The design document outlines three main elements: the design journal, audience, and project specific designs. The design journal reviews similar past projects and summarizes what was good and bad. The audience section discusses how the intended audience will affect the design. And the project specific designs notes that requirements will depend on the type of project and its intended use.

1. Design Document Yr 11 Information Technology Systems

2. Design Document Purpose To determine and describe the elements which make up the project and how they interact with each other. Three Elements Design Journal Audience Project specific designs

3. Design Document Design Journal Review a number of similar projects All reviews should be contained in an appendix Each review: What was good What was bad Summary of reviews In the main body of you design document Overall what was good Overall what was bad

4. Design Document Audience How will the audience effect your design? Project specific designs Requirements will be determined by the type of project being undertaken

5. Design Document Planned testing regime Alpha testing Tests to see if the project works correctly Undertaken by developers Test extremes – try to break the project Beta testing Test to see if the project is ‘user friendly’ Undertaken by users What do you include in your design document? A list of things that you are going to check How you intend to check it.