Categories: All - innovation - obsolescence - development - design

by Andrea López Hornero 2 years ago

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Project approach

The text discusses different aspects of technological development and its dual impact on society. On the one hand, technology fosters independence and efficiency, contributing significantly to societal progress.

Project approach

Project approach It is a method based on series of basic operations to find a solution to a problem.

Innovation and obsolescence. Positive and negative influence.

Negative influence of technological development in society
It has increased the level of fossil fuels causing deterioration, health problems related to the environment... Obsolescence generates waste that is not biodegradable and pollutes.
Positive influence of technological development in society
Technology has contributed to the development of society. Now we can be more independent and efficient in many ways.
Obsolescence
When a product is no longer useful due to its loss of value and because they don't use new technologies.
Innovation
Improvement of a product to make it better and adapt it to new conditions.

Sales cycle. Price, promotion and distribution.

Franchises
Product is sold through a network of private stores and the distributor saves on costs.
Online sale
Product is distributed through websites and apps
Retail sale
Product is supplied directly to the consumer.
Wholesale
Product is supplied to retailers (distributors) and large consumers.
Distribution
Commercial channels in which the product reaches the consumer.
Promotion
Main types are advertising on television, newspaper, social media… They show consumers the products in a specific way to make them want to buy it.
Price
Essential element related to production costs and part of businesses strategy
Differences of process sheet and Report

Document that includes all the documents of the project. It includes a description, drawings, modifications, total cost, thoughts...

Process sheet

Document with the daily progress of the building activities. It includes the completed tasks, people´s name...

Technical design documents
Budget

Document to evaluate the financial cost of the solution

List of materials and tools

List of the materials that will be necessary.

Analysis

Historical
Possible reasons why the object was created and analyse its future development.
Aesthetic
How our senses react to the object such as the appearance.
Social
Study of the object from the point of view of the social impact
Economic
Financial cost of the product and to determine the price, its compared to other objects.
Technical
How the object was made.
Functional
How the object works and its utility.
Morphological
Analyse the characteristics of an object with drawings

Evaluate

Report
Write the report and the results
Presentation and assesment
Present the work and have it assessed by other people
Check results
Check the product works

Build

Building
Assemble the product

Design

Planning
Take the materials, techniques and tools
Make sketches, diagrams or plans of the choosen solution

Analyse

Choose a solution
Choose the best solution
Seach for solutions
Think of possible solutions
Information and research
Select information to resolve the problem
Detect the problem
Choose a problem