project proposal

In one or two sentences describe the purpose of this assignment.

For example: ‘This assignment will investigate a design response to the need to eliminate the introduction of weeds from vehicles into the Cape York region. It will provide justification of and research informing the project and two possible design ideas.’

2.0 Project background and justification:

One or two paragraphs that set the scene for your project and why it is necessary. This must contain a detailed description of the issue or problem your design is looking to address. Make it clear that you understand the current situation and the requirements of the community. Describe who in the community the design is for, and what they are doing currently with regard to the issue/problem, and what needs to be improved and why. You should include references to back this up. (NB Much of your information for this section will be sourced from the EWB Challenge design brief or website but you should also seek further information elsewhere. Ensure you use in-text referencing where required.)

3.0 Preliminary research:

Find three relevant, credible sources that tell you more about the problem in one design area, the community, or the region. At least 2 must be academic sources from the CDU library database; do not include the EWB Challenge design brief or website. Then summarise and comment on each of the sources of information you have chosen and present these in the form of an annotated bibliography, as follows:

· A heading - consisting of the bibliographic details for the source in APA format, in bold type

· A summary paragraph - which summarises the source’s main points that relate to your design area, the community or the region,

· A relevance paragraph - an explanation of how this information relates to the development of a suitable design, including why it is credible.

For each source you should write 200 words, not including the heading. In-text referencing is not required in this section.

4.0 Design options

Identify two potential design solutions. These could be solutions you have come across in your research that fit the need, or solutions that you have observed elsewhere. The ideas need not be fully developed at this stage.

4.1 Option 1 (Insert your first option here eg 4.1 Water purifier)

Give a brief overview and description of the design solution and explain how it could solve the problem related to your design project. (Recall, design projects are selected from the EWB Challenge Design Brief). Include

a simple sketch or diagram if appropriate. Include in-text references where necessary.

For example: This design for a water purification system offers a low-cost solution to improve bore-water quality in the Cape York communities.

The water purifier consists of a simple clay cooking pot modified to include a spout and materials for filtering the water, as shown in Figure 1.

The filter materials consist of locally sourced charcoal and sand. The spout made of bamboo is inserted into the bottom of the pot as indicated. The lid consists of a heavy piece of cloth (in-text reference).

By providing a water purifier for each individual household, brackish water will be brought up to drinking water standards.

4.2 Option 2 (Insert your second option here)

Give a brief overview and description of the design solution and explain how it could solve the problem related to your design project.

4.3 Issues for further Investigation

List the main questions or issues that need to be investigated further in order to develop your design ideas into solutions which are appropriate for the community. These could be economic, environmental, technical, or cultural issues.

5.0 Conclusion

A conclusion should sum up the information you have provided in this document.

References

Compile a reference list in APA format including your research summary sources as well as any other references that you have used and cited in the document.