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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Design process & user needs

How often Design process & user needs comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Design process & user needs, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Design process & user needs.

(a)In the design process, what is a design brief?
  1. The final drawing of the product
  2. A short statement of the problem to solve
  3. A list of tools needed in the workshop
(b)Checking a finished model against the design brief is called?
  1. Brainstorming
  2. Research
  3. Evaluation
(c)Ergonomics is about designing products that?
  1. Suit people's bodies and how they move
  2. Use the least amount of material possible
  3. Look stylish and follow the latest fashion
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(a) A short statement of the problem to solve

(b) Evaluation

(c) Suit people's bodies and how they move

Your turn: Common Level questions on Design process & user needs.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q3a(i)
2025Q1a(i), Q1a(iii)
2024Q1f, Q3b(i)
2023Q1a(i), Q2a(ii)
2022Q1c, Q2f

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Design process & user needs questions

Design process & user needs, 3 marks

Why make a model or prototype before the final product?

  1. So no design brief is needed at all
  2. So it can be sold at once
  3. To test and improve the design cheaply
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To test and improve the design cheaply

A cheap card, foam or 3D-printed model shows problems early, e.g. a part that jams or a toy that tips over. Fixing them now costs far less than fixing the final product.

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