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Student Name: ________________________

Unit 4: Design

Lesson 6: Documenting the Design Process

File 4.6.3: Micro-Miniature Table Top Golf: Design Brief
Background:
Golf is rapidly becoming one of America's favorite past times. In the past few years golf has
grown enormously in popularity. A game played by all ages, at all skill levels, golf offers us
an outdoor environment reflecting natures beauty and man's gardening and landscaping
skills. Much planning goes into golf course design. Each hole is unique in providing the golfer
with a test of his or her ability in an environment of natural beauty.
Problem:
You have been hired to design and develop one hole for the Micro-Miniature-Table Top Golf
Course. You will present:
The presentations will be held at two different locations, one in a face to face setting with
investors looking to start a franchise of micro-miniature table top golf courses and one
online setting with employees training to work at the micro-miniature table top golf course.
Specifications:
A "tee" area must be provided.
A cup of 1" diameter will be provided.
Your model may not be larger than 24" by 24".
You must design and develop a "putter" or launch mechanism.
A marble will serve as a miniature golf ball.
Deliverables:
1. Each student must complete an Engineering Design Folio documenting the
process.
2. Each person must present:
a. Drawings of your design creation via Sketch Up
b. A list of necessary materials
c. A constructed, playable table top model of your creation
3. Each student must submit a learning objective summary for the project.
Micro-Miniature Table Top Golf Design Brief Rubric
Category

Defining a Problem

Below Average

Rephrases the
problem with limited
clarity.

Average

Rephrases the
problem clearly.

Excellent

Rephrases the
problem clearly and
precisely.

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Contributes few or
implausible ideas.

Contributes a
plausible idea.

Contributes multiple
plausible ideas.

Contributes ideas,
but without
documented
research. Produces
incomplete
sketches. Does not
present a concept.

Contributes one
plausible idea based
on documented
research. Produces
marginally accurate
pictorial and
orthographic
sketches of design
concepts.

Contributes multiple
plausible ideas based
on documented
research. Produces
accurate pictorial
and orthographic
sketches of design
concepts.

Identifying Criteria
and Specifying
Constraints

Does not restate the

criteria clearly and
fails to identify
constraints.

Restates the criteria

clearly and identifies
several constraints.

Restates the criteria

clearly and precisely
and identifies many
constraints.

Exploring
Possibilities

Inadequately
analyzes the pluses
and minuses of a
variety of possible
solutions.

Satisfactorily
analyzes the pluses
and minuses of a
variety of possible
solutions.

Thoroughly analyzes
the pluses and
minuses of a variety
of possible solutions.

Selecting an
Approach

Selection of solution
is not based on
consideration of
criteria and
constraints.

Selects a promising
solution based on
criteria and
constraints.

Selects a promising
solution based on a
thorough analysis
criteria and
constraints.

Developing a Design
Proposal

Design proposal is
inadequate and
lacking pertinent
information.

Design proposal is
adequate,
containing all
pertinent elements.

Design proposal is
accurate and
comprehensive.

Making a Model or
Prototype

Prototype meets the

task criteria to a
limited extent.

Prototype meets the

task criteria.

Prototype meets the

task criteria in
insightful ways.

Testing and

Testing and

Testing and

Testing processes

Brainstorming

Researching and
Generating ideas

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evaluation processes
are inadequate.

evaluation processes
are adequate for
refining the problem
solution.

are innovative.

Refinement based
on testing and
evaluation is not
evident.

Refinements made
based on testing and
evaluation results.

Significant
improvement in the
design is made
based on prototype
testing and
evaluation.

Creating or Making it

Finished solution
(product) fails to
meet specifications.

Finished solution
(product) meets
specifications.

Finished solution
(product) exceeds
specifications.

Communicating
Processes and
Results

Solution presented
with limited
accuracy. Limited
supporting evidence
on how the solution
meets the task
criteria.

Solution presented
accurately. Some
supporting evidence
on how the solution
meets the task
criteria.

Solution presented
concisely with clarity
and accuracy.
Extensive supporting
evidence on how the
solution meets the
task criteria.

PowerPoint includes
all steps of the
design process.

PowerPoint includes
all steps of the
design process and
explains the
designed solution.

PowerPoint includes
all steps of the
design process and
fully explains the
designed solution,
including
material/equipment
recommendations
and images.

Specifications

The solution is
missing more than
one of the required
specifications listed
in the design brief.

The solution meets

all but one of the
required
specifications listed
in the design brief.

The solution meets

all of the required
specifications listed
in the design brief.

Learning Objective
Summary

Learning objective
summary (one page

Learning objective
summary (one page

Learning objective
summary (one page

Evaluating the
Design using
Specifications

Refining the Design

PowerPoint

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maximum) indicates
student unrelated
knowledge related
to the design
challenge.

maximum) indicates
student knowledge
related to standards
addressed in the
design challenge.

maximum) indicates
student in depth
knowledge related to
standards addressed
in the design
challenge.

Standards Addressed:
For your learning objective summary, explain each standard using supporting details you
learned from the lesson.

Evaluate final solutions and communicate observation, processes, and results of the
entire design process, using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual, and written means,
in addition to three-dimensional models. (STL-11R)
Document processes and procedures and communicate them to different audiences
using appropriate oral and written techniques. (STL-12L)

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Name
Date Started

Engineering Design Process Folio

Group
Members
Due Date

1.

Define the Problem

What need or want must be met by the solution?

2.

Brainstorming
In the space provided, sketch three possible solutions to the given problem. Remember
to be creative!

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3. Research and Generating Ideas
In the space below, document your research. Be sure to include proper citations at the
end of your notes.
Notes:

Citations/References:

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4. Identifying criteria and specifying constraints
What are the criteria and constraints?

Materials List

5. Exploring possibilities
Reflect on your brainstorm ideas and research notes. Generate any additional designs
which you feel meet the criteria and constraints in the space below.

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6.
a.
b.
c.

Selecting an Approach
Enter the constraints of the project in the first column.
Score each sketch for each constraint. + = 3 pts., =2 pts., - = 1 pt.
Total the columns and circle the highest score.
Constraint

Sketch 1

Sketch 2

Sketch 3

Total
7. Developing a Design Proposal
Take your highest scoring sketch and create working drawings (sketches with
dimensions, so that you could build your project). Attach your working drawings to this
sheet.

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8. Making a model or prototype
In the space below, document (using digital pictures) your construction of the
model/prototype. Be sure to include a picture of the final model/prototype.

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9. Testing and Evaluating the Design, using specifications
As you create your solution, you will perform tests to make sure that the solution is
meeting the needs of the given problem. If you solution does not work, you may need to
repeat the previous steps of the Engineering Design Process, until you find a functional
design. In the space below, document the type of test you conducted and the results.
Test Performed

Test Results

10. Refining the Design

Based on your tests, propse refinements to the design and construction of the design
problem in the space below.

11.Creating or Making It
If time allows, modify your model/prototype as proposed in refining the design. What
additional steps would be necessary to produce this solution for mass market
production?

12.Communicating processes and results

Present your completed design portfolio as an oral presentation to the class.

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