Many students fail to gain a “complete” mark for Aspect One of the planning IA criteria due to lack of objective evidence to justify “the need or opportunity”. Often students merely state their own opinion based on assumptions or they choose a design context because they want to make a particular product.
It is important that students explain their reasons for focusing on a particular context. This may be prompted by constructive discontent . For example, concern for the environment and dissatisfaction with the amount of waste produced at school/college which is not recycled. A personal view may be a starting point for identifying the problem but it needs to be backed up by objective research. In this context the student should ask themselves a number of questions:
