’sthebestone:

Thisisyourownopinionbutitwouldbeusefultoreferittooneortwospecifica<onpoints

Page4)Gatherother’sviews:

Askyourclassmateswhattheythinkaboutyourdesignandgetthemtowriteitdown.

Ifyouareaskedbetruthful,some8mesitisveryusefultohave‘nega8ve’commentsasdesignscanbevastlyimprovedfromsugges8onsmade.

Remembertogivesugges8onsforanychangesyouwouldmake.Itmighthelptothink:“HowwouldImakethisproduct?”

Addyourresponsetothesugges8onsandifyouwilluseanyoftheminthebonombox

Page4)RevisedDesign:

Usethefinalboxtopresentyourreviseddesign.

Remembertopointoutthechangesyouhavemadefromyourclassmate’ssugges8ons.

Page4)RevisedDesign,gatheringothers’opinions:Example

Page5‐9)Development

Pages5‐9showtheexaminerallthewaysyouhavedevelopedyouridea.Youwilllookatfivespecificareas:

Form,styleandfunc8on

Materialsandcomponents

Construc8onandassembly

Sizeandquan8ty

Finishandquality

Youwillfindnotesandexamplesofeachsec8ononthefollowingpages.

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• Considerwaysinwhichtheform,func8onandstylecouldbeimprovedforexample:changingtheshapeofsleeves,necklines,hemlines,collars,pockets,handlesasappropriate

• Ergonomicfactorsshouldbeconsideredonthispageifappropriate

• Includedecora8veprocessestoimprove/developthestyleoftheproduct

• Anysamplesproducedmustbecompletedwithinthecontrol8me

DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle

• Jus8fyanydecisionsthataremade

• Includenotesordiagramsofmanufacturingtechniquesthatcouldbeusedtoimprovethefunc8onandstyleoftheproduct


Page5)DevelopmentofForm,Func8onandStyle:Example





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• Givedetailsofthematerialsandcomponentsbeingconsidered

• Usenotesandsketchestoexplainhowthematerialswillbeusedforexample,mixingprintswithplain,useoftexturedfabrics,matchingstripesorusingaliningmaterial,useofquil8ng,reinforcingsec8onswithinterfacing

• Jus8fymaterialchoiceswithreferencetofibresource,construc8on,aesthe8cs,economic,physicalquali8es,performanceproper8es

• Givedetailsofanycomponents:typesoffastenings,edgefinishessuchaslacetrimsorpiping

DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents

• Givedetailsofcomponentsthatcouldbemanufacturedinschoolforexample,bunonscouldbedesignedonappropriatesomwareandcutonthelasercuner

• Recordtheresultsofanyappropriateteststhathavebeenconductedonthematerialsbeingconsidered


Page6)DevelopmentofMaterialsandComponents:Example





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• Givedetailsofthetechniquesandprocessesthatcouldbeusedtomanufacturetheproductforexample,differentseamconstruc8onmethodsdependingonthetypeoffabricbeingusedandthefinishthatisrequired

• Includediagramsand/orsamplesoftheprocessestobeused

• Givereasonsfortheselec8on/rejec8onofanytechniquesandprocesses

• Anysamplesincludedonthispagemustbeproducedwithinthe

controlled<me.

DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly


Page7)DevelopmentofConstruc8onandAssembly:Example





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• Listtheresourcesneededtomaketheproduct

• Brieflygivereasonsforyourchoiceofmaterialsandcomponents

• Sketchalayplantoshowthebestuseoffabric

• Calculatethecostsformaterialsandcomponents,allowingforpanernmatchingorfabricswithapileweaveifnecessary

• Includeanthropometricdatatocalculatematerialquan88esifappropriate

DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty


Page8)DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty:Example

Page8)DevelopmentofSizeandQuan8ty:Example

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• Considerthequalitycontrolmeasuresthatoccurthroughoutthemanufacturingprocess,forexample:

Beforemanufacturebegins‐checkingfabricsforfaults;

Duringmanufacture–correctseamallowances;

OncompleDonoftheproduct–pressing,trimmingloosethreads

• Includeallrelevantqualitycontrol measuresthatareappropriatetothe typeofproductbeingmanufactured

• Qualitycheckscanbepresentedasadiagramoralistorboth

DevelopmentFinishandQuality

• Includeanyqualitycontrolmeasuresappliedtodecora8vetechniques


Page9)DevelopmentofFinishandQuality:Example

Thisispage10: Tocompleteityoumust:

• Useanygraphicmediatopresentadetaileddrawingofthefinalidea

• Thisshouldincludeallappropriateviews

• Onedetaileddrawingissufficient

• ThisisanopportunitytoincludeCAD

• Construc8ondetailsshouldbevisibleforexample,tops8tching

• Includedetailsofthefabricstobeused

• Includefinaldetailsofanydecora8veprocesses

FinalDesign


Page10)FinalDesign:Example




Includeallrelevantdetailsneededtomanufacturetheproduct.

Thisshouldinclude:• Allcri8calmeasurements

• Detailsofthefabricsandcomponents

• Adescrip8onoftheproduct

• Alinedrawingoftheproduct

• Construc8ondetailsasappropriate–wrinen,diagramsand/orsamplesprovidedtheyareproducedwithinthe8meconstraints

TechnicalDetails

• Machinerytobeusedforexample,anoverlockertojoin/finishtheseams


Page11)TechnicalDetails:Example

Marks Pageno. Completed

Planthemake 10 12

Making 90

Rangeanddifficultyofprocesses(10)

Made product

Qualityofconstruc8on(25) Made product

Dimensionalaccuracy(15) Made product

Qualityoffinish/appearance(15)

Made product

Func8on(10) Made product

Independentworking(15) Made product

Evalua<on 10 13

Improvement 10 14

Totalmarksavailable 120

Sec8onB

Thesecondsec8onofyourcourseworkconcentratesonPLANNING,MAKINGandEVALUATINGyourwork.

Thebreakdownofworktobecompleted,marksawardscanbefoundherewiththerelevantpagenumbers.

Onsubsequentpagesyouwillseesomeexamplesandbegivennotesonhowbesttogainallthemarksavailable.

Usethe‘completed’columnto8ckoffsheetsasyoufinishthem!


• Planthestagesandprocessesneededtomanufacturetheproduct

• Es8matethe8meoveranumberofweeksneededtomanufacturetheproduct‐includeasimpleGanUchartforproduc8on

• Includeadetailedstepbystepplan(flowchart)ofthestagesneededtomanufacturetheproduct.Usethecorrectsymbolsforinput,process,QCandoutputasusedinindustry

• ThisisanopportunityforyoutouseICT

PlantheMake


Page12)PlantheMake:GanntChart

GanntChartscanbeproducedin‘wrinen’indifferentways.However,aslongastheyshowaclear8meplanformakingyourproduct,eitherwayisfine.

Breakdownthemakingofyourproductintoindividualtasks,howmanylessonswillittakeyoutomakethewholeproduct?Workonthebasisthatyouhave10hours(8lessons!)tomakeit.

Page12)PlantheMake:GanntChart‐example

Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart

SeenextpageformoreFlowCharthelp…

Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChartcon8nued..

Differentshapesmeandifferentthings(alltheseshapescanbefoundinofficesomwarei.e.word,powerpoint,publisher)

Usedatthebeginningandendofyourflowchart

Usedforinputsandoutput

Inpute.g.–fabric,thread,drawstring,energy

Outpute.g–completedproduct

Usedforaprocesse.g.machinehem,cutfabric

Adecisionorqualitycontrolpointe.g.checkmachines8tching,useconnectors(lines/arrows)toshowthe‘yes’and‘no’paths

Page12)PlantheMake:FlowChart‐example



MAKING

Rangeanddifficultyofprocesses (10marks)

Qualityofconstruc8on (25marks)

Dimensionalaccuracy (15marks)

Qualityoffinish/appearance (15marks)

Func8on (10marks)

Independentworking (15marks)

Rememberyoumakingisworth90points!!Remindyourselfonwhereyouwillpicktheseuphere:


Thisispage13:Evalua8on Tocompleteityoumust:

• Writeadetailedevalua8onoftheproductcomparingittotheini8alinten8on

• Evaluateeachpointasusedinthespecifica8on,usethesameheadings

• Commentonlyontheproduct

• Thisisapieceofcon8nuouswri8ngandanopportunityforcandidatestouseICT

• Photographsofthefinalproductshouldbeincludedonpage15only


Page13)Evalua8on:Example

Page13)Evalua8on:Example

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• Explainhowthequalityofthedesigncouldbeimproved

• Explainhowthequalityofmanufacturingcouldbeimproved–thinkaboutalterna8vemethodsofconstruc8on,choiceofmaterials,skillsneeded,andindustrialprocesses.Diagramscanbeincludedtohelpillustratetheanswer

• Includetheopinionsofothers‐partners(seepage4)and/ortargetmarket

• Refertotheresultsofawearer/usertrial

• Photographsofthefinalproductshouldbeincludedonpage15only


Thisispage15:Op8onal/photos Theuseofthispageisop<onal

• Photographicevidencetosupporttheevalua8onofyourproductcanbeincludedonthispage

• Thismightbeevidenceofauserorwearertrial

• Otherphotographicevidencetosupportthedevelopmentandmanufactureoftheproductcanalsobeincludedonthispage.ThisisopDonal

• Photographicevidenceforthispageonlycanbetakenoutsidethecontrolled8me


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