MSFFDM5010Investigate ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations for design

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What an assessment for MSFFDM5010 must cover

47 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Confirm design requirements

  • 1.1Review, confirm and clarify design brief with product owner or briefer
  • 1.2Identify potential issues relating to ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic factors

2 Research ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations

  • 2.1Identify credible sources of information about ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics
  • 2.2Source and analyse information for its application to design solution
  • 2.3Assess how ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic factors impact functionality of design for different types of people
  • 2.4Determine potential impacts of ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic issues on how solution meets elements and principles of design
  • 2.5Identify, distil and document key information that applies to design

3 Use information in the design process

  • 3.1Explore different solutions based on research outcomes to satisfy the requirements of the design brief through testing and experimentation
  • 3.2Make accurate calculations for product adjustments that arise from ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations
  • 3.3Integrate outcomes into work on overall design solution and associated documentation, drawings and models

Performance evidence

  • research and use information about ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics in the design of three different products, drawn from any of one major and two minor design projects), and in doing so:
  • balance ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations with aesthetic and functional requirements
  • follow industry best-practice in understanding and application of ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics
  • seek subject-matter expertise to guide design, solutioning and assessment of results.

Knowledge evidence

  • elements and principles of design, and their interrelationship with ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic values
  • current market segment products, and suitable online and offline sources of inspiration and possible design elements that will meet client needs and demonstrate ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic values:
  • brochures
  • magazines
  • websites such as online galleries and retail sites
  • design forums
  • reference books
  • other existing enterprise design information
  • transferable technological ideas or concepts
  • natural or man-made structures and objects
  • key aspects of the following and how they may impact the design of different products:
  • ergonomics:
  • safety
  • comfort
  • ease of use
  • productivity and performance
  • aesthetics
  • anthropometrics:
  • physical requirements and attributes of product end user
  • proxemics:
  • spacing requirements of product end user and location of product
  • all aspects of the product design, including but not limited to:
  • shape and dimension
  • materials
  • colour
  • texture, patterns and relief
  • the site and positioning of the end product
  • ability to produce in batches or limited production runs
  • ability to adapt the design to different production methods or volumes
  • Australian Standards and government recommendations for product design concerning ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics
  • materials, finishes and production methods, and how these interact with achievement of ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic requirements.

Foundation skills

  • Reading skills: to interpret research information.
  • Writing skills: to document ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic consideration outcomes.

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