2015/16
A coffee table has been designed with a touch screen computer built into it. Which factor is most likely to have influenced this design?
(A) Social
(B) Aesthetic
(C) Safety
(D) Environmental
What is a social factor?
Answer A
A project team is conducting a needs analysis for a design project. During the needs analysis, the team will
(A) identify opportunities.
(B) develop financial plans.
(C) formulate a time and action plan.
(D) establish criteria for material selection.
What is identify opportunities.
Answer A
Why does a designer conduct market research?
A. To increase brand awareness
B. To increase the number of sales
C. To better understand their client
D. To identify the needs for the intended design
What is to identify the needs for the intended design?
Answer D
Which of the following best describes an effective process for developing design solutions?
A. A method of analysing a product’s development
B. A series of steps to manage time, actions and finance
C. A method of manufacturing products, systems or environments
D. A series of steps to transform an idea into a working and viable product
What are a series of steps to transform an idea into a working viable product?
Answer D
What is the primary purpose of ongoing evaluation?
A. To set goals
B. To explore ideas
C. To establish consumer needs
D.To solve design issues as they arise
What is to solve design issues as they arise.
Answer D
An architect has been contracted to design a beach resort. Which of the following would be the most appropriate method for the architect to communicate their initial design ideas to the client?
(A) A prototype
(B) A written report
(C) A rendered sketch
(D) A technical diagram
What is a rendered sketch?
Answer C
A furniture designer is to develop a cabinet. Which factor should be considered first?
(A) The tools available
(B) The needs of the client
(C) The time frame of the project
(D) The selling price of the cabinet
What are the needs of the client?
Answer B
Which of the following best describes the primary aim of using sustainable practices?
A. To reduce global warming
B. To address climate change
C. To ensure that natural resources are available in the future
D. To only use materials that are either recyclable or biodegradable
What is to ensure that natural resources are available in the future?
Answer C
A life cycle analysis is NOT used to evaluate a product’s:
A. chances of success.
B. marketing strategies.
C. ability to meet a design brief.
D. potential for future innovation.
What are Marketing Strategies?
Answer B
Which of the following best demonstrates a designer taking an ethical approach when creating a new product?
A. Developing a product that avoids excessive use of resources
B. Using innovative technologies to ensure greater uptake in the marketplace
C. Targeting the aspirations of clients to develop a product that is easier to use
D. Adapting procedures to protect the rights and responsibilities of the designer
What is Developing a product that avoids excessive use of resources.
Answer A
How can designers best achieve sustainable design?
(A) Create designs that follow the latest trends.
(B) Ensure that a product will be durable and competitive in the marketplace.
(C) Seek to reduce both the negative impact of the design on the environment and the cost to the consumer.
(D) Provide the consumer with products that are environmentally friendly and use the minimum amount of resources.
What is providing the consumer with products that are environmentally friendly and use the minimum amount of resources?
Answer D
Which of the following best outlines why designers undertake research and experimentation when developing a product?
A. To avoid making mistakes
B. To determine the properties of the materials to be used
C. To ensure all the materials are available for production
D. To ensure the best tools, materials and techniques are used
What is to ensure the best tools, materials and techniques are used?
Answer D
Why do information and communication technology (ICT) companies take risks with their products by supplying their software at discounted prices or free of charge to students?
A. To test the software product prior to its release to industry
B. To establish product familiarity in order to capture future market share
C. To stop illegal software piracy by students copying and sharing computer programs
D. To obtain personal data when the product is downloaded, and selling it to cover costs
What is to establish product familiarity in order to capture future market share?
Answer B
Many Australian homes are currently being designed to bring the indoors to the outdoors. Which of the following has influenced this practice?
A. Cultural diversity
B. Changing social trends
C. Technological changes
D. Changing nature of work
What are changing social trends?
Answer B
A product is obsolescent when:
A. it is ageing
B. it is classified as an antique.
C. it cannot be repaired because parts are not available.
D. a variety of materials is considered during design and development.
What is it cannot be repaired because parts are not available.
Answer C
Discuss the use of technology to conduct an evaluation of a product.
To get full points for this question:
Provide points for and/or against the use of technology to conduct evaluation of a product
EG: Available technology enables this process to occur efficiently and accurately with consumers’ access to online technology and social media. Surveys can be sent to consumers via email and social media for immediate response. The response data can be collected and both qualitative and quantitative information collated, evaluated and subsequently addressed. The fact that this information is immediate and ongoing means that issues identified can be addressed at any stage during the development process.
Explain why designers strive to improve upon their previous designs, even when the old products remain functional, easy to use and cost effective.
To get full points student/s should:
Provide why and/or how designers strive to improve upon previous designs showing a clear relationship between the improved and previous design/s.
Identify TWO different methods of evaluation.
AND
Describe how evaluation can aid the design of a product.
Sample answer: Making a model. Surveying a niche market.
Part B: Provides characteristics and features of how evaluation aids the design of a product eg. Evaluation allows designers to test ideas prior to full release. Producing a prototype allows the designer to see if the product works and provides opportunities for improvements.
Changes to current work practices can affect a designer.
Describe a positive effect and a negative effect of ONE change to work practices.
Answers could include
Positive: Working from home, saving money, Reduced travel expenses, eating at home rather than buying lunch, Relaxed atmosphere, reduced uniform requirements.
Negative: Working from home, Increased utilities expense, electricity, water, decreased social interaction, Increased automation in the workplace, Job loss due to implementation of new equipment.
Full points are awarded if one of each are mentioned otherwise decide as a class whether the answers were valid enough.
Explain the advantages of ONE communication technique that could be used when presenting information to a client.
Interactive prototyping can improve client communication. A tangible model or digital simulation lets the client interact with the proposed design. Interactive prototypes allow clients to experience the product’s functionality, usability, and aesthetics, helping them understand its benefits. This hands-on approach improves communication, reduces misunderstandings and allows clients to provide valuable feedback resulting in better design decisions and outcomes.
Explain how the development of innovative products may contribute to the quality of life.
To achieve full points student/s should: Provide why AND/OR how the development of innovative products contributes to the quality of life, showing clear relationship between the two.
Current design practices seek to address or satisfy a ‘need’. Improving the quality of life is possible by developing innovative products.
How does the use of sustainable materials and practices stimulate the development of innovative technologies?
The use of sustainable materials stimulates the development of innovative technologies by extending the current barriers or limits to current design options or solutions. The social acceptance of the need to use sustainable materials further encourages designers to explore additional options or alternatives and produce other innovative design solutions that use these technologies. The cyclic nature of the design process allows for designers to explore other possible sources and uses of sustainable materials again producing further development of existing designed solutions. The concept of experimenting, testing and exploring the possibilities of using sustainable materials only further enhances the development of design ideas that incorporate the use of innovative technologies.
Analyse factors that could determine the success or failure of an innovative design.
To get full points student/s are to:
- Show a comprehensive understanding of factors that help determine the success or failure of an innovative design
- Draw out and relate implications of factors that help determine the success or failure of an innovative design
- Provide a logical and cohesive response, supported by relevant examples
EG:
Successes= Timing, social and political factors.
Failures= Cultural, Available tech and Marketing factors.
Mass production is the process of creating goods on a large scale and with limited human input.
Explain how the trend towards mass production may affect workplace practices.
Answers should include:
• Job transition, upskilling employees
• Ease of duplication
• Extended hours of operation
• Total quality management
• Historical and cultural influences
• Changing social trends
• Changing nature of work, technological advancements
• Automation.
Technology has improved the lifestyle for many. However, it has come at a cost to society and the environment.
Discuss this statement in relation to ONE technology.
For student/s to gain full points they must target:
- A thorough discussion of ONE technology
- Makes thorough reference to society and the environment
- Makes reference to lifestyle improvement