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Product Analysis of a Coat Hanger
Assessment Focus
Evaluation
Homework 2
Set date : Week beginning
At the heart of Design & Technology is the
ability to look critically at a product and
see how it looks and why it works the way
it does. The skill of evaluation is
something that is useful throughout your
life, when choosing items to buy, where to
live, what food to eat etc. You made your
choices based on your likes and dislikes.
Designing works in a very similar way.
Product Analysis
This is a very important part of design technology
and can be carried out on any product. You can
learn a lot about design by comparing existing
products, this can help you to:
 Come up with ideas
 Avoid making mistakes
 Design a successful product
In this project you are going to complete a product
analysis on a product we all use every day;
a coat hanger
Hangers come in all different shapes and
sizes
and colours
and materials
Louis
Have you ever looked
objectively at the
different types
available?
Now,
go and
find a hanger in
your
wardrobe!
Product Analysis
Task 1
You should spend approximately 1 hour on this section
Part 1 Choose a coat hanger that you have at home. You then
need to examine the hanger; write a paragraph to describe
the type and its purpose. Some of the following questions may
help:
How many separate parts does the hanger have?
Is there a neck, a base, a stem or any clips?
Are there any attachments?
How might the construction of the hanger increase the value (cost)of the item it holds?
How might the quality of the hanger reflect the quality of the product?
Is there a label? Describe it
How does the design of the hanger reflect the clothes it might be used for?
Task 1 (continued)
Part 2 – Complete a product analysis of your product
(coat hanger).
Draw a sketch of the product in the box and annotate your
sketch considering the following areas:
•Shape
•Size (measure it)
•Material
•Aesthetics (appearance)
•Function (what it is used for)
Note down what you like and dislike about this product.
Justify your comments.
Now consider how you could improve this product……
Task 2
You should spend approximately 1 hour on this
section
Now you have analysed your product, you task is to
re-design the hanger in a range of creative ways.
On page 3 of your answer booklet you need to
produce your design ideas, developing and improving
your designs as you create them.
When presenting your idea try to •draw in 3D and use lots of colour
•annotate your design to explain key features
•notes to explain how you have improved the original
hanger design
The next slide contains some interesting
hangers, these may inspire your designs.
Examples of Creative Hangers
Task 3
This section is all about modelling.
 Modelling is a very important part of a designers
work. It is important to model ideas to see if
they are going to work.
 To model your design idea, measure the size of
the hanger that you completed your product
analysis on. Using card, create a model of your
design, colour it and test that it works.
 You must show that you have improved the
hanger that you analysed and made it more
creative!
Evaluation
 After you have completed your homework project to the best
of your ability you need to think about how well you have
done, and how you could improve your work. The work book
provides space for you to reflect on what you have done well.
Be honest!
 You will also be asked to state which parts of the homework
you think you could improve upon. You need to think about
things such as how you have presented your work, did you do
as much research that you could, do you think you used your
time wisely or did you not spend enough time on it. Do you
think you could have improved your ideas, or how you have
explained your ideas. What about your model? Is it neat,
does it look good. All of these aspects could be evaluated,
but it is your opinion of your work that we are looking for whilst
marking it.
Assessment
 You can achieve a very good level for this project if you
decide to put in the effort it requires.
 There are examples of how to achieve each level on the next
slide.
 Think about your target level, and think to your self – do I
want to achieve that or am I going to stretch myself to get a
higher level.
 Looking at the level descriptors before you start your
assignment will help you with the content of your work.
 Good luck!
Level descriptors for product
analysis
Success Criteria
Pupil
Assessment
LEVEL 4
You can see what’s working well and what needs improving on the coat hanger.
Also suggesting why.
LEVEL 5
Suggest improvements justifying choices, suggesting strengths and weaknesses
of the coat hanger.
You clearly modify and change your work as necessary as it develops through
your design work.
LEVEL 6
Suggest improvements justifying choices, suggesting strengths and weaknesses
of the coat hanger and how these can be improved through your annotated
design ideas.
LEVEL 7
Testing and evaluation fully carried out thinking about the original design criteria.
Improvements and modifications suggested and explained through creative
design work, that is annotated. Along with the production of a
functioning model.
LEVEL 8
Appropriate testing and evaluation evident. Most aspects of the product have
been tested against the original criteria. Evaluate and justify the need for
improvements and modifications to the original product. Other users have been
considered (SMSC).
You produce a fully functional model and explain how you tested this out.
Teacher
Assessment
Accessing the homework
 You will be offered a hard copy from your
teacher of Y9IL2a you can also access this
from the schools website.
 You may also be given a hard copy of the
template needed for task 3
 If you are finding the homework difficult in
any way please use this PowerPoint to help
you, or use Y9IL2b (on the website)
 If you feel like you want to stretch and
challenge your self and go for a higher level
than your target please look at Y9ILA2c