• A1: Context exploration and mapping (Individual): Students will research and explore three areas of the broad project context using mapping as part of the documentation approach. You will also identify a potential project area and develop an initial user interview research plan.
• A2: Human-centred research report (Group): The research report is a synthesis and sense-making of the group members' collated research including some simulated interviews and focus groups. It will culminate in a clear project brief for the team project including a reframing of the problem and/or framing of the opportunity. It will have a considered set of initial user needs, requirements and constraints that will be used in the ideation phase.
• A3: Prototype and user testing presentation (Group): Teams will develop and test a prototype as a response to the project brief. Prototypes could be a physical mock-up, digital production or visualisation and will be used in your user testing/evaluation session to test your initial design response. Prototypes will be presented in-class accompanied by the project brief, needs and requirements, rationale or theory of change for how the prototype meets the brief, and the proposed methodology for prototype testing and evaluation.
• A4: Final design articulation (Group): The poster is a synthesis and documentation of the entire research process. Posters will include images and description of the final design concept, a final artefact, the rationale for creating change and the iterative development process including those made in response to user testing. 
• A5: Reflective report (Individual): Students will reflect on their personal response to the learnings of this subject through the lens of Design Thinking, moving beyond describing experiences to critically reflecting upon their understanding of those experiences.

Detailed information for each asssessment can be found on Canvas.