Practice: Primary & Secondary Research Dossier

What is the main purpose of a Primary & Secondary Research Dossier in product design?

Name one type of information that comes from primary research that you would include in a dossier.

True or False: Observation notes are an example of secondary research evidence that you would put in a dossier.

The dossier helps a designer provide _______ for their design decisions.

Mini-Dossier Outline for a School Project

Task: Imagine your class is designing a new system to reduce food waste in the school cafeteria. Create a basic outline for a Primary & Secondary Research Dossier for this project.

Instructions:

1. List at least two specific examples of Primary Research evidence you would include.
2. List at least two specific examples of Secondary Research evidence you would include.
3. For each item, briefly explain why it's important for understanding the food waste problem.
4. Describe how you would organize these pieces of evidence within your dossier to make it easy to navigate.

Dossier for Problem Prevention

Task: Think about a common design flaw you've observed in a product (e.g., a hard-to-open package, a toy that breaks easily, a confusing remote control).

Instructions:

1. Briefly describe the product and its design flaw.
2. Explain how having a well-compiled Primary & Secondary Research Dossier before designing this product could have helped prevent that specific flaw.
3. Identify at least three specific components of the dossier (e.g., "user interview notes," "competitive analysis") that would have contained the crucial evidence needed to avoid the flaw. Explain how each component would have provided insight.