Schedule for Year 4 '10 '11

Schedule for Year 4 '10 '11

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  YEAR 4 PD+T PojectStage SEMESTER 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Stage 1: Research Project Theme decisions Review Research (ongoing) Mood + research boards Presention Design aims + goals + key research findings Stage 2: Design Specification Revision 1 (after research) Review Revision 2 (after final concept selection) Revision 3 (part of Design for Manufacture ) Stage 3: Idea Generation Concept Generation Blue-Sky Conceptualisation concept ideas Peer Presentation (Concept Gathering Sketchbook/Sketch Models only) Sketch presentation 2D and 3D sketches Stage 5: Concept Development No CAD Concept Development Configuration / Ergonomic / Functional Models Functional requirements rigs and testing Proof of concept model and testing Presentation of concepts Choose 1 concept High Quality Presentation Aesthetic profiling Tutor group/post-up Design Blog Review (Design Specification) SEMESTER 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Stage 6 :Design Testing and validation Final Design Review Review Test Product configuration + Prototyping / User Trials Review Styling refinement of final concept Presentation 16.02.10 Stage 7: Design For Manufacture Design for Manufacture Review Hand-in 11.03.11 Solidworks assembly and parts detailing Materials & Manufacturing Specification Review Hand-in 11.03.11 Final Design for Manufacture Plan Model Manufacturing Plan Parts Specification, Procurement Review (Design Spec) Stage 8: Final Design Final Prototype Fully finished prototype Functioning &/or Aesthetic (depends on project) Final Design Blog Hand-in Final model Requires technical drawing before comencement Model Finishing Final Model Hand-in 29.04.11 Final Design Presentation Work Presentation work, boards, branding etc. Completion of flatwork 13.05.11 Printing & compiling of work (boards, rub-downs, context props, custom plinths etc) Final Presentation Friday 20th May EXHIBITION OPENS 25TH MAY All hand-in and Presentations on Fridays in Semester 1, All work must be handed in on the deadline date or late penalties will apply Provisional Dates for Final Design Showcase 25th May '10 Note: All digital presentations prepared as Creative Suite documents and presented as PDF's for projection
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  YEAR 4 PD+T Poject Stage SEMESTER 1 Week 1 LECTURES & TUTORIALS Research Techniques (Library & Sara) Brainstorming (Alll staff) Stage 1: Research Design Blogs (Muireann) Project Theme decisions Review Research (ongoing) Mood + research boards Design aims + goals + key research findings Stage 2: Design Specification Revision 1 (after research) Revision 2 (after final concept selection) Revision 3 (part of Design for Manufacture ) Stage 3: Idea Generation Concept Generation (Concept Gathering Sketchbook/Sketch Models only) Stage 5: Concept Development Concept Development Configuration / Ergonomic / Functional Models Proof of concept model and testing High Quality Presentation Design Blog
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  Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Real World Research (Muireann) Report Writing (Muireann) PRESENTATION (FRIDAY) Presentation Blue-Sky Conceptualisation
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  Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Sketching Techniques 1 (Dermot) Presenting Concept Ideas (Niall) PRESENTATION (FRIDAY) Review concept ideas Peer Presentation Sketch presentation 2D and 3D sketches No CAD
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  Week 8 Week 9 Building Test Rigs (Donal & Dermot) Testing and Recording Information (Louise) Functional requirements rigs and testing
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  Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Aesthetics Profiling (Muireann) PRESENTATION (FRIDAY) REVIEW Presentation of concepts Choose 1 concept Aesthetic profiling Tutor group/post-up Review (Design Specification)