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Outcomes

In this lesson you will

  • identify opportunities for design of communications solutions
  • describe the ideas so that they may be assessed for suitability
  • document all work in your design portfolio

Students will:

  • identify opportunities for design of communications solutions
  • assess opportunities to determine suitability
  • select a design opportunity and specify which specific problem will be solved

Introduction

The purpose of this stage of design is to identify a suitable opportunity to engage in design of communications technology solutions.  There are two parts to the process

  • identify opportunities from which you will select a suitable project
  • from those identified, select a suitable design project

As part of this process you will

  • research possible design opportunities
  • discuss ideas with other students and the teacher
  • assess ideas by using assessment criteria
  • based on the assessment, select a project for further development

Prerequisites

To be successful in this part, you should already

  • have completed the Unit 1 Project, including
    • configuring FrontPage,
    • opening, editing, saving, and closing webs and files with FrontPage
    • setting up your course portfolio and be familiar with the course portfolio organization and use
    • setting up your design portfolio and be familiar with the design portfolio organization and use