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Getting your Project Started


Introduction

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Choosing a good project to design and make is very important. It's no good spending months producing something that only has a use for yourself as the electronic product should be mass-producable for a chosen market.

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You need to think about a range of different people and decide what they are interested in or might need or want. Do they do a job, for instance, that involves the use of special equipment; or could a hobby or activity be made more fun or easier with a product that you could produce for them?

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"Different people have their own particular requirements and you need to consider them".

Remember, a project that has been carefully chosen is more likely to be interesting and more fun to complete!

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To help you get started choosing your project here are a number of things you could do:

1, Brainstorm a range of different people or professions ( eg. doctors, firefighters, shop assistants, sports trainer).

List the activities or tasks that they are involved in and things that they use or might need. Try to think of at least ten different occupations and note down what equipment would be useful to them. You should present your ideas as a spider chart.

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2, Make a list of as many different places as you can where people gather and do things: a playgroup, sports centre or youth club for instance.

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What activities do the people get involved in? Try to visit some of these places and look for ideas or ask for suggestions from the people you meet.

Consider also, more familiar situations such as At Home, In the Town, At School. Are there any opportunities or people's needs that could lead to a design and make task there?