Task A2 | Research plan

🔎 What? ❗Why?

Construct a research plan, which states and prioritizes the You want to identify valuable sources of information to provide
primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution input for your project (now and later) and you want to make
to the problem. 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! Present 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.

Research Plan + Research

Research questions What is the answer? Where could I find Prioritization
an answer? * = Good to
What type of know
source is it? ** = Useful
*** = Directly
Primary or
useful
Secondary? **** = Vital

PROPERTIES: ● Cotton is prized for its comfort, easy care, Online ***
[***] What properties (or and affordability and is ideal for clothing,
characteristics) of a fabric bedding, towels, and furnishings. (Cotton Cotton Fibers and
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)
DEFINITIONS:
● What is a fabric?
● What are textiles?
● What are garments?
MANUFACTURING
● How are cotton textiles
made?
● What are the basic
joining and assembly
methods to attach
pieces of fabric
together?
Fabric is the cloth made by “weaving or Collins dictionary **
knitting textile fibres.” (secondary)
Textile is like cloth or modified fabric.
And the garments are the different parts of
the clothes such as animal skin or thin
sheets of materials put together.
Cotton textiles are made when they take the cotton Textile learner ***
plant and they separate the boll (which are small (secondary)
seeds) from the wool to be able for machines to spin
and wove the wool which will then be put into yarn How products are
and there the yarn is used to make different clothing made
or other things. (secondary)
The normal way of joining pieces of fabric is by
sewing. You can also seal the two pieces of fabric
together .

TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS To draw a pattern on your product, you need to have What is a pattern **
FOR MAKING sewing tools and some thread to be able to seaw (Wikipedia)
● How do you draw a some different patterns onto the product. You can
also paint them there.
sewing pattern? What
are the key features of
● Thread (polyester and cotton and waxed)
a good pattern?
● Eyelets
● What materials and
● Studs
tools do I have
● Rivets
available for making my
● Snap fasteners
product? (see Appendix
● Velcro (sew-on and stick on)
A below)
● Anything you request that is approved by
the teacher.
● Fabric glue
● Contact adhesive (Elmer’s multi-purpose
spray adhesive)
● Sewing machine (Brother JA1450NT)
● Needles
● Seam ripper
● Fabric shears
● Rotary cutter
● Hole punch
● Rivet/eyelet setter and die

CLIENT INFORMATION I will design this for my friend, this person My family ****
● Who could I design for? represents middle school kids or teenagers. (primary)
● What group (target
I have to take into account that my material has to
audience) does this
look nice so the person won’t be embarrassed to
person represent?
wear it, this also means that the audience should
● What material like it a lot by what it is used for.
properties or aesthetic
factors need to be
taken into account for
this client? (What kind
of colours and style do
they like?)
A2 Assessment
Level Descriptor
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student states some research needed to
develop a solution to the problem, with
some guidance.
3-4 The student states the research needed to
develop a solution to the problem, with
some guidance.
5-6 The student constructs a research plan,
which states and prioritizes the primary and
secondary research needed to develop a
solution to the problem, with some
guidance.
7-8 The student constructs a research plan,
which states and prioritizes the primary and
secondary research needed to develop a
solution to the problem independently.
Typical features of student work
❏ A limited amount of sources and information is stated which
makes it difficult to find the answers to the research 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.
❏ Some sources and information are stated which makes it
challenging to find the answers to the research questions. If
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.
❏ A number of sources and information are stated. You
demonstrated that you can find the answers to the research
questions. Even more appropriate sources would strengthen
your understanding.
❏ 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.
❏ An effective number of sources and information are stated.
You demonstrated that you can find the answers to the
research questions from a number of relevant sources.
❏ 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.

Fabric and materials you need to provide yourself

● Anything you can reclaim from garments otherwise thrown away. This will not be provided. You need to bring it in from
home.
● Straps, buckles, buttons etc that you can reclaim from garments otherwise thrown away.
● Do not buy fabric!

Tools and materials provided by school

● Thread (polyester and cotton and waxed)
● Eyelets
● Studs
● Rivets
● Snap fasteners
● Velcro (sew-on and stick on)
● Anything you request that is approved by the teacher.
● Fabric glue
● Contact adhesive (Elmer’s multi-purpose spray adhesive)
● Sewing machine (Brother JA1450NT)
● Needles
● Seam ripper
● Fabric shears
● Rotary cutter
● Hole punch
● Rivet/eyelet setter and die