**Status:** Proposal (pending Jeremy's approval)

**Created:** 2026-04-12

**Source:** TKT-004 — C1-1 Assessment Package

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This checkpoint gates C1-1 (Design Brief Presentation). A student who completes all items is ready to join the presentation queue. A student who hasn't completed the checkpoint uses class time to finish --- naturally reducing their validation time and depth.

Students can check each item themselves before the lesson:

1. **Problem/need/opportunity stated** --- Brief has a clear section naming a specific, concrete problem, need, or opportunity.

2. **Solution described** --- Brief explains what the software does and how it addresses the problem. A reader unfamiliar with the project could understand the idea.

3. **Users identified and described** --- Primary and secondary users are named with enough detail to picture them (not just "students" but specific types of users with context).

4. **Programming language stated with reasons** --- Language or framework is named with an explanation of why it suits the project.

5. **Feasibility and originality addressed** --- Brief includes a section on whether the project is achievable and what makes it different.

6. **Artefact ready** --- Brief committed to GitHub, printed copy in hand, cue card prepared (quarter A4, key talking points only), practiced presenting at least once timed at ~5 minutes.

| Check | What to look for |

|-------|-----------------|

| Printed brief | Physical copy on desk, covers all 5 content sections. They exist and say something specific. |

| Cue card | Quarter A4 or smaller. Key words, not a script. |

| Quick verbal | "In one sentence, what problem does your project solve?" Clear + specific = ready. |

| Area | Prompt |

|------|--------|

| Problem too vague | "Your problem is generic. Which specific people have this problem and when?" |

| Users generic | "You say 'teachers and students.' What does a teacher actually do with your app first?" |

| Language thin | "You chose Python. Why Python and not something else? What does it give you?" |

| Feasibility missing | "I see what you're building but not why you can build it. What's your argument?" |

| Originality unclear | "If I Googled this, what would I find? What's your twist?" |

| Ready for depth | "Now think about weaknesses. What could go wrong, and what would you do?" |

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**Where:** C01-2026 checklist, before the C1-1 assessment tasks.

**Suggestion:** Group learning tasks under "Checkpoint A tasks" heading so students can track their readiness. The checkpoint items above become the self-assessment criteria at the end of the learning sequence, before the presentation.

**Note:** The full assessment package (teacher protocol, question bank, scoring guide) is in `SD26-Teachers/sat/C01-2026/C01-1-Assessment-Package.typ`. This wiki page covers only the checkpoint criteria suitable for the student-facing checklist.