Stages of the project approach
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
Planned obsolescence
The products stop working after a time because they have been designed to stop working properly after that period.
Negative influence of technological development in society
Increase use of fossil fuels
Positive influence of technological development in society
Independent of weather condition
Obsolescence
Some products have fallen into disease because they don´t have the functionallity of the new technologies
Innovation
Modification made to a product to adapt it to new conditions
SALES CYCLE
Promotion
The campaings target potential consumers and show them the products in an attractive way
Distribution
It decides which channels it will use to reach the end-user
Franchises
The product is sold through a network of stores
Online sale
The product is distributed through websites
Retail sale
The product is supplied directly to the end-user
Wholesale
The product is supplied to retailers and large consumers
Price
It is related to production costs but it is also part of the business strategy
EVALUATE
Write up the report
We draw up a report of the project. It includes:
How the work went
Environmental impact of the solution
Total cost of the project and the number of hours we spent on it
Final drawing of the solution
List of modifications made
Description of the prototype
Presentation and assessment
We present our work
Check the results
We chek that the product works
BUILD
Process sheet
It is used to record the process of every day
We build the final product
DESIGN
Prepare and plan the work
We choose the material and tools we are going to use and prepare to work
Design
We do sketches about the choosen solution
Budget
It is the document that we use to evaluate the cost of the materials we use
List of materials and tools
It is very important to list all the materials and tools we´re going to use
Drawings
Drawings show how the object we are going to build will look like
ANALYSE
Types of analysis
Historical
Historical and possible future development
Aesthetic
We evaluate the appearance. if it is attractive and looks nice...
Social
We evaluate its environmental impact
Economic
The financial cost and the selling price
Technical
We evaluate how the object was made
Functional
We study how the object works
Morphological
We analyse the shape, size, colour and basic physical characteristics
Choose the solution
We choose the best solution
Search of possible solutions
We think of different, possible solutions
Information and research
We search information about our problem so we can resolve it
Detect the problem or need
We detect the problem that we need to solve
