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A range of folio excerpts have been presented to provide you with an insight into how various students effectively addressed MDP examination criteria. To access the excerpts click on the student's name below each examination criteria. Remember these are sometimes incomplete excerpts from the content presented to address a particular criteria.
Major Design Project Examination Criteria
| Components | Criteria | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
Project Proposal and Project Management
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Identification and exploration of the need Areas
of investigation Criteria to evaluate success Action, time and finance plans and their application Selection and use of ideas and resources |
15 |
Project Development and Realisation
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Evidence of creativity – ideas generation, degree of difference and exploration of existing ideas Consideration of design factors relevant to the major design project Documentation of research, experimentation and testing of
Application of conclusions Identification and justification of ideas and resources Evidence of the testing of design solutions and application of conclusions Use of communication and presentation techniques Evidence and application of practical skills to produce a quality project Consideration of the practices in industrial/commercial settings as they relate to the major design project |
35 |
Evaluation
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Record and application of evaluation procedures throughout the design project Analysis and evaluation of functional and aesthetic aspects of design Final evaluation with respect to the project proposal and the project's impact on society and the environment Relationship of the final product, system or environment to the project proposal |
10 |
| Marks | 60 |
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