Sports Technology; Criterion A

Criterion A: Inquirer and Analysing.

Challenge
Many sports have problems that can be solved easily by introducing new or existing information technology solutions. The digital solutions can transform a sport in terms of publicity, accessibility, tutorials,  or enhance the organization's and the documentation of the sports operations.
Your task is to identify a sport related challenge that can be addressed or solved using an IT based solution or introduce a new sport in the community. The problem should be clearly described and the client's current way of addressing the situation described. The problem description should include the current limitations the client is facing and detailed explanation of why you think an IT solution will be the best. 

Criterion A: Inquiring and analysing

Maximum: 8

Students identify the need for a solution to a problem. At the end of year 4, students should be able to:

      i.        explain and justify the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience

     ii.        identify and prioritize primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem

   iii.        analyse a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem

    iv.        develop a detailed design brief, which summarizes the analysis of relevant research.

Maximum: 8

Students identify the need for a solution to a problem. At the end of year 5, students should be able to:

    i.        Explain and justify the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target  audience :   

The student explains and justifies/ prove the need for a solution to a problem for a client/target audience,

1 page. 

Discuss the need of creating a digital tool that will enhance and sustain comfortability, usability, adaptability, ingenuity, progress and accessibility of your client locally or globally. 

ii.        Identify and prioritize primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem: 

Constructs a detailed research plan, which identifies and prioritizes/ rank, order, categorize the primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem independently/ autonomously,

2 pages. A table of research plan indicating research questions relevant from primary and secondary sources. A summary of the feedback from research.

Task	Priority	Why is it        important	Sources	Completion date
			Primary/Secondary
			Secondary

   iii.        Analyse a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem:

         Analyses a range/ assortment, collection, array of existing products that inspire/ motivate, energize, stimulate a solution to the problem in detail, (a set of different things of the same general type)

4 pages: analyze 5 applications relevant to the IT tools you chose by using a table.  

Application	Advantages / Features	Limitation

analyze 5 existing  products created to solve similar problems. (paragraph)   

 iv.        Develop a detailed design brief, which summarizes the analysis of relevant research. 

Develops a detailed design brief/ a written description of what a new project or product should do, which summarizes the analysis of relevant research.

2 pages.- write a detailed design brief that outlines, the client/target audience opinion, the experts opinion, and your personal opinion. discuss the IT tool you will use, discuss the key features of the tool, specifications  and its benefits to the client based on your research.

Achievement level	Level descriptor
0	The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1–2	The student:       i.        states the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience      ii.        develops a basic design brief, which states the findings of relevant research.
3–4	The student:       i.        outlines the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience      ii.        outlines a research plan, which identifies primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem, with some guidance    iii.        analyses one existing product that inspires a solution to the problem     iv.        develops a design brief, which outlines the analysis of relevant research.
5–6	The student:      ii.        explains the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience    iii.        constructs a research plan, which identifies and prioritizes primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem, with some guidance     iv.        analyses a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem      v.        develops a design brief, which explains the analysis of relevant research.
7–8	The student:       i.        explains and justifies the need for a solution to a problem for a client/ target audience      ii.        constructs a detailed research plan, which identifies and prioritizes the primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem independently    iii.        analyses a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem in detail     iv.        develops a detailed design brief, which summarizes the analysis of relevant research.

Inquiring and analysis on GAMESALAD

Product Design Sample

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VAiXCgqIIbXzd4THd4MUFkc2c/edit?usp=sharing

Explaining and justifying the need for a solution
Examples of products developed to address particular problem. Checkout the solutions in the links below;

• What is the product and what was the problem solved by the solution developed?

-     http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/appsforgood/

-    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUMpfESN60o

Research 

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/learn-skills/research-skills

Design Brief

http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/problem1.htm

http://www.technologystudent.com/despro_flsh/briefy1.html