DESIGN ORIENTED THINKING MODEL
FALL 2020/2021 Z.RENDE-BERMAN
SPED 113- FINAL PROJECT FORMAT
STAGE 1- Define the Problem
Through exploring possible authentic problems in their local community, students will identify the
problem and the intended audience.
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
For example, Farmers are busy
and may not have resources to
complete physical tasks of
taking care of their farms such
as time, watering etc. their
farms.
WHO IS IMPACTED?
Farmers
Local community/
Consumers
Farmers market
WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?
If there is not enough crop
produced, the limited produce
will raise price and create
shortage
HOW THE PROBLEM IS
IDENTIFIES?
Farmers organization were
searching for solutions
ISSUES RELATED TO THE
PROBLEM
Available men power
Size and type of crop
Funds available
Technology resources
LOG #
Problems experienced by children with special needs who are
bullied at school / neighborhood. There are no community based
extracurricular activities during which opportunities for
development of social emotional skills are provided.
1. Children with special needs &
children who do not need special needs MOVE TO ANOTHER
ROW
2. Teachers MAY BE WE SHOULD LIMIT THE ENVIRONMENT TO
THE COMMUNITY
IT WOULD BE HARD TO PLAN FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
SETTINGS
3. Parents
Other
A child with special needs cannot be social enough due to peer
bullying, and this negatively affects any development of that
child, teachers in the classroom cannot provide the environment
that should be in the classroom, and no family likes their child
exclusion.
By creating social environments where each child can spend
quality and productive time with each other, their feelings of
empathy can be strengthened with sister class and sister school
practices. Seminars can be given to parents. THESE ARE YOUR
PROJECTS AT STAGE 3
Question here is ..who asked you to design a community center
leisure activities program? The neighborhood association
Parent teacher association or the
Municipal office following parents requests
Social violence
Domestic violence
Not teaching children enough empathy
Willingness to excel THESE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM..MAY BE
BUT NOT HERE
Consider…what do you need to know to be able to create the
program such as location/building? Funding…? Personnel? Needs
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and preferences of children?

RESEARCH CONDUCTED 1 Interview with two special education teachers
Articles, books, interviews, 2 Articles
Personal experience, web-sites, 3 Website
meeting with instructor. 4 research is not here …what did you do? What did you read???
provide documents & links 5
6
7

STAGE 2. Empathy and Perspective Taking

Conduct interviews with the members of the local community and those involved to gain an
understanding of their perspectives and needs relevant to the context of the problem.

PEOPLE People Perspectives LOG

INTERVIEWED/PERSPECTIVES

Farmers,
small businesses, consumers,
Government Agriculture Agency
representative,
University professor
EMPHATY/INSIGHT GAINED 1.

2.

3.

Other

AS A RESULT, ADDITIONAL ISSUES

TO CONSIDER IN RELATION TO THE
PROBLEM?

IDENTIFY FIRTHER RESOURCES

NEEDED/RECOMMENDED

FURTHER RESEARCH CONDUCTED

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SPED 113- FINAL PROJECT FORMAT

OTHER 1.
2
3
4
5
6

STAGE 3. Idea Generation-generate questions to ask, and possible ideas to solve the design
thinking problem or challenge. Each generated solution/design is reviewed and analyzed by the team on
its potential to solve problem and or challenge.

GENERATED POSSIBLE LOG

SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM:

Employ more people

Using drones, remote
equipment

POTENTIAL OF IDENTIFIES 1.
SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE
2.
PROBLEM
3.

Other

CHALLENGES RELATED TO
EACH SOLUTION

Hiring more people is too costly

SOLUTION IDEAS SELECTED TO 1.

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SPED 113- FINAL PROJECT FORMAT

BE USED 2

RESEARCH CONDUCTED 3

RESEARCH CONDUCTED 1
2
3
4
OTHER COMMENTS

STAGE 4. Sketch Design

Create A visual representation( such as a sketch or a mind map) of the selected solution including all
selected elements, ideas of the solution.

Check out Smart art, hand drawing etc.

EXAMPLE
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SPED 113- FINAL PROJECT FORMAT

STAGE 5. Prototype, Test and Refine

 Create and/ or build an actual original product.

 Necessary changes or modification might need to be made prior to getting the product to work
as planned.
 Multiple actions/trials may be required to include changes of prototype, testing , and refining.
In social sciences using picture journaling or a form of visualizing a model is appropriate.
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SPED 113- FINAL PROJECT FORMAT

STAGE 6. Feedback from User

• Present the final design/product to the users and/or interested parties for their feedback,
• As the product designers request feedback from the users/interested parties about the
degree to which the design/product fulfilled or met their needs,
• Generate and ask specific questions about what worked and what still needs improvement,
• In social sciences using picture journaling OR presentation to be presented to stakeholders
for feedback is appropriate to identify whether or not it met their needs.

FORMAT TYPE/S OF THE LOG

SOLUTION
Ppt, picture journal
model

SOLUTION PRESENTED TO: 1.

Farmers 2.
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Agricultural devel. office 3.

Ar-ge office Other

CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS,
ADDITIONS RECOMMENDED
& BY WHOM:
Include additional detectors
for water pipes
ADDITIONAL 1.
PRESENTATIONS AFTER 2
MODIFICATIONS & 3
FEEDBACK 4
Include any changes made to 5
the original plan/solution in a 6
revised visual 7
RESEARCH CONDUCTED 1
2
3
4
OTHER COMMENTS/
ACTIONS

STAGE -7. Final Reflection –

Reflect on the process through their preferred means such as blogs, photo essays, video recording,
podcast, sketch notes, and illustrated e-book.

Your reflections should include:

 your thought process,

 feelings and experiences related to the teamwork,
 critical thinking skills/perspectives emerged
 challenges encountered throughout this project
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 how your thinking, perspective, expectations, and experiences evolved and changed as you
went through the stages of the process, from the beginning to end of the project
 the knowledge and skills you believe you gained (research, writing, questioning, language,
problem solving, content specific, related to special education/disabilities.

This is the individual piece of the project... you need to write this part of the information individually.

STAGE. 8. Share Out –

As the final step and an essential skill of the DOT process, upon the completion of the product, you will
share your project and what they learned and experienced during the process with a broader audience.

Identify important points and essential parts of your presentation in advance.