design+Cycle

**__Design Cycle:__**
 * 1) Investigate
 * 2) Plan
 * 3) Create
 * 4) Evaluate

**First Step is to __Investigate:__** A- Completely explain the problem and its relevance to your life. B- Critically investigate the problem and evaluate information from a variety of appropriate sources (research from good sources). C- Provide a detailed explaination of how will you test your product against the design specifications (requirements). D- All three of these steps combined is the __Design Brief__.

**Second Step is to __Plan__ and __Design:__** A- Design a product /solution---use your research to brainstorm ideas and make sure your ideas meet the design specifications. B- Choose your best idea, and make sure it matches the design specifications. C- Create a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that desrcibes how you will use you resources and time. D- Evaluate the plan and justify (explain) any changes to your design.
 * Design First:**
 * Plan Second:**

**The Third Step is to __Create__:** A- Use appropriate techniques and equipment. B- Follow the plan---troubleshoot when you need an explain changes to your design. C- Create the product/solution.

**The Fourth Step is to E__valuate__:** A- Evaluate the product/solution against the design specifications by testing it and from feedback (your own feedback, my feedback, and friends'). B- Evaluate the use of all the design cycle steps C- Answer the unit question.

Be __respectful__ and __stay motivated__. DON'T BE A HELPLESS ESCALATOR WHINEY BABY!!!
 * You will also be graded on your __attitude__. **