Design and Technology Exam 

Section 1: Multiple Choice Responses 
Multiple  2002  2003  2004 2005 2006  2007 2008
Choice 
1  Work of designers  Factors affecting design Appropriateness of the Initial design ideas Communication Collaborative designing
– life cycle analysis design solution
2  Communicating design Design factors  Factors affecting design Ethical design Factors Affecting Design Factors affecting design
ideas 
3  Successful innovation  Entrepreneurial activity Project management Innovation Needs Analysis Work of designers
4  Design factors  Success of innovation Ethical considerations for Market research Environmental Impact Ethical issues
designers
5  Design development – Factors affecting design Needs analysis Life cycle analysis Sustainability Ethics and environment
design briefs 
6  Selecting resources – Collaborative design Success of innovation Designing reuse of water Safety and Responsibility Processes used by
ethical issues  designers
7  Influence of trends in Creative and innovative Project evaluation Material Selection Factors Affecting Design Factors affecting design
society – global  approaches
 
8  Needs analysis – market Emerging technologies Technological change Project Evaluation Success of Innovation Processes used by
research    designers 
9  Research methods – Design and production Protection of intellectual Technological change Trends in Society Ecological issues in
analysis  processes  property society
10  New technologies  Factors affecting Economic issues Social impact emerging Responsibilities of  Processes to develop
successful innovation  technology  Designers  innovations

Section 2: Short Answers 
Section  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
2 
A  Project management  2  Design opportunities 2 Research methods 2 Protection of 2  Global, Social,  2 Research methods 2  
intellectual   Political Influences     
property 3  on Designing and    Data analysis  2 
Factors impacting Producing   
on innovation  Trends in Society 3 
Issues Arising from  2 
Trends 
B  Project management  3  Factors affecting design 5 Communication 2 Entrepreneurial 2  Impact on Society 3 Interpretation and 3  
needs activity   application of  
Market research Entrepreneurial 3  research 3 
Market research  activity in design  Application of
research methods
C  Project evaluation  4  Research methods 3 Communication 3 Ethical and 5  Impact on Society 5 Research and 5  
Communication  3  sustainable issues ethical issues
in
innovation
D  Factors affecting design 6  Factors that influence 5 Processes used by  5      
– life cycle  innovation – agencies  Designers 
 Section 3: Extended Response 
Section   2002  2003  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2 
12A  Innovation; Emerging 2  Creative and innovative 3 Emerging 3 Emerging 6  Industrial and  6 Innovations impact 6  
technologies   design practice  technologies and technologies, Commercial  on society 
their impact on criteria for Practices 
society  evaluation and
factors affecting
their
developing
B  Innovation; Emerging 5  Creative and innovative 4 Factors 4 Emerging 9  Creative Processes 9 Factors that impact 9  
technologies – Factors design practice  influencing technologies, on success of
affecting success innovation  criteria for innovation 
evaluation and
factors affecting
their
developing
C  Innovation; Emerging 8  Creative and innovative 8 Ethical and legal 8      
technologies – Impact on design practice, project implications of
society and environment evaluation new and
emerging
technologies
13A  Influence of trends in 2  Environmental issues 3 Design factors 3 Issues of trends on 6  Impact of New 6 Criteria to evaluate 6  
society – Historical and   designing – Technologies designing and its
cultural global issues success 
  changing nature of
work, technological
change, cultural
development
B  Influence of trends in 5  Processes used by 4 Safety and 4 Issues of trends on 9  9 Needs analysis 9  
society – Historical and designers environmental designing – ongoing and final
cultural issues selecting global issues evaluation 
Project
  resources  changing nature of
Management
work, technological
change, cultural
development
C  Impact of design and 8  Ethical and 8 Success and 8      
innovation on society – environmental issues failure in design 
ethical
environmental issues
 
14A  Factors affecting design 2  Influence of trends in 3 Environmental 3 Factors affecting 6  Life Cycle Analysis 6 Function and 6  
designing, producing  considerations  design, quality, aesthetics
durability
obsolescence
B  Selects and uses 5  Ethical implications 4 Social and 4 Factors affecting 9  Ethical and  9 Societal issues in 9  
resources safely; Design culture change  design, quality, Environmental  designing
factors durability Issues 
obsolescence
C  Emerging technologies – 8  Communication, 8 Ethical and 8      
factors affecting their implications of use of environmental
development emerging issues 
technologies
 
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.