Context: You and a friend are planning a European Trip. You are having difficulty deciding on one destination. The destinations have been narrowed down to: Paris, Monaco, and Ireland.
Design Brief: To plan a trip. Possible Solutions: List as many possible solutions as you can for each trip choice. Design Constraints: The following are some constraints or limitations for this project: - You will work in pair; or alone.
- The assignment will be submitted in one week.
- You will prepare a professional proposal for each trip option (a group may choose a destination outside of the ones listed to pursue if it is first approved by Mr. Ferguson).
- The following items need to be accounted for:
- personal information kit (i.e., documents and other paperwork you will require)
- travel, accommodation, meal, and activity information during the trip
- detailed budget
- trip itinerary
- who will go on this trip: children/adults? male/female? age?
- home location: town, country
- what will the actual travel time be?
- what method of travel will you employ: car, train, bus, ferry, air, taxi, bike, other?
- duration of stay?
- What type of accommodations are there: home, hotel, guest
house/B&B, trailer, camping, hostel, family/friends, other?
- What is the reason for trip: historical site, shopping,
recreation, tour, educational visit, passing through, other?
- How much will the trip cost?
- do you need advanced tickets?
- are there any all-inclusive travel/entrance tickets?
- what level of facility do you plan to use?
- what amenities must there be nearby? catering, shopping,
information, travel, access, etc.
- what is the level of cleanliness?
- what is the attitude of staff towards visitors?
- how much value for money is there?
- how did you hear about the site? resources?
- contingency plans including: supplies, emergency resources, alternate plans, weather, etc.
Detail Design: The following are the steps to designing and making your Project: - Develop all of the above for your trip.
- When evaluating the three trips, you will choose Paris as your destination.
- Clean-up your work area and put your tools away.
Materials: as required. Books, pamphlets, internet, etc. Commissioning: Were you successful in this project when you tried it out? Evaluation: Did this project work as you expected it to? Reflection: Did you enjoy this project? What were you most proud of? What would you do differently next time? Skills learned? |