Planning & Production of Outcome (Right click & press Print or click on file and press Save As)
Planning this stage is not easy. First of all sort out how much time you have. Then sort out what you have to do - break it down into stages. Balance time with tasks and you should finish on time, remember the sooner the project folder is finished the more time you have for making.
Sounds easy and one of the best ways of doing it is to draw a flow diagram.
Draw a series of boxes on your page. In the first box write START then what? What are you going to do first and how long is it going to take you. This might be to prepare wood for use and it may be that you will take two weeks to do it. If you draw one box for each week you have left, the first two boxes after START would be shaded and PREPARE WOOD should be written in them. Seek advice from tutors at your centre to get an idea of how long things will take. Always leave yourself 2 or 3 weeks at the end because nothing ever goes to plan!
Start |
Prepare Wood | Prepare Wood | Cut Leg Joints |
Cut Leg Joints |
Cut Leg Joints |
Cut Rail Joints |
Cut Rail Joints |
Cut Rail Joints |
Glue Side Frames |
Glue End Frames |
Prepare Top Pieces |
Glue Top Pieces | Fix Top |
Clean Product |
Apply Varnish |
Test |
Evaluate |
Spare | Spare |
The table above is just an example. If each box represents a week the total time for the production would be 5 months. This represents about half a year in a typical academic term. If you fall behind, try to stay behind so you keep on target. BE ORGANISED!