Important Documents
- Official Website Board of Studies: Design and Technology
- Official Website - Board of Studies: Design and Technology Marking Guides
- Folio Examples and Marking Scheme
- HSC Course Outcomes - click here
- HSC Course Outline - click here
- Folio Check List - click here
- Folio Marking Guide - click here
- Exam Preparation Key Words Work Sheet - click here
- Exam Preparation Sheet no. 2 - click here
- Innovation Cycle - click here
Case Studies
The case study involves the critical analysis of an innovation. Students will identify the factors underlying the success of the innovation; analyse ethical issues in relation to the innovation; and discuss the impact of the innovation on Australian society.
Preliminary HSC Case Study: The Coca-Cola Company
- Work Sheet
- Web Resources
- www.thecoca-colacompany.com
- http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/coca_cola.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola
Documentary - The History of Coca-Cola
Coke in India - Environmental vs Commercial Ethics
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Outcomes
H1.1 critically analyses the factors affecting design and the development and success of design projects
H2.1 explains the influence of trends in society on design and production
H2.2 evaluates the impact of design and innovation on society and the environment
H6.2 critically assesses the emergence and impact of new technologies, and the factors affecting their development
- The Secret of Apple Design, by Dan Turner - click here
- Slide show of the development of Apple Computers - click here
- iPad - Video of Steve Job's keynote address - click here
- iPhone 4 - Steve Jobs Tackles iPhone 4 Issues and the Critics - click here
- Series of Video covering issues - click here
- iPhone 4 - Social Perspective - click here
Outcomes
H1.2 relates the practices and processes of designers and producers to the major design project
H3.1 analyses the factors that influence innovation and the success of innovation
- Video showing interview with Branson - click here
- Work Sheet - click here