Year8unit1pimpmyroom

Would it look like this?

 * [[image:bmisclass2010/bedled.jpg width="315" height="251"]] || [[image:bmisclass2010/pimp3.jpg width="320" height="239" align="center"]] || [[image:bmisclass2010/pimped-out-powder-room-sweepstakes.jpg width="315" height="200"]] ||

For this Unit we are introducing the students to computer aided design (CAD). The idea is that they will learn how to use //Sweet Home Design//by copying the design of their original room. They will be initially thought only the basic skills in //Sweet Home Design// and they will learn the rest by investigation and trial and error. The main objectives of this unit include:
 * To learn how to use a CAD program
 * To learn by investigation and risk taking not instruction
 * To learn how to transfer data from a digital camera to a computer
 * To learn about file compression/file sizes etc
 * To learn about wiki spaces

This is some of the language (some of it new) that each student should know by the end of this Unit.
 * WIKI
 * Upload
 * Download
 * Server
 * Online storage
 * CAD
 * Soft Copy
 * Hard Copy
 * Timeline
 * Tables
 * Insert
 * Row
 * Column
 * Merge cells
 * Split cells
 * Referencing
 * //Sweet Home Design//words
 * Pan around
 * Zoom
 * Elevation views
 * .bld (file extension for turbo floor plan
 * 2D
 * plan view
 * designer's view
 * 3D
 * perspective
 * overview
 * Walk around
 * Fly around
 * Slide
 * Extension Words
 * Panoramic view
 * Graphics package
 * Compression
 * Bandwidth
 * Cloud computing

Follow the instructions for your child below. They should follow the correct naming convention rules. If your child has not uploaded the requested files then they have not completed the Unit. Please have a look at what your child has done. All feedback is welcome.
 * What to see on you child’s wiki page**

SKILLS EXERCISE
Create a 3D model of the computer Lab

Task 1 Investigation (4 parts)
1) A description of the existing problem. (What is wrong or needs improving in my bedroom?) A complete explanation of the problem with supporting evidence as shown below. N.B. Work MUST be presented in an aesthetically pleasing way. Picture sizes and compression must be appropriate.
 * 2D bird eyes view of room (scaled if possible)
 * Pictures of room from different angles using a digital cameras. Pictures are then transferred into //Word//.
 * **Extension** Pictures can be merged together in Photoshop to give panoramic view

2) A design Brief (What am I going to do about the problems identified above?) 3) A design Specification ( specific details of what my product MUST have OR MUST be in order for it to be successful.) 4) Tests ( a list of tests that can be used on my end product that will help me measure how successful my product is)

DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 7th.

Task 2 Design (not in A CAD package, done in word or by hand and scanned)
There are 4 trasks in Design that you must complete.

1. Make a scaled design of your room. This should have been done in the investigation. (You will create this in //Sweet Home Design// later.) 2. Design a new million $ room. The more detail the better. 3. Two designs are better than one. To get good marks in Design you must have 2 designs of your proposed million $ room. Give details of the design (annotate your design). 4. Justify why you like/have picked one design over the other.

DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 14th.

Task 3 Plan

 * List of methods for showing a plan
 * Time line on how long this is going to take
 * What software is going to be used and why?

DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 21st.

Task 4 Create
1. A CAD model of design screen shots of the CAD model should be posted to the wiki.

DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 28th.

Task 5 Evaluate
Consider the success of the product. How could the product be improved? Did the product match the design? Complete the self evaluation table. Discuss your evaluation with your teacher.

DUE DATE: OCTOBER 5th.