Screw+drivers?!+what+are+they+like

Today jordan, wayne, iain, sarah and steve visited john leggott college. We held a user trip on screw drivers and we had the students test a range of screw drivers and write what they thought of them. Good and bad points were given and we used the access fm method and this is the response


 * Aesthetics** - The appearance of the product.


 * Cost** - cost of the product.


 * Customer** - who is the product designed for?


 * Enviroment** - is your product environmentally friendly? is it biodegradable or can it be recycled?


 * Safety** - has it any sharp edges.


 * Size** - the dimensions of the product


 * Function** - how the product works


 * Materials** - what materials are used to make it?


 * **Aesthetics** - more appealing to men!, smooth and sleak looks better than cheap and chunky. ||
 * **Cost** - 2 part manufacturing process is cheap for the consumer ||
 * **Customer -** more for a male to be using ||
 * **Enviroment** - needs to last for a life time if made of plastic needs to be recycled. needs to be sustainable! ||
 * **Safety -** no sharps, small parts can be losed. no soft materials ||
 * **Size -** needs to be based on good ergonomics. good handle size, comfy to hold, ||
 * **Function** - needs to be made for left and right hand. magnetics head. needs to screw the screw efectively ||
 * **Materials -** rubber handles to stop slipping. strong metal for the shaft eg steel ||

We found this method to work well with the group and i found it encouraged some indepth and well thought about answers! From this point the students could then produce a design spec because they now have this background knowlodge of how the product works! i would just like to say a BIG thank you to dave and all the students at john leggott college in scunthorpe!