Overview
Participants manufacture a marketable desktop
organizer. The team submits a documentation portfolio
of the activities and the product made during the
manufacturing process.
Team Members
Participants are limited to one (1) team of three (3)
students; Team Leader, Artist and Engineer.
Due Dates
The entry must be completed during the stated project
time and presented at the due date. Project due date to
follow.
What You Need To Do
A. Participants should follow these steps in preparing their entry:
1. Research designs for the product.
2. Create working drawings.
3. Develop a prototype.
4. Devise a production plan flow chart(s).
5. Tool up for production of a working prototype.
6. Conduct a trial run and evaluate process effectiveness and
efficiency.
7. Manufacture a product using line production techniques with
created parts.
8. Document the team project with a photo timeline.
What You Need To Do
B. Participants turn in the portfolio and products on the due date.
C. Entries are reviewed by the evaluator.
D. All teams make a presentation to explain the manufacturing
process used in the production of the product. The presentation
may be up to three (3) minutes in length. Audio/visual materials
may be used in the presentation.
What the Project Consist of
A. Documentation
1. Documentation materials (comprising a "portfolio") are required
and should be secured in a folder. The report must include the
following single-sided, 8½" x 11" pages, in this order:
a. Title page with the team names, the product name, the date, and
the period number
b. Table of contents
c. Description of the product: a written description of the product,
instructions for its use, the overall advantages and usefulness of the
product, its audience, and related safety considerations; one (1)
page
What the Project Consist of
d. Design efforts: sketches, pictures, magazine clippings, and other
graphic design elements used in the development of the final design;
three (3) pages maximum
e. Drawings:
An orthographic drawing in three (3) views with dimensions to
aid production; one (1) page and an assembly drawing (isometric)
or a pictorial drawing with labels; one (1) page
What the Project Consist of
f. Materials list: a list of materials used to fabricate the product;
each item or sub-assembly should be identified as student
produced, standard stock item, or purchased subassembly; one (1)
page
g. Tool and machine list: a list of any hand tools and/or machines
used to fabricate the product; one (1) page
h. Production plan: a production outline or flow chart; up to two (2)
pages
i. Photographic verification: photographic or digital images that
show the mass production of the product; maximum two (2) pages
B. Product, one completed desk organizer will have:
1. Craftsmanship
a. The product must display good craftsmanship.
b. The product must maintain tolerances as indicated by the
working drawings.
2. Appropriate materials—the product will be built from corrugated
cardboard supplied by the evaluator or procured from home. Other
materials used are the responsibility of the team members.
3. Efficiency of design—the product must address the identified
consumer need, and use the materials effectively.
4. Aesthetics—the product must be pleasing to view.
B. Product, one completed desk organizer will have:
5. Ergonomics—the product must be easy to use.
6. Appropriate solution—the product must function in a manner
that solves the identified problem.
7. Creativity—the product must display an original solution to the
identified consumer need.
8. Documentation and the product must fit in a space that measures
12" deep x 10" wide x 24" high. Should the product(s) exceed any
dimension, the result will be a twenty percent (20%) deduction of
the total possible points.
9. Organizer will hold as a minimum the following: 8.5x11 inch
paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, paper clips and ruler.
Mass Production Rubric
Category
Not evident - 0
Craftsmanship
All parts are
poorly cut and
do not fit
together
Design is not
creative and
poorly utilizes
space
Creativity
Somewhat - 1
Acceptable 2
A few parts
Some parts
are cut and fit are cut and fit
perfectly
perfectly
Very good 3
Most parts
are cut and
fit perfectly
Excellent - 4
Parts of the
design is
creative and
out of the
ordinary
A few parts
are easy to
use with no
awkwardness
Design is
creative but
not out of the
ordinary
Parts of the
design is
creative and
out of the
ordinary
Most parts
are easy to
use with no
awkwardnes
s
Most of the
design is
pleasing to
look at
Most
documents
and
drawings are
excellent
and present
Design is
creative and out
of the ordinary
Ergonomics
All parts are
hard to use
and awkward
Some parts
are easy to
use with no
awkwardness
Aesthetics
Design is not
pleasing to
look at
Design okay
to look at
Design is
okay to look
at
Documentation
All documents
and drawings
are missing
A few
documents
and drawings
are excellent
and present
Half of the
documents
and drawings
are present
All parts are cut
and fit perfectly
All parts are easy
to use with no
awkwardness
Design is
pleasing to look
at
All documents
and drawings are
excellent and
present
Total Points x 5
Points
awarded