Design and Technology Exam Section 1: Multiple Choice Responses 

Multiple Choice 

2002  2003  2004 2005 2006  2007 2008

1  Work of designers  Factors affecting design – life cycle analysis

Appropriateness of the design solution

Initial design ideas Communication Collaborative designing

2  Communicating design ideas 

Design factors  Factors affecting design Ethical design Factors Affecting Design Factors affecting design

3  Successful innovation  Entrepreneurial activity Project management Innovation Needs Analysis Work of designers 4  Design factors  Success of innovation Ethical considerations for

designersMarket research Environmental Impact Ethical issues

5  Design development – design briefs 

Factors affecting design Needs analysis Life cycle analysis Sustainability Ethics and environment

6  Selecting resources – ethical issues 

Collaborative design Success of innovation Designing reuse of water Safety and Responsibility Processes used by designers

7  Influence of trends in society – global 

Creative and innovative approaches  

Project evaluation Material Selection Factors Affecting Design Factors affecting design

8  Needs analysis – market research 

Emerging technologies  

Technological change Project Evaluation Success of Innovation Processes used by designers 

9  Research methods – analysis 

Design and production processes 

Protection of intellectual property

Technological change Trends in Society Ecological issues in society

10  New technologies  Factors affecting successful innovation 

Economic issues Social impact emerging technology 

Responsibilities of Designers 

Processes to develop innovations

Section 2: Short Answers Section 2 

2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 

A  Project management  2  Design opportunities 2 Research methods 2 Protection of intellectual property Factors impacting on innovation 

2  3 

Global, Social, Political Influences on Designing and Producing Trends in Society Issues Arising from Trends 

2   3 2 

Research methods Data analysis 

2 2 

 

B  Project management  3  Factors affecting design needs Market research Market research 

5 Communication 2 Entrepreneurial activity Entrepreneurial activity in design 

2  3 

Impact on Society 3 Interpretation and application of research Application of research methods

3 3 

 

C  Project evaluation  4  Research methods 3 Communication Communication 

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Ethical and sustainable issues in innovation

5  Impact on Society 5 Research and ethical issues

5  

D  Factors affecting design – life cycle 

6  Factors that influence innovation – agencies 

5 Processes used by Designers 

5      

Section 3: Extended Response Section  2 

2002  2003  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

12A  Innovation; Emerging technologies  

2  Creative and innovative design practice 

3 Emerging technologies and their impact on society 

3 Emerging technologies, criteria for evaluation and factors affecting their developing

6  Industrial and Commercial Practices 

6 Innovations impact on society 

6  

B  Innovation; Emerging technologies – Factors affecting success

5  Creative and innovative design practice 

4 Factors influencing innovation 

4 Emerging technologies, criteria for evaluation and factors affecting their developing

9  Creative Processes 9 Factors that impact on success of innovation 

9  

C  Innovation; Emerging technologies – Impact on society and environment

8  Creative and innovative design practice, project evaluation

8 Ethical and legal implications of new and emerging technologies

8      

13A  Influence of trends in society – Historical and cultural  

2  Environmental issues  

3 Design factors 3 Issues of trends on designing – global issues changing nature of work, technological change, cultural development

6  Impact of New Technologies

6 Criteria to evaluate designing and its success 

6  

B  Influence of trends in society – Historical and cultural  

5  Processes used by designers

4 Safety and environmental issues selecting resources 

4 Issues of trends on designing – global issues changing nature of work, technological change, cultural development

9 

Project Management

9 Needs analysis ongoing and final evaluation 

9  

C  Impact of design and innovation on society – ethical environmental issues  

8  Ethical and environmental issues

8 Success and failure in design 

8      

14A  Factors affecting design 2  Influence of trends in designing, producing 

3 Environmental considerations 

3 Factors affecting design, quality, durability obsolescence

6  Life Cycle Analysis 6 Function and aesthetics

6  

B  Selects and uses resources safely; Design factors

5  Ethical implications 4 Social and culture change 

4 Factors affecting design, quality, durability obsolescence

9  Ethical and Environmental Issues 

9 Societal issues in designing

9  

C  Emerging technologies – factors affecting their development

8  Communication, implications of use of emerging technologies  

8 Ethical and environmental issues 

8      

Choosing an Option for Section 3: Options will always be equivalent in terms of difficulty of question according to the keywords and arrangement of marks. No student will be disadvantaged or advantaged by the option they select to answer, so pick the one that you think you can answer the best.