Element F - Consideration of Design Viability

Preface

Consideration of design viability is not information related to making a profit off of your idea in the stereotypical sense, but rather about if the idea has any chance of succeeding as a real solution.  An idea to help very poor areas gain access to clean water is indeed a real problem to solve, but not likely one that is about making a financial profit. It should be noted that even the most openly giving and caring of non-profit organizations will not invest their resources in any idea that has no plan for getting the solution working at the source of the problem in a sustainable way.

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Assessment
Consideration of Design Viability

  1. The proposed design was carefully reviewed based on several relevant extra-functional considerations.
  2. A judgment by the student about design viability based on those considerations—the capacity of the proposed solution to address the problem—is clearly realistic and well supported with credible evidence.

 

Essential Questions

  1. How do I show evidence that the proposed design has merit beyond the classroom or lab as a real solution? 
  2. How can I show evidence that the design could realistically get into the hands of the people the design is trying to help in a sustainable way?
  3. What evidence would I have to offer to honestly ask a family to invest their life savings in this idea?