Thursday, July 29, 2010

New more FOCUSED Problem Statements

Problem: College students who share an apartment in Park Merced find it difficult to share the sink space in the kitchen with their roommates.

Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to develop a system for students sharing a kitchen to separate their items in the sink.

My survey sample

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CC8TBCF

1. Do you share an apartment/house?

Yes No

2. How many roommates do you have?

1 2 3 4 more

3. Do you find it is difficult to share the kitchen space?

Yes No

4. Do you share dishes with your roommates?

Yes No

5. Which part of the kitchen space do you find most difficult to share?

fridge stove sink dish rack counter space cabinets other

6. Why do you think it is difficult to share the one you choose in question 4? Don't need to be too long. Thanks

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Pert Chart

Panel of experts

Hsiao-Yun Chu
Professor in product design in SFSU.

Naiwei Huang
Senior landscape designer.

Adam Wu
UCSF Doctor. 10 year experience of sharing apartment/houses.

Haruki Eda
SFSU student, major in sociology. Working as a residential assistant in SFSU dorm for 2 years and a half.

Monday, July 5, 2010

FINAL Problem Statements

Problem: College students who share an apartment in Park Merced find it difficult to share kitchen space with their roommates.

Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to develop a system for students living in tight spaces to separate their items.

3 Problem and Purpose Statement.

1

Problem: Collages students have to either sell their furniture in a low price or throw them away when they move because the furniture are too heavy to carry.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop new form of furniture for a temporary use which will be lighter to move or can even be recycled after usage.

2

Problem: When holding a lot dishes, the dish rack is a mass and plates are falling.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a product that can organize the dishes in a neat and safe way.

3

Problem: It is difficult to find tools in the DAI shop.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a system to storage the tools in order for students to find the tools easier.