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1
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What is most likely to result in a high quality product?

A

Developing good functional and aesthetic features

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What is being determined in a final prototype?

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Whether it is a quality solution to the design problem

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When does a design team work the best?

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When tasks are allocated to individual based on expertise

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What is the most likely reason for designers to use environmentally friendly resources?

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To maintain resources for future use

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What are the 9 factors affecting the success of design?

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Appropriateness
Market need
Function
Aesthetics
Finance
Ergonomics
Safety
Environmental impact
Life cycle analysis

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What is the design brief?

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Highlights the problem to be solved or the need to be met

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Why is ongoing evaluation so important?

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It allows the designer to reflect on their process and modify management, tools, materials and techniques according to successes and failure

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Why are prototypes important?

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To help designers evaluate their designs

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9
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How has the development of communication improved design?

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Allows collaborate work across different time zones

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10
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What 7 considerations must be made during the designing and production process?

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Personal values
Cultural beliefs
Sustainability
Safety and health
Community needs
Individual needs
Equity

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What is the difference between equality and equity?

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Equality –> sameness
Equity –> fairness

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What is entrepreneurial activity?

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Making ideas for products or businesses into productive and profitable businesses

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What is a future wheel?

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A strategy used by designers to think about the future implications of their design

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What are 3 examples of primary research?

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Interviewing
Experimenting
Collecting and analysing statistics

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What are 3 example of secondary research?

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Books
Other people’s reports
Internet

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What are the 6 macro-environmental forces that affect organisations?

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Demographic
Economy
Natural environment
Technology
Marketing decisions
Culture

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17
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Why is establishing design parameters and identifying an evaluation of criteria improtant?

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To see if your product is successful in its purpose

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What are 4 good tools to assist in management?

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Time and action plan
Gantt charts
Finance plans
Journals and diaries

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What are 3 reasons drawings are important?

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To visualise the design, show evidence of your design process and convey your design to your client

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20
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What is an example of a subtractive process?

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Laser cutting

21
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What is an example of additive process?

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3D printing

22
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What is an example of formation and deformation process?

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Moulding clay

23
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What are 6 main uses of computer based technologies in the design process?

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Modelling
Research
Simulation
Graphics
Communication
Presentation

24
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What are 4 organisations that protect designers in Australia?

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IP Australia
Standards Australia
Trade Practices Act
ACCC

25
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What are registered designs?

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Designs which have been registered to protect the visual appearance of the product that makes it unique

26
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What are patents?

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A legal right to protect and promote a device, substance, method or process for commercial gain

27
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What is copyright?

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Is free and is granted for original works meaning that a licence must then be obtained to use that work

28
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What are trademarks?

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Provides the legal right to use, license or sell particular items or services

29
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What is innovation?

A

Changes or improvements to existing products

30
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What is the purpose of innovation?

A

To improve our quality of life

31
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What are 3 factors that contribute to the success or failure of an innovation?

A

Timing
Available and emerging technologies
Marketing strategies

32
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What has allowed for the development for emerging technologies?

A

Government and private enterprise financial assistance

33
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If a product needs to be accessible to a wide range of cultures what is a major consideration?

A

Developing a product that is suitable for all market segments

34
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What factors has the most significant effect on the success of a marketing plan?

A

Understanding the market segment

35
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What are five reasons designers consider ergonomic factors when designing a new product?

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Ease of use
Comfort
Reduce injury
Safety
Standards

36
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What are four roles aesthetics play in influencing consumer purchasing decisions?

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Social trends influence expected aesthetics hence product choice
To foster initial product interest
Internet shopping - only way of picking items
To differentiate from other products

37
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How are three ways new technologies can be utilised for evaluating/marketing products?

A

Interactive devices to engage clients and improve quality of feedback
Online surveys inform marketing decisions
Using data analysis to inform decisions of product design and marketing

38
Q

What is a strategy to decrease the long-term environmental impact of a product?

A

Carry out life cycle analysis

39
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What is an entrepreneur’s job in influencing the success of an innovation?

A

Analysing market research, legal and ethical issues

40
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What should be done after developing a preliminary design concept?

A

Develop possible design solutions

41
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What is the main purpose of developing sustainable technologies?

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To make better use of natural resources

42
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Why does a designer need to consider the industrial and commercial practices that will be used during manufacturing?

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To increase the product’s rate of production

43
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What does discuss mean?

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Identify issues and provide points for and/or against

44
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What is the life cycle analysis a critical step in?

A

Design and production process

45
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What does exploded view do?

A

It shows how the product will fit together

46
Q

How do entrepreneurs support the work of designers and generate value?

A

They create or expand economic activity by promoting new products

47
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Which of the following best outlines why designers would use 3D modelling when presenting their designs to manufacturers?

A

To allow the manufacturers to visualise the final design

48
Q

Why is it important for a designer and the end user to communicate with each other?

A

To improve customer satisfaction

49
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What is the best way to evaluate a product’s feasibility after design and prior to production?

A

Make a prototype to test the product

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