HSC Design and Technology Year 12 Notes

These are the 20 revision notes inside the HSC Design and Technology Mastery Pack. Open any note to see what it covers before you buy.

1. The design process: an iterative model for developing a product, system or environment3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Designing: design processes

2. Factors affecting design: function, aesthetics, ergonomics, safety, quality, cost, durability, obsolescence, materials3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Factors Affecting Design

3. Designers, end users and creative thinking: roles, attributes, collaboration and meeting user needs3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Designers, Users and Creativity

4. Defining the need and writing the statement of intent / design brief for the Major Design Project3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — MDP Proposal and Statement of Intent

5. Project management for the MDP: action plans, timelines, Gantt charts and budgeting3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Project Management: time and finance

6. Work health and safety and quality management when planning the MDP3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — WHS and Quality in Planning

7. Research for design: primary and secondary sources, and analysing data to guide decisions3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Research Methods and Analysis

8. Developing ideas: experimentation, prototyping/modelling and communicating designs (including CAD)3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Experimentation, Prototyping and Communication

9. Production: processes, material/tool selection and scale of production3 · Core1

   Year 12 Core 1 — Production Processes and Scale

10. Emerging manufacturing technologies, quality control and realising the MDP to a high standard3 · Core1

    Year 12 Core 1 — Emerging Manufacturing, Quality Control and Realisation

11. Formative and summative evaluation: judging the project against the original need4 · Core1

    Year 12 Core 1 — Designing and Producing: Evaluation

12. Evaluation criteria, resource management and documenting it in the folio4 · Core1

    Year 12 Core 1 — Designing and Producing: Evaluation

13. Marketing the design project: target markets, the marketing mix and sustainable packaging4 · Core1

    Year 12 Core 1 — Designing and Producing: Marketing

14. Innovation vs invention: selecting a case study and the factors behind its success4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Innovation and Emerging Technologies: The Case Study

15. The designer, entrepreneurship, marketing strategy and why innovations succeed or fail4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Innovation and Emerging Technologies: The Case Study

16. Social impact: how innovation reshapes Australian society and lifestyle4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Impact of Innovation on Society and the Australian Lifestyle

17. Environmental impact: life cycle analysis, sustainability and renewable energy4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Impact of Innovation on Society and the Environment

18. Contemporary emerging technologies and their influence on designers and society4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Impact of Innovation: Emerging Technologies

19. Ethics, data privacy and intellectual property in design4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Ethical, Legal and Appropriate Use of Technology

20. The impact of AI on designers, appropriateness of technology and the designer's responsibilities4 · Core2

    Year 12 Core 2 — Ethical, Legal and Appropriate Use of Technology