Design critique · AS 91617
Undertake a critique of a technological outcome's design
Undertake a critique of a technological outcome's design
You need to carefully evaluate and judge the quality of a piece of technology (like a product, tool, or system) by looking at how well it was designed. You'll explain what "good design" means, which rules designers use to judge quality, and then apply those rules to assess whether a real technological outcome actually meets them. Your job is to form and defend your own opinion about whether the design is actually any good.
You explain what good design means, describe the judgement criteria you're using, and then assess how well your chosen technology meets those criteria.
You discuss why your chosen judgement criteria matter for design decision-making, and you evaluate the technology's design quality using those criteria with specific reasoning.
You justify your design evaluation by explaining how the judgement criteria actually shaped and influenced the designer's decisions, and you discuss the real-world impact of those criteria on the final outcome.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.