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Year 10 - Design and technology

Questionnaires

Investigate and research: High profile event

Unit Summary

Pupils will identify a client and investigate the client's needs and wants. They will use and develop different research techniques. They will learn about the economic viability of designs to design a product for a high-profile event.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to design and conduct effective questionnaires to inform designing.

Key Notes

  • Questionnaires are a useful tool when ascertaining target market wants and needs.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • questionnaire: a structured set of questions designed to collect answers from multiple people
  • respondent: a person who provides answers to questions in a questionnaire
  • target market: a specific group of consumers identified as the most likely audience for a product, service or experience
  • design decision: a deliberate choice that informs designing

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Questionnaires are only used to present data in graphs when investigating a context.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Questionnaires are a useful tool when ascertaining target market wants and needs. Questionnaires are a useful tool when ascertaining target market wants and needs.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'questionnaire'

a structured set of questions designed to collect answers from multiple people.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Questionnaires are only used to present data in graphs when investigating a context. Correction: Questionnaires inform designing and provide evidence to justify design decisions.

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