Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A2 Research Plan Sustainable Design Sewciety William Bremer
A2 Research Plan Sustainable Design Sewciety William Bremer
esearch plan
🔎 What?
❗Why?
Construct a research plan, which states and prioritizes the You want to identify valuable sources of information to
primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution provide input for your project (now and later) and you want to
to the problem. make sure you balance your research efforts over the different
areas of research that are needed.
⚙ How?
Adjust and extend the provided partial research plan in order to:
● Identify primary and secondary sources that you could consult in order to be a knowledgeable designer in this project,
ready to design and create. Use the following prompts:
○ You can make observations, do measurements and experiments.
○ You can interview (experienced) experts or other stakeholders in your project.
○ You can survey your target audience.
○ You can consult secondary sources.
● Describe what you want to learn from each of these sources in detail.
● Prioritize the importance of each part of your research (you may not have time to do it all!).
● Research and find out the answers! P resent all research notes from your research in the table below. This section can
contain pieces of text directly copy-pasted from sources, results of surveys, photographs, transcripts of interviews etc.
PROPERTIES: ● Cotton is prized for its comfort, easy care, Online ***
[***] What properties (or and affordability and is ideal for clothing,
bedding, towels, and furnishings. (Cotton Cotton Fibers and
characteristics) of a fabric
Fibers) its Properties
determine what you can do with ● Characteristics of Cotton Fibers and (secondary)
it? Products
○ Comfortable to wear
○ Natural, cellulosic fiber Fabric
○ Absorbs water and “breathes” Characteristics for
○ Slow to dry Garment
○ Resists static electricity build-up Manufacturing
○ Wrinkles easily (secondary)
○ Can withstand heat, detergents,
and bleach
○ About 20% stronger when wet
than dry
○ Will shrink unless treated
○ Can be damaged by mildew
○ Can be damaged by prolonged
exposure to sunlight (Fabric
Characteristics)
MANUFACTURING Cotton is first picked from cotton plants, afterwards http://www.madeho **
the cotton is spun into thread. Then the thread is w.com/Volume-6/C
● How are cotton textiles
woven into fabric. otton.html
made?
(Secondary)
● What are the basic Line up the 2 pieces of fabric then sew together
joining and assembly
either by hand or using a machine https://www.allfree
**
methods to attach sewing.com/Basics-
pieces of fabric and-Tutorials/How-
to-Sew-Two-Piece
together?
s-of-Fabric-Togeth
er
(Secondary)
TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS A good sewing pattern should be made using rulers, What is a pattern
FOR MAKING curves and straight edges. The pattern is normally (Wikipedia)
made on a flat surface such as paper, thicker paper (Secondary) **
● How do you draw a
or cardboard.
sewing pattern? What
are the key features of ● Sewing machine
a good pattern? ● Thread
● What materials and ● Hole punch
● Fabric shears
tools do I have
● And more
available for making my
product? (see Appendix
A below)
CLIENT INFORMATION I will design my upcycled product for a male in their My father ****
● Who could I design for? mid 30s-40s, this is generally the age of dads. The (Primary source)
target audience of 30-40 year old males would like
● What group (target
a different style of look compared to a 13 year girl.
audience) does this In my opinion, I would think that a more basic design
person represent? such as the colors black, white or a little bit of red.
● What material Furthermore adding a simple design such as a beard
properties or aesthetic or a banksy style art. In my opinion this is what a
30-40 year old male would want.
factors need to be
taken into account for
this client? (What kind
of colours and style do
they like?)
A2 Assessment
Level Descriptor Typical features of student work
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student states s ome research needed to ❏ A limited amount of sources and information is stated which
develop a solution to the problem, with makes it difficult to find the answers to the research
some guidance. questions. Some sections were incomplete. Be sure to review
your work for completeness.
❏ There is only one type of source used in your research. Both
primary and secondary sources are needed.
❏ You did not prioritize your research in your planning.
Prioritization is important to organizing your research.
3-4 The student states the research needed to ❏ Some sources and information are stated which makes it
develop a solution to the problem, with challenging to find the answers to the research questions. If
some guidance. you identify more sources, you will have a broader
understanding of the research questions.
❏ There is only one type of source used in your research. Both
primary and secondary sources are needed.
❏ You did not prioritize your research in your planning.
Prioritization is important to organizing your research.
5-6 The student constructs a research plan, ❏ A number of sources and information are stated. You
which s tates and p
rioritizes the primary and demonstrated that you can find the answers to the research
secondary research needed to develop a questions. Even more appropriate sources would strengthen
solution to the problem, with some your understanding.
guidance. ❏ There are a few types of sources used in your research.
Having a good variety of sources allows you to get
information from different viewpoints.
❏ You prioritized your research in your planning.
7-8 The student constructs a research plan, ❏ An effective number of sources and information are stated.
which s tates and p
rioritizes the primary and You demonstrated that you can find the answers to the
secondary research needed to develop a research questions from a number of relevant sources.
solution to the problem i ndependently. ❏ There is an excellent variety of types of sources used in your
research. Primary and secondary sources provide a broad
understanding as you move forward.
❏ You prioritized your research in your planning. This will help
keep you organized in preparing for the next step of the
criterion.
Appendix A: Tools and Materials (primary source)
For this project, you will be provided with the materials and tools listed below. The list is not exhaustive but gives a good idea of
what is reasonably available. It is up to you to figure out how to use and process them. You will have to make sure you understand
the properties of the materials and tools you choose in order to make smart design choices for your product.