ROBOT PROJECT

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

	LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 4	WEIGHT
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT	Ideas are sketched, researched and a final decision on concept is made	Level 1 + A working concept should be laid out Problems resolved Schematics and system diagrams completed	Level 1&2+ Details design is completed	Level 1&2&3+ A final working system is completed Future design recommendations are made.	25 marks

INDICATORS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Level 1

• Sketches can be on rough paper.
• Many different ideas should be considered.
• Sketches can be in orthographic or pictorial form.

Level 2

• A lay out is an orthographic drawing on paper or CAD which is to scale.
• A project should be broken down into its systems and each system designed.
• Solutions to ongoing problems should be addressed and resolved.

Level 3

• Each item in the design should be separately identified (usually in the form of drawings and a bill of material).
• Make and buy decisions should be completed.
• The detail design of make parts should be completed.
• Often models are constructed.

Level 4

• Necessary design changes required in the final design or identified in testing are incorporated and documented.
• Problems are debugged.
• Recommendations for further design are suggested in a list or report.