Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare for assessment

1.1

Applicable work health and safety (WHS), legislative and organisational requirements relevant to assessing and resolving technical integrity of a design are verified and complied with

1.2

Design brief is reviewed, confirmed and clarified with appropriate personnel

1.3

Communication with others is established and maintained

1.4

Problems or underlying factors being addressed by the design brief are verified

1.5

Client requirements and desires are reviewed, confirmed and clarified

1.6

Elements of design are assessed for the intended outcome

1.7

Principles of design are assessed for the intended outcome

2

Assess technical integrity

2.1

Requirements of the brief are prioritised and assessed for conflicts

2.2

Integrity of a design is tested for structural and ergonomic compliance

2.3

Mechanical strength and stress points of a design are evaluated and reported

2.4

Success and failure points of a design are analysed and reviewed

2.5

Distinctive and strong points of a design are highlighted and recorded

2.6

Level of innovation and technical merit of a design is assessed and recorded

3

Resolve technical integrity

3.1

Most suitable materials, equipment and manufacturing processes to resolve the technical faults of a brief are assessed to comply with the requirements

3.2

Alternative design solutions for a technical failure are researched and instigated

3.3

Restoration of existing designs are considered and acted upon for viable cases

3.4

Final documentation outlining the full analysis of the design brief is compiled and produced as a report

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Unit context includes: 

• WHS requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent
• work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements
• work requires individuals to demonstrate conceptual and analytical ability, discretion, judgement and problem solving
• customers or suppliers may be internal or external

Design brief includes: 

• the aims, objectives, milestones for the design project
• organisational or personal profiles
• target audience
• budget
• timeline
• consultation requirements
• colour requirements
• image requirements
• function

Appropriate personnel include: 

• trainers
• supervisors
• suppliers
• clients
• colleagues
• managers

Clients include: 

• suppliers
• manufacturers
• private clients
• colleagues
• retailers
• the public

Elements of design include: 

• line
• shape
• form (geometric or organic)
• texture
• colour
• function

Principles of design include: 

• balance
• proportion (symmetry and asymmetry)
• harmony
• contrast
• pattern
• movement
• rhythm
• unity
• style
• focus
• scale
• dominant
• sub-dominant
• subordinate relationship
• emphasis
• proximity
• alignment
• space
• anthropometry
• ergonomics
• arrangement
• workload materials handling capacity
• skills available
• equipment capabilities
• aesthetic relations
• tension
• development methods

Structural includes: 

• construction methods for all or parts of a designed product which are not intended to fail under regular and continual use

Ergonomics include: 

• the study of the efficiency of persons in their working environment

Mechanical strength includes: 

• the strength of parts or joints under the pressure of operation in general usage situations

Materials include: 

• timber (native and imported)
• man-made timber products
• plastic
• metal
• alloys
• stone
• glass
• textiles
• fibreglass
• foam
• cardboard
• paper products
• any other manipulable substance

Equipment includes: 

• hand tools
• static machinery
• portable power tools and computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment
• and also includes procedures for lock out protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source

Manufacturing processes include: 

• the methods by which the product will be produced, these steps usually entail working from working drawings and specifications, producing components utilising machine operations, assembly of the components and finishing techniques

Personal protective equipment includes: 

• that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices

Information and procedures include: 

• work procedures/instructions
• manufacturer specifications and instructions
• standard forms of workplace process and procedures
• organisation work specifications and requirements
• legislation, regulations and codes of practice
• quality and Australian Standards and procedures