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Leaving Cert Technology: Design process & briefs

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

HL Asked on 5 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2023.

OL Asked on 7 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

Design process & briefs, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Design process & briefs.

(a)What does a design specification set out that a design brief does not?
  1. A general statement of the problem
  2. Precise, testable requirements for the product
  3. The final selling price of the product
(b)Which of these is a design constraint?
  1. A freehand ideas sketch
  2. A mood board of existing products
  3. A maximum budget of €25
(c)A student checks a finished model against each point of the specification. Which design stage is this?
  1. Testing and evaluation
  2. Investigation and research
  3. Generation of ideas
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(a) Precise, testable requirements for the product

(b) A maximum budget of €25

(c) Testing and evaluation

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Design process & briefs.

Higher Level

Asked on 5 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023A11, B2b
2022A1
2021Not asked
2019A1, A12
2018Not asked
2017B3c
2016B3c

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

More Design process & briefs questions

Design process & briefs, 2 marks

What is a mood board used for in design?

  1. Recording the results of product tests
  2. Listing material costs for the project
  3. Collecting images to set the style and feel
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Collecting images to set the style and feel

A mood board gathers pictures, colours, textures and products that capture the look wanted. It guides decisions about aesthetics early on.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 7 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024B3b
2023B3a, B3d
2022A5, B2c
2021Not asked
2019B3b
2018B2b, B3d
2017B2d, B3a
2016A6, B2d, B3d

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

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Design process & briefs, 2 marks

In the design process, what is a design brief?

  1. A detailed list of measurable requirements
  2. A final report on how the product performed
  3. A short statement of the problem to be solved
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A short statement of the problem to be solved

The brief states the need in a sentence or two. The specification then turns it into detailed, measurable requirements that the design must meet.

Design process & briefs, 3 marks

A lamp 'must be no taller than 400 mm'. This statement belongs in the…

  1. Final evaluation
  2. Design specification
  3. Design brief
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Design specification

A specification lists precise, testable requirements such as size, weight and cost. The brief is the general problem statement that comes before it.

Design process & briefs, 3 marks

Why do designers research existing products early in a project?

  1. To learn from their strengths and weaknesses
  2. To copy their design exactly and save time
  3. To set the final selling price of the product
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To learn from their strengths and weaknesses

Analysing similar products shows what works and what fails, so new ideas can improve on them. Copying is not the goal and may break copyright or patents.

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