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Subject group and discipline: Design (design, digital design, product design) Unit duration: about 20 hours
Unit title: Designing to create a sense of belonging

Global context: Identities and relationships

Key concept: Development
Related concept: Collaboration
Statement of inquiry: Developing a sense of belonging promotes synergy within a community
Inquiry questions such as these should be developed by teachers and students:
Factual: What makes a community?
Can communities be virtual as well as face-to-face?
Why are communities needed?
Conceptual: What are our responsibilities to a community?
How can members of a community benefit from one another?
Debatable: Does diversity benefit a community?

Summative assessment
The student produces an ePortfolio, which follows the design cycle to develop a solution (or range of solutions), that ensures all members of a
community feel included.

The student must target one of the following audiences/clients:

• New or existing students
• New or existing members to a club/organization
• New or existing members to a community

Suggested solutions may be, but are not limited to, the following ideas:
• A design product for someone joining a new sport or taking part in a new club activity
• A welcome to someone joining a community, neighbourhood, or new job
• An activity or game for someone joining a virtual community
• A promotional video for summer break activities
• A welcome package for students starting a new summer volunteer role
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• A space to bring people together who wouldn’t normally mix

Objectives: All strands of all objectives (A, B, C and D)
Summative assessment tasks, including assessment criteria: Relationship between summative assessment tasks and statement of
inquiry:
Criterion A Within Criterion A the student selects a target audience/client from the
i. Explain and justify the need for a solution to a problem for a options above and will analyse and inquire into:
specified client/target audience. • the need for a solution
ii. Identify and prioritize primary and secondary research needed to • the identification of primary and secondary research
develop a solution to the problem. • existing products that illustrate change over time.
iii. Analyse a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the
problem. Students will also:
iv. Develop a detailed design brief that summarizes the analysis of • create a design brief that reflects the analysis of their research with
relevant research. reference to the statement of inquiry.
Criterion B Within Criterion B the student provides evidence of:
i. Develop design specifications that clearly state the success criteria • a detailed design specification for the final design
for the design of a solution. • a range of ideas or designs that consider the specifications. Examples
ii. Develop a range of feasible design ideas that can be correctly of planning these solutions may include annotated
interpreted by others. sketches/storyboards, accurate drawings/diagrams, and aesthetic
iii. Present the chosen design and justify its selection. considerations
iv. Develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and • the chosen design, with justifications
outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution. • accurate and detailed drawings, diagrams and requirements
Criterion C Within Criterion C the student produces:
i. Construct a logical plan that describes the efficient use of time and • a plan that incorporates evidence of time limitations, resources and
resources, sufficient for peers to be able to follow to create the details of the necessary skills required to create the solution
solution. • justification of changes made.
ii. Demonstrate excellent technical skills when making the solution.
iii. Follow the plan to create the solution, which functions as Students will also:
intended. • demonstrate excellent technical skills* by following the plan to
iv. Fully justify changes made to the chosen design and plan when create, refine and present a final product.
making the solution.
*Please note URLs must not be submitted. Evidence of technical skills and the
development of the solution will be one or more of the following:
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• Audio
• Photographic (including screenshots)
• Video (including screencasts)
• Written
Criterion D Within Criterion D the student will:
i. Design detailed and relevant testing methods that generate data in • design authentic tests for the solution
order to measure the success of the solution. • use the design specification to critically evaluate the success of the
ii. Critically evaluate the success of the solution against the design solution
specification. • explain how they could improve the product
iii. Explain how the solution could be improved. • explain the impact the product has made on the selected
iv. Explain the impact of the solution on the client/target audience. client/target audience.

Resources
The following resources based on the global context are suggestions or starting points that may be used during the teaching of the unit. The list is optional
and for information. It is neither prescribed nor exhaustive. Schools should always satisfy themselves that the content of any suggested resource is
suitable for their own context.

Article, Using design to build a community

https://ideas.ted.com/gallery-using-design-to-build-a-community/

Article, Colorful, community-made global art projects – for everyone

https://ideas.ted.com/gallery-colorful-community-made-global-art-projects-for-everyone/
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Article, How a new kind of community is creating a better aging experience

https://www.sfvillage.org/how-a-new-kind-of-community-is-creating-a-better-aging-experience/

Sustainable community centres

https://inhabitat.com/clt-gives-a-sustainable-community-center-in-copenhagen-a-welcoming-feel/
https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/phoenix-garden-community-building_o
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hp-architects-re-ainbow-community-center-duc-tho-vietnam-08-25-2015/

Article, H&P architects constructs colorful re-ainbow community center in vietnam

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hp-architects-re-ainbow-community-center-duc-tho-vietnam-08-25-2015/

Paper, Principles for public space design, planning to do better

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41289-018-0070-3

Blog, How to make inviting and attractive public spaces? A top 10.
http://urbanspringtime.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-to-make-inviting-and-attractive.html

Blog, Public Spaces: 10 principles for connecting people and the streets
https://thecityfix.com/blog/public-spaces-10-principles-for-connecting-people-and-the-streets-priscila-pacheco/

Neighbourhood events
https://www.carltonresidents.org.au/neighbour-day-2017/
http://neighborhoodday.org/ideas
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/679028

Article, How a new design process helps communities create their own health programs
https://www.curbed.com/2018/1/4/16851384/community-health-design-raising-places

Blog, 30 creative event promotion ideas to increase attendance

https://www.eventbrite.com/blog/creative-event-promotion-ideas-ds00/
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Article, Building a more inclusive gaming community

https://garage.ext.hp.com/us/en/modern-life/nclusive-diverse-gaming-communities.html

Promotional website to join societies and clubs at university

https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/make-the-most-of-your-university-experience/

Application (app) to bring people together

https://www.donut.com/pairing/

Example of promotional designs for summer camp

https://www.sovereignstate.ca/pile_portfolio/camp-robin-hood/

Disability sports programme brochure

https://www.southwiltsmencap.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Disability-Sport-Brochure-2018.pdf

Summer camp video promotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESm7ktHrA50

Article, 12 examples of great promotional videos

https://boldcontentvideo.com/2017/04/10/11-examples-of-great-promotional-videos/

New employee welcome kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDAjGblNEI
https://risepeople.com/blog/employee-welcome-package/

College welcome kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZ0uRBpJvU
https://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/archives/2016/04/drexel-university-online-accepted-student-dragon-kit.php

Welcome kit for new team members

https://blog.printsome.com/welcome-kit-examples/

Article, Social eating connects communities

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https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-03-16-social-eating-connects-communities#

Article, Fashion design as a means to recognize and build communities-in-place

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405872617300126