Assessment and exam practice.

Try this with Product Design and Technologies

1. Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
2. Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
3. Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.

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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — Low-volume production and technologies for a niche product; Circular economy and take-back schemes; End-user profile and constraints
• Exam 2 — Universal design and anthropometric data; Ethical research with older end users; CNC and robotics in low-volume production
• Exam 3 — Repurposed materials and their environmental impacts; The 6Rs critiqued; Technical and style obsolescence
• Exam 4 — Products that adapt as a child grows; Lean versus flexible and responsive manufacturing; Composite metals in 3D printing
• Exam 5 — Vegan leather versus animal hide; Lifecycle assessment; Interpreting online review data
• Exam 6 — Wearable technology for tradespeople; Research and development and intellectual property; Speculative design and entrepreneurial activity
• Exam 7 — Design for Disassembly and Extended Producer Responsibility; Flat-pack school furniture; Design brief and evaluation criteria
• Exam 8 — Repurposed sailcloth textiles; Qualitative and quantitative feedback; Prototyping a textile product
• Exam 9 — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design knowledge and natural fibres; Material properties and characteristics; Worldview considerations in selecting materials
• Exam 10 — Non-human end users; Ergonomics and anthropometric data for animals; Testing materials for durability and hygiene
• Exam 11 — Positive ageing and assistive products; Australian and ISO standards; Risk assessment of materials and processes
• Exam 12 — Reclaimed timber and the 6Rs; Design elements and principles in a music product; Drawing systems and annotated visualisations
• Exam 13 — Custom-fit products from smartphone scanning; AI and rapid 3D prototyping; Impacts on consumers and producers
• Exam 14 — Repairable electronics and the Repair R; Technical and functional obsolescence; Design for Disassembly
• Exam 15 — Recycled carbon-fibre composites; Testing stiffness and impact resistance; Experimental materials and their worldview impacts
• Exam 16 — Slow fashion versus fast fashion; Triple bottom line in textiles; Garment rental as a circular model
• Exam 17 — Compact, multi-functional outdoor products; Product concepts and design options; Materials selection for weight and heat
• Exam 18 — Bio-resins and climbing-hold manufacture; High-volume versus low-volume production; Robotics and automation
• Exam 19 — Inclusive public furniture; Design brief, end-user profile and evaluation criteria; Scheduled production plan and quality measures
• Exam 20 — Recycled maple veneer and bio-epoxy; Speculative design for future products; Key factors in product success