Learning Objectives

Our Studio Subject Learning Objectives (SLO’s)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • SLO1: Engage with stakeholders to identify a problem or scope a defined problem.
  • SLO2: Apply design and systems thinking to respond to a defined or newly identified problem.
  • SLO3: Apply technical skills to develop, model and/or evaluate designs.
  • SLO4: Demonstrate effective collaboration and communication skills.
  • SLO5: Conduct critical self, peer, and group review and performance evaluation.

Learning Objective: Process & Collaboration

  • RESOURCES & STRATEGIES

  • – Approach perceived stakeholders with solution for ideas or comments. (SLO 1, 2, 4)

    – Refine brief from stakeholders (SLO 1, 2).

    – Ideation surrounding brief & review (SLO 2, 3).

    – Refinement of idea to a solution to build prototype & review (SLO 3, 4, 5).

    – Building of prototype for initial design phase & review (SLO 5).

    – Get assistance when required with prototyping components (SLO 4)

  • WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED

    • Update progress of design process in blog posts on blackburn.id.au. (SLO 2, 3 &4)
    • Code properly commented and explained (SLO 2, 3 & 4).
    • How the prototype is performing with documentation of collaborative efforts throughout the design process. (SLO 4)

  • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

    • Have I documented a methodical approach from consultation to prototyping?
    • Can another programmer understand my code and make changes if asked?
    • Collaborative efforts documented where necessary.

Learning Objective: Hardware, Design & implementation

  • RESOURCES & STRATEGIES

  • – Find peers that could assist with their knowledge (SLO 3, 4, 5).

    – Research different technologies & implementations of hardware that could achieve possible solutions (SLO1, 2).

    – Find expert knowledge of hardware to achieve desired design. (SLO 1, 2, 4)

  • WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED

  • – Does the hardware perform as intended? (SLO 3)

    – Have you documented difficulties, solutions, assistance and references from assistance? (Who, When and What) (SLO 2, 3, 4, 5)

  • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

  • – Documentation references collaborative efforts as required.

    – Demonstrations of hardware performance and/or testing.

Learning Objective: Software & Programming

  • RESOURCES & STRATEGIES

  • – Find peers that could assist with their knowledge (SLO 3, 4, 5).

    – Research different languages, libraries & implementations of software and languages that could achieve possible solutions (SLO1, 2).

    – Find expert knowledge of software implementations to achieve desired design. (SLO 1, 2, 4)

  • WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED

  • – Does the software perform as intended? (SLO 3)

    – Have you documented difficulties, solutions, assistance and references from assistance? (Who, When and What) (SLO 2, 3, 4, 5)

  • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

  • – Documentation references collaborative efforts as required.

    – Demonstrations of hardware performance and/or testing.

Learning Objective: Prototyping

  • RESOURCES & STRATEGIES

  • – Hardware components assembled and operational as technical package for prototype (SLO 2, 3, 4).

    – Software components operational on data pulled from hardware components (SLO 2, 3, 4).

    – Feedback from operation on sensor data (SLO 2, 3, 4).

    – Housing for prototype printed encasing technical package (SLO 2, 3, 4).

    – Review of initial prototype with documented improvements. (SLO 4, 5)

    – Appropriately review and make changes to the strain gauge to minimse impact on housing and there for user. (SLO 3, 4)

  • WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED

  • – Does the housing house the technical package?

    – Does the hardware / technical package collect sensor data?

    – Does the software pull sensor data and perform some operation on sensor data?

    – Does the user get feedback from operation performed on sensor data?

    – Has other strain gauges been explored for implementation?

  • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

  • Does the prototype perform as intended from resources and strategy criteria?

    Has the prototype explored usability for end user and the business to implement the product?

Learning Objective: Documentation

  • RESOURCES & STRATEGIES

  • – Making use of software to work collaborative with the Studio Team (SLO 2, 3, 4, 5).

    – Built portfolio live online with posts updating progress and process of building prototype (SLO 2, 3, 4, 5).

    – Continual update of online posts as design process is progressing (SLO 1, 2, 4, 5).

    – Complete ‘In-code’ documentation clearly understandable.

  • WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED

    • Is the design process documented?
    • Can the documentation be viewed online?
    • Are possible stakeholders engaged?
    • Is the coding style easy to read?

  • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

  • – Is the design process documented?

    – Can the documentation be viewed online?

    – Are possible stakeholders engaged?

    – Is critical analysis of the design process documented?

    – Can another programmer understand the purpose and interpret the code.

Change Log

Week 2
  • Documentation

  • Resources & Strategies

    • Updated requirements for documentation to include ‘in-code’ documentation.

    What is to be assessed

    • Is the coding style is easy to read.

    Criteria For Assessment

    • If another programmer can understand the purpose and interpret the code.

  • Design Process

  • Learning Objectives

    • Changed from Design Process to Design Process & Collaboration

    Resources & Strategies

    • Get Assistance where required for building prototype.

    What is to be assessed

    • How the prototype is performing with documentation of assistance & collaboration.

    Criteria For Assessment

    • Collaborative efforts are documented where necessary.

Week 3
  • Prototyping

  • Resources & Strategies

    • Explore different technical packaging for better usability and data collection trade off.

    What is to be assessed

    • Has alternate strain gauges been explored for better usability

    Criteria For Assessment

    • take into account use of device

  • Hardware Design & Implementatrion

  • Resources & Strategies

    • Look at differing hardware and appropriate applications for user.

    What is to be assessed

    • is there documentation of hardware exploration.

    Criteria For Assessment

    • More than one design for hardware documented.